For church bookkeepers, treasurers, and admins
Church Bookkeeper Academy teaches church bookkeeping in plain English. Short lessons, real practice, and people to ask when you get stuck.
Free forever. No card needed. Lesson 1 takes about 7 minutes.
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You said yes to helping with your church's money.
Then someone handed you a QuickBooks file you didn't set up.
The finance committee wants reports, and you're not sure what they should show.
A family gives money for missions, and you wonder where it goes in the books.
You search online and find advice written for small businesses.
So month-end feels like guessing. And audit season feels like a test you didn't study for.
Most church bookkeepers get the job before they get any training. And church books have their own rules: funds, restricted gifts, and reports for a board. A regular bookkeeping class skips all of that.
Here's the good news. Church books aren't complicated once you see how the pieces fit. Your accounts tell you what happened. Your funds tell you why.
Most of the stress goes away once you have a routine you can follow every month, and you know why each step matters.
Watch a short lesson. Practice it. Check yourself. Then use it in your own books.
New lessons every week, so there's always a next step.
Most training stops at the video. This is where you actually practice.
You get your practice in here, so your real close feels familiar.
Put a line on the wrong side and the checker says so, line by line.
No more wondering if it stuck.
Learn it in the lesson. Use it at your next close.
Start free with Foundations. Go deeper with the Masterclass, from the monthly close all the way to audit prep.
New lessons every week.
The community
CBA is a one-of-a-kind community for church bookkeepers and finance professionals, with more robust and practical training than anywhere else on the internet.
Ask a question and get a real answer from someone doing the same job. Share something you figured out, and it saves the next person a headache. It's built for treasurers, church admins, volunteers, and finance pros to learn from each other.
It's give-and-take, not just take. The more you give, the more you get.
Our first community rule: Love God, love others. Be kind and patient. Everyone here started somewhere.
Free tool
The free Church Cash & Restricted Funds Tracker shows you. Put in your bank balances, restricted funds, board designations, and bills. It shows what's left to spend.
Try the free trackerYour numbers stay in your browser.
Join free today. The Masterclass opens to everyone on December 7, 2026.
Join free, or go all in with the Masterclass.
The community and the basics
Free forever. No card needed.
Every course, month to month
Founding price, locked in. Regular price $49/month.
Billed monthly.
Every course, billed once a year
Founding price, locked in. Regular price $490/year. That's 2 months free.
That's 2 months free compared to monthly.
About the founding price: it's for the first 50 Masterclass members or through December 31, 2026, whichever comes first. Keep your membership active and your price stays the same. If you cancel and come back later, you'll pay the price at that time.
No. Foundations starts from zero and explains everything in plain English. Start with Lesson 1. It takes about 7 minutes.
Yes. CBA is made for volunteers, church admins, treasurers, and finance staff. You don't need a finance job to belong here.
The demos use QuickBooks Online. The concepts apply to any accounting system, so you'll still get a lot out of it if your church uses something else.
Often, yes. Many churches treat it as staff training. The annual plan works well with church budgets: one payment, once a year.
No. CBA is education only. For decisions specific to your church, check with your church's CPA or attorney.
The community, the Foundations course, and the free tools: the Church Cash & Restricted Funds Tracker, Debits & Credits at a Glance, and the Monthly Close Checklist. No card needed.
The Masterclass opens to everyone at the founding price: $39/month or $390/year, locked in. That price is for the first 50 members or through December 31, 2026, whichever comes first. Join free now and you'll hear about it first.
It's $39/month or $390/year, locked in for as long as your membership stays active. It's for the first 50 Masterclass members or through December 31, 2026, whichever comes first.
The founding price was for our first Masterclass members, and that window has closed. Founding members keep their price as long as their membership stays active.
Every week. The Income Statement course is being released now. Monthly Close, Annual Close, Audit Prep, Budgeting, Payroll, and Best Practices come next.
Yes. Monthly members can cancel anytime. If you come back later, you'll pay the price at that time.
Yes, that's what the community is for. Just keep donor names, giving amounts, salaries, and account numbers out of your posts and screenshots.
A note from Nate
I'm a CPA with a master's in accounting, and for seven-plus years I've worked specifically with churches. That's a dozen-plus churches, hundreds of monthly closes, and dozens of audits.
A lot of church bookkeepers get handed the job with no training. A QuickBooks file someone else set up. A finance committee waiting on reports. They care about doing it right. They just never got the manual.
That's why I built Church Bookkeeper Academy. It's the training I wish every church bookkeeper had on day one.
You don't have to become an accountant. You need to know what your books are telling you, and what to do next. That's what we work on here, one short lesson at a time.
And you won't be doing it alone. The best part of CBA is the people in it. Ask your questions. Share what you learn. We all get better together.
Start with Foundations. Lesson 1 takes about 7 minutes.
See you inside,
Nate Neumann, CPA
Founder, Church Bookkeeper Academy
P.S. New lessons come out every week. Join free now, and you'll be the first to hear when the Masterclass opens on December 7 at the founding price.
P.S. New lessons come out every week. The founding price is for the first 50 Masterclass members or through December 31, 2026, whichever comes first.
P.S. New lessons come out every week. If you're not sure yet, join free and start with Foundations.
Join free today and start with Foundations. About an hour of short lessons, and a community ready to help.
Free forever. No card needed.
