In this blog post, I discuss the benefits of core values and the board’s role in it all!

In a nonprofit corporation, it is the duty of the Board of Directors to prevent mission creep. To fulfill the duty of obedience and avoid mission creep, a nonprofit board can install safeguards.

Churches are prime targets for sexual predators because of the access—often easy access—predators have to youth and children. This blog talks about a strategy that your congregation can implement that will protect your children, youth, and volunteers.

A property dispute is the most likely reason a church will find itself in court. This blog focuses on protecting your church, clarifying issues around church property early, and maintaining appropriate policies regarding the church’s property.

There are at least five types of insurance your church needs. focus on protecting your church by making sure your church is properly insured!

This blog focuses on protecting your church through effective employment practices. Or, as I like to say, Hiring, Firing, and Living to Tell About It!

We live in a changing world, especially when it comes to the law and churches. I've begun a series of blogs, Seven Ways to Protect Your Church: A Guide to Navigating America’s Changing Legal Landscape.

We know that the Coronavirus has raised a lot of questions regarding churches, preschools, and daycares. Even most recently, the Governor of Kentucky has requested that churches close their doors for two weeks. With all of the information floating around social media, we wanted to make sure we could provide the most comprehensive guide to help you protect your church, preschool, or daycare and answer your questions…

Does my church have to host a same-sex wedding? In today’s world, the church has to face situations we never expected. Take a look at where your church lands.

Any church can be sued by anybody at any time. However, churches can reduce their risk of being sued, losing in court, and suffering financial setbacks by taking several steps. Let’s take a look at what you can do today to avoid getting sued.

If The Right People Are On The Plane, I Get 23 New Kids

The newest blog at Reynolds Law Group, PLLC discusses the Board’s role in keeping the church or nonprofit out of the news and out of court. Too many nonprofits wind up in the news because the board failed to fulfill their fiduciary obligations. Learn how you and your board can avoid this mistake!

The Michigan Court of Appeals recently vacated a ruling of a trial court that granted summary judgment in favor of a local church that had been sued by an employee for age discrimination. The trial court had refused to hear the case based on its understanding of the First Amendment and its interplay with employment in religious institutions; however, the appellate court ordered the trial court to hear the case and apply the law consistent with Winkler v. Marist Fathers of Detroit…

Most pastors or social entrepreneurs don’t start a church or a nonprofit organization out of a burning desire to draft, adopt, and follow exciting policies. But, having good policies provides protection and stability, allowing the organization to fulfill its mission…

First Church is taking a trip to a youth event across the state. In total, twenty-four (24) minors and six (6) adults are taking the trip. Of the adults, three (3) are college students under 21 years-old. Who should be allowed to drive church-owned or church-rented vehicles on the trip?

When the 2019 term of the United States Supreme Court starts in just a few weeks, one case may be of interest to churches and religious leaders interested in following the developments of First Amendment jurisprudence. In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Court will seek to answer the question of whether it violates the religion clauses or the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution to invalidate a generally available and religiously neutral student-aid program simply because the program affords students the choice of attending religious schools…

In nonprofit organizations and churches, Board members have a fiduciary duty of care to oversee the financial management of the organization. This doesn’t mean that the Board must approve every purchase order or walk through every receipt—that would be too cumbersome a process and would likely intrude on the responsibilities of the senior leader and staff…