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Specifications |
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Worksheet and
Calculations |
| Create
a compensation profile for one or more pastors (or even
multiple congregations). |
| Create a record of a pastor’s
experience and education that is the basis of the
experience and education units. Transfer and update the
following year. Document as part of an expanded
worksheet printout. |
| Automatic calculation of all
totals. |
| Easy to make "what if"
calculations. |
| Ability to use salary guidelines
as base for compensation but make adjustments
appropriate for the pastor and congregation, e.g. add
additional units for unusual situations, adjust
compensation for part-time positions, or base
compensation on a percentage of guidelines. |
| Information from one year can be
transferred and form the basis for the next year
calculation. |
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Reports |
| Print
out a completed worksheet that can be used in
negotiating a compensation packet or attached to a
covenant of understanding or a contract. |
| Create a CSV file from the
Report option for use in a spreadsheet.
You will need to create your own formulas. |
| Compare compensation of current
year to previous year, from one pastor to another, or
for same pastor but based on different assumptions. |
| Produce a covenant of
understanding between a congregation and a pastor that
can be used directly or modified in a word processor.
Relevant information transfers automatically from
worksheet to covenant. Attach a printout of the summary
worksheet to the covenant. |
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Other Features and Uses |
| Helps
educate congregational leaders about the MCUSA Pastoral
Compensation Guidelines. |
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Useful to
pastoral search committee in negotiations with
candidate.
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| Detailed, context-sensitive help
files includes instructions and information going back
to 2004-2005 Guidelines, providing a history of changes. |
| Additional help is available on
the website in the form of PDF documents or short
instructional videos. |
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New guidelines as well as
program updates can be downloaded from website. |