Back in December, we ranked the Top 7 Resources to Combat Church Embezzlement. Six months later, I'm reminded of why, and with another unfortunate headline emerging last week, it's an opportunity for me to highlight a special online event we're hosting this week that you can attend.
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At the time of our December posting, a couple of recent headlines had caught our eye, including the "zero tolerance" stance judges are beginning to take in cases involving embezzlement at churches, and a $1 million embezzlement allegation against an individual who oversaw a Connecticut church's investments.
In Your Church magazine's Spring 2010 issue, many of our Editorial Advisors cautioned leaders about the ever-present threat of fraud to church finances, a problem compounded by a reluctance by some to institute stronger financial controls, or by an ongoing presumption that safeguards aren't necessary because those in their church office are trustworthy.
Source: Christianity Today
