Church Counsel Podcast: Church Law Simplified

Church Counsel: A New Pastor's Legal Playbook Ep.2

Stepping into a new pastoral role often means seeing things you want to change. Policies may be outdated. Procedures may no longer work. Bylaws may contain requirements t

Church Counsel: A New Pastor's Legal Playbook Ep.1

Stepping into a new pastoral role means inheriting more than a congregation, staff, and Sunday schedule. You are also stepping into an existing organization—with bylaws,

014: Why Your Church Should Be Incorporated

One quick way to reduce your church’s liability is to make sure your church is incorporated as anon-profit corporation. Why does this matter? If your church is not a non-

013: 5 Tips To Reduce Church Liability

As a church leader, you are pulled in many different directions. Sunday is always coming, there are meetings, counseling sessions, and lots of sheep in the flock that nee

012: Who Owns The Sermon? Copyright Law for Churches

Today, we will provide actionable tips on how to legally use music, images, videos, and other creative works in your ministry while respecting the rights of content creat

011: A Guide To Copyright Compliance For Churches

Welcome to The Church Counsel Podcast! Our show is hosted by seasoned attorney Travis Story and this episode aims to empower churches with the knowledge they need to avoi

010: Church Intellectual Property: Trademarks and Copyrights

One of the most overlooked rights and responsibilities of a church is something everyone sees all the time. One of the many jobs of your church or organization is communi

009: How to define the roles within churches and non profit organizations.

This podcast will explore the roles and responsibilities of officers in a church and a non profit board of directors. We will discuss the different types of officers, the

008: Service Animals in Church

In this episode, Travis will discuss what types of service animals are allowed inside a church building. We will explore the different types of service animals, such as e

007: Mandated Reporting For Churches and Applying the Priest Penitent Privilege

In this episode, Travis will discuss how to apply the priest–penitent privilege. We will review the basics of the priest–penitent privilege, such as what types of communi

006: Mandated Reporting For Churches and The Priest Penitent Privilege

The clergy (priest)-penitent privilege is one of the oldest and most well-recognized privileges in the United States. In today's episode Travis will define the term

005: Mandated Reporting For Churches

In this show, Travis will discuss the importance of mandated reporting and how it applies to your church. We will explore what mandated reporting is and who is responsibl

002: Church Constitution and Bylaws

Join us on the Church Counsel podcast as Travis dives into the important topic of developing a church constitution and bylaws. We'll explore the reasons why having a

004: How to Deal with The Authority of The Church and Make Changes to Foundational Documents

In todays episode, Travis will be discussing the reasons why a church may choose to update their mission statement, bylaws, or other key documents, as well as the process

003: 5 Easy Ways to Protect Your Churches Pre School Ministry

Today we're focusing on the unique challenges of protecting a church's preschool ministry. From background checks for staff and volunteers, to creating a safe a

001: Welcome to Church Law Simplified

Welcome to the Church Counsel Podcast, this unique podcast is our inaugural celebration of everything Church Law related.  Join Attorney Travis W. Story as he enlightens