Working from home has plenty of challenges. For the church staff member in charge of paying bills it may seem impossible to work from home and keep on top of paying the church expenses. While trying to maintain healthy distance, what used to be an easy job could easily become overwhelming in between trips back and forth to the church office, processing bills, figuring out who needs to sign and approve the checks, how to have people sign and approve checks, and getting the checks sent out.
Thankfully, the technology of today can help! Having an online inbox to receive bills can greatly reduce the trips to the office and post office to pick up mail. Those who are resolute could even notify vendors that USPS invoices will either not be picked up during COVID-19 or pickups will be limited, and thus the processing and payment of bills received this way will be delayed until normal office activity can be resumed. They can also be informed that normal processing and payment will be kept if bills are sent to an online inbox.
The solution Wisdom suggests would be for churches to sign up for Bill.com. Within the Bill.com system there is an email address specifically for the church’s online inbox. Vendors can email invoices directly to said inbox, in addition to a drag-and-drop feature which the church can utilize.
Watch this video to see how easy it is to use the Bill.com inbox.
In addition to the online inbox, Bill.com allows check and expense approvers to review and approve payments while social distancing protocols are in place, without losing any efficiency for the church.
Contact Wisdom today to make Bill.com a part of the tools available to you during this crisis.
Please reach out if you or your church needs specific prayer during this time. As your partner in ministry, we work to expand God's Kingdom and want to partner with you through this season as we always have.
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