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Law Meets Gospel informs faith communities about legal and law-related issues. Each episode addresses a legal or legal-related issue that leaders in churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, a...
Based on my experience with meetings good and bad, I've compiled some tips from both practical and parliamentary sources to get any group on...
Josh concludes his conversation with Derek Nelson, coauthor of Resilient Reformer: The Life and Thought of Martin Luther, this time explorin...
Josh continues his conversation with Derek Nelson , coauthor of Resilient Reformer: The Life and Thought of Martin Luther , this time focusi...
Derek Nelson , coauthor of Resilient Reformer: The Life and Thought of Martin Luther , shares some of the attitudes and work of Martin Luthe...
Before Martin Luther became a monk, he was a rather successful student whose father encouraged his path into the study of law. Informed in p...
When organizations lack accountability mechanisms, they can become stagnant. When someone suggests implementing some accountability or asks...
All states authorize clergy to perform marriage ceremonies. But each state has its own definitions and procedures. For example, some states...
October 31, 2017, marks the five hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther's ninety-five theses, which sparked the Reformation. The ripples of...
What happens when someone gives a gift to a religious organization that no longer exists? Leaders should consider several things before diss...
The federal district court for the Western District of Wisconsin recently held that the Tax Code's housing allowance violates the First Amen...
If history is any indication, every worshiping community's life ends sometime. If that happens under the U.S. Tax Code, there are limits on...
What should you do if a leader of your religious organization is accused of sexual abuse? Assess the facts. Contact and coordinate with law...
If your religious organization has a website, it should have at least a basic privacy statement informing users what information you collect...
Religious organizations should be respectful when posting photos, videos, and audio from public events they host. Although nonprofits are ex...
Religious organizations and other nonprofits are not subject to the rules under the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), but COPPA's...
A federal court declared Obama-era overtime rules invalid just in time for Labor Day. On August 31 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern D...
How do you know whether a representative has the authority to enter into an agreement on behalf of an organization? In short, the governing...
Does your organization use compensatory time instead of paying employees overtime? Stop! Many mistakenly believe that nonprofits are allowed...
The conclusion of Josh's discussion with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the r...
The third part of Josh's discussion with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the r...
The second part of Josh's discussion with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the...
Josh talks with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the recent U.S. Supreme Court...
Conflicts of interest are an inevitable part of doing any business, including for religious organizations. Josh talks about what a conflict...
In most jurisdictions, to do business in an organization requires either a meeting or a unanimous written consent. In this episode, Josh dis...
Consensus is a noble goal in leading organizations to action. But when organizations require consensus, it can lead to a different kind of t...
From educational materials to hymns and worship, worshiping communities and other religious organizations use content created by others ever...
Churches, synagogues, mosques, and other houses of worship and religious organizations, their employees, and their volunteers create content...
Copyright is the most important category of intellectual property for religious organizations. Attorney Randall Cloe explains what is covere...
Religious organizations use and create intellectual property every day. But what is intellectual property? Attorney Randal Cloe of Carmel, I...
Josh talks with Dave Roland, the Director of Litigation and cofounder of the Freedom Center of Missouri about the center's mission. The Free...
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer on April 19, 2017. The church is challenging Missouri's excl...
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case in which a church asserts that Missouri's exclusion of religious organizations from a generally...
There are many ways that faith communities can help immigrants make their way after they arrive in the United States. In this episode, immig...
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Immigration law affects every employer, including religious organizations. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="193"] Dallin Lykins repr...
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="188"] Dallin Lykins represents clients in matters involving a host of immigration issues.[/caption]...
American law has many protections of religious freedom. Among these are various means by which religious people and organizations can seek e...
While I advise to use the current edition of Robert's Rules and explained several reasons in the last episode , there are also good reasons...
Parliamentary experts differ on whether to use Robert's Rules of Order or a different set of rules for meetings. I recommend Robert's Rules...
The U.S. Court of Appeals recently interpreted Indiana's Nonprofit Corporation Act to decide whether the term of a director for a family fou...
It's important to understand your state's statute governing how not-for-profit organizations do business. Statutes have mandatory rules, def...
Follow your bylaws! They are a contract among members, set out the community's identity, and are the ultimate authority if a dispute arises....
What are the consequences of repealing the Johnson Amendment? Subscribe to the Law Meets Gospel Podcast iTunes RSS Connect to Law Meets Gosp...
Does the prohibition against 501(c)(3)s, including churches, supporting or opposing political candidates pass constitutional muster? What ar...
President Trump promises to "totally destroy" the Johnson Amendment. What's the Johnson Amendment? This episode answers that question: what...
Josh talks with Shelley Jackson and Pastor John Hickey about what religious organizations and nonprofits should do when they find themselves...
Josh talks with Shelley Jackson and Pastor John Hickey about the Obama administration's proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FL...
Josh talks with Shelley Jackson and Pastor John Hickey about characteristics that might cause the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to apply t...
Josh speaks with Shelley Jackson and Pastor John Hickey about the ways in which participation in interstate commerce can mean FLSA applies t...