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PHOTO ESSAY: Shorter University hosts Georgia Baptist Foundation seminar

Posted Friday, April 1, 2022 6:37 pm

ROME, Ga. -- Shorter University hosted Georgia Baptist churches from the northeast region for a Financial Compliance Seminar on Thursday evening.

More than 50 people came to campus for the seminar hosted by the Georgia Baptist Foundation and designed to help Georgia Baptist churches navigate often tedious and complicated financial matters.

Topics included:

Planning financial compensation for ministers
Federal and state reporting requirements for churches
Fraud and Internal Controls
Financial Health and Metrics

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