Dear Friend, Thank you for your love for Jesus and your service for Him! As Christmas nears, many of you are beginning to think about mailing a special Christmas prayer letter. Please plan to submit these letters no later than November 30 t [...]
Dear Friend, Your End of Month Report (EOM) is an important part of your work. If completed correctly, it can successfully designate the support money that was used for ministry and keep much of the support God gives your ministry free from [...]
Dear Missionaries, This morning, we had a missionary reach out and ask us to block a specific sender from being able to send emails to him. We were able to help him, but I don’t envy you. Your email addresses are posted all over the interne [...]
Dear Friend, This is a step-by-step instruction guide for the basic way to login to your fbmi.org email account. We hope that, when it comes to this resource, you will be able to “USE IT” effectively! 1. Understand. This is a Microsoft 365 [...]
Dear Friend, Using your First Financial Bank business account wisely and ethically is very important. When also using the Accountable Reimbursement Plan by way of the End of Month (EOM) Report, you can simply and accurately report on all in [...]
Dear FBMI Missionary Family, This note is to make you aware of a valuable Christian resource available to you all as missionaries. Widow’s Jar Ministries is on the northeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana. Attached please find their letter o [...]
Sending your receipts for ministry expenses can be challenging, especially when dealing with paper receipts. Here are a few steps you can follow to help make each month’s EOM process efficient and accurate. 1. Each month, make a new folder [...]
In many countries, getting a receipt for small amounts of cash (taxis, vendors, etc.) is difficult because they do not have a receipt book available. Some of our missionaries have created their own blank receipt books and carry some receipt [...]
Receipts are your physical proof that funds were used for a ministry expense. It is your responsibility to ensure that they provide that proof. Every receipt must have four components: Date of transaction Amount of transaction Name of recip [...]
During Missions University, we are planning to hear from accountant Josh Belk. Bro. Belk is the leader of Lodestar Tax & Consulting of St. John, Indiana. He and his coworkers are especially experienced and knowledgeable in areas with specia [...]