Summer of Accounting is a practical Office Hours series from PowerChurch Software, focused on accounting topics churches navigate every day. From foundational concepts to monthly processes and reporting clarity, each session is designed to offer guidance you can put to use right away.
Accounting Basics: Key Concepts, Terms, and Reports - Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Church accounting gets easier when the language starts to make sense. This session will walk through key accounting concepts, common terms, and the reports churches rely on most, helping you build a stronger foundation and better understand what you are seeing in your records.
What you’ll learn:
Common accounting terms used in church finance
Key concepts that shape how accounting works
How to better understand standard accounting reports
Starting Accounting the Right Way - Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
A clean setup makes everything easier later. This session focuses on the nuts and bolts of starting accounting the right way, helping churches build a stronger foundation from the start and avoid problems that can create confusion down the road.
What you’ll learn:
What to set up first when starting accounting
Foundational details that help keep records clean
How better setup decisions can reduce future cleanup
Bank Reconciliation: A Clear Process for Closing the Month - Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Bank reconciliation is one of the most important monthly accounting tasks, and one of the easiest places for confusion to build. This session will walk through a practical reconciliation process and help you understand how to identify and resolve common issues with more confidence.
What you’ll learn:
What a healthy bank reconciliation process looks like
How to close the month with more clarity
How to spot and work through common reconciliation issues
Donor-Restricted Funds: From Gift Entry to Reporting - Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Donor-restricted funds are important to handle carefully, but the process can raise a lot of questions. This session will walk through how donor-restricted funds move from gift entry to reporting and help bring more clarity to a process that often feels complicated.
What you’ll learn:
How donor-restricted funds move through the process
How gift entry connects to reporting
Where churches commonly get stuck or confused