PEAs vs Ministry Budgets

Some employees have responsibility to manage church expense accounts, so we wanted to help provide clarity on how these accounts should be used.

Personal Expense Accounts:

Personal Expense Accounts (PEAs) can be used for ministry travel (flights, hotels, etc.), connecting over a meal or coffee, or special items, food or experiences for Staff, DreamTeam or attenders.

Managing these budgets is up to the employee, but a good question to ask is “How is this helping me, my team (Staff or DreamTeam) or an attender take their next step in leadership or with Christ?”

Ministry Budgets:

These accounts should generally be used for events or items needed to take care or create an experience for our guests.

Managing these budgets is up to the employee, but a good question to ask is “How is this helping to move the ministry of the church forward?”

*PEAs or Ministry Budgets should not be used for the personal benefit or preference of an employee, spouse or family. If there is something that may be a “gray area”, it is best to ask your Sr. Director, Executive Director or Finance before making the purchase.