Administrative Work - 2/3

Administrative Work
Adam Fike
Tuesday 2/3 – Week 4

Interviewed – Pastor Mark Deisler on January 28, 2009

1. Staff Relations – Staff are Answerable to head pastor
2. Bills/Basic Info – comes through his desk
-Approve Bills (not by signing; just to send them to treasurer)
-Check into fishy bills or funds or delegates another to do it
-i.e. a contractor billed the church when the job wasn’t completed. Pastor Mark oversees that bills like this do not get paid without work being done. He also handles unsigned checks or unknown funds.
-This is to keep miscommunication from occurring on the treasurer’s end and also to lighten the treasurer’s work load since it is a volunteer position at Westview.
3. Produce and Oversee Creation of Bulletin (inserts for special events, sermon info, etc.)
4. Monthly Treasury Reports (involved with treasurer in presenting the treasury report @ board meeting)
5. Phone Calls (take calls during office hours)

Total Hours of Administrative Work= 10-15 hrs./wk.

Observations
1. At least at Westview Wesleyan, the head pastor oversees all finances. This is to avoid confusion with multiple people handling different parts of the process. The head pastor functions in some ways like the sole keeper of the church. The difference is that he has different checks to keep him accountable. This makes efficiency possible while retaining checks and balances.
2. Even though there are checks on Pastor Mark, I did not see many checks on the treasurer himself. I was a little concerned while talking to Pastor Mark because the treasurer, a volunteer, has complete control of the money when it is given to him.
3. I was also surprised at the amount of administrative work he does weekly. About 1/4 to 1/3 of a 40 hour week is spent doing administrative work.