Providing high-caliber finance and accounting guidance, driven by service, not profit.

- we grow together -

COMBINING DEEP MINISTRY EXPERIENCE WITH EXTENSIVE FINANCIAL EXPERTISE, DRIVEN BY A PASSION TO SERVE

With a rare combination of 12 years in church ministry leadership and 20+ years in nonprofit accounting, I bring both pastoral insight and financial expertise.

Joseph S., M.Div, CPA

Two hikers help each other climb a rocky terrain.
Two hikers help each other climb a rocky terrain.

To bring hope and revival to Christian Ministries through compassionate and generous financial leadership.

Mission
Vision

To see Christian Ministries fulfill their mission.

What Sets Me Apart?

It's not about how much I can make but more importantly, how much I can impact.

I am primarily interested in you, your organization's mission, and glorifying Jesus Christ.

In order to focus on service over profit, our billing structure is designed to get you healthy first. Beyond that, I only bill according to what you can afford. See more below in "How It Works."

Want to know more? My story

DRIVEN BY SERVICE, NOT PROFIT.

I provide finance and accounting support to Christian organizations.

men touching each other's foreheads
men touching each other's foreheads
Our Strategy

Humble Partnership

This is a partnership, not a typical contractor relationship. We are in this together.

Fostering Wisdom and Confidence

I will help guide you to clean and insightful financials and equip you with the necessary tools needed to navigate the future.

Leading with Compassion & Excellence

I will always be compassionate, empathetic, and give my very best.

How It Works

I want to help keep as much of your finances within your mission. So I developed a simple, blessing-minded billing model.

My bill is the lesser of:

  • 25% of your Monthly Unrestricted Net Income

    or

  • Monthly Billable Hours at $80 / hour

The Philosophy of this Billing Structure

Net Income – Because I care about your mission’s health, I align my fees with your ability to maintain positive cash flow.

Unrestricted – I bill only from unrestricted income, so donor restricted funds stay right where they belong — serving the projects and purposes they were given for.

For those that are truly struggling:

For ministries struggling to realize positive cash flow, I will offer some pro-bono work. For extended engagements, we will work together to determine the best arrangement.

How Can I Help You?

Accounting Cleanup
(we work with your existing staff)
person holding pencil near laptop computer
person holding pencil near laptop computer
  • Identify Issues, Perform Clean Up, and Get You Audit Ready

  • ECFA Certification and Requirements

  • Accounting Requirements and GAAP Compliance

  • Fund Accounting and Net Asset Presentation

man holding incandescent bulb
man holding incandescent bulb
an empty road in the middle of the desert
an empty road in the middle of the desert
Strategic Financial Leadership
  • Leadership and Strategic Alignment with Finances and Ministry

  • Mission and Vision Review

  • Cash Flow Modeling

  • Goal Prioritization

  • System Migrations

  • Donor Management

  • Banking and Vendor Relationships

  • Other Business Needs

  • Audit Management and Board Meetings

  • Thought Partner

  • Ministry expansions

Ongoing Needs
I've worked in the COO for a long time and with several organizations; profit and nonprofit. Joseph is a great partner to have especially when you're trying to make sense of a lot of actuals and projections quickly. He's got a great temperament and he's not easily thrown off his mark. He's extremely flexible and willing to run all kinds of models with me in order to build a best case scenario that worked for the business I was serving. He's experienced with EOS which aligned with the framework I was running for the organization. He's a great executer, highly responsive and always gets me what I needed before a deadline.

- Courtney Navey, COO, VP of Operations, Executive Leader

"I can't say enough about how important Joseph has been to the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation. He provides excellent advice, always timely with his reports, and cleaned up an accounting mess for us. I absolutely recommend Joseph to anyone looking for a controller."
- Mark Muller, Executive Director at Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
"Joseph is a knowledgeable accounting professional who applies that knowledge to help organizations achieve their goals. He thinks through unique ways of presenting information curtailed to the user of data. He is a consummate learner at ways of improving and learning new ways of doing things. He’s dedicated and effective at communicating with all levels of an organization. Nothing is too big or small for Joseph to take on."
- Jon Roberts, Executive Pastor at Mission Hills Church
"Joseph served as our Controller via our fiscal sponsor, working with us from the moment of onboarding to day-to-day financial management. From the beginning, Joseph has been an exceptionally thorough, calm, and driving force in making sure our financial systems are in place and managed properly. He straightened up our books (which were a mess from our former accountants), and has been a joy to work with ever since. I'd recommend him to any organization seeking professional and responsive financial guidance."
Kevin Irby, Managing Director at Funders for Regenerative Agriculture

Testimonials

Contact Revive Accounting Strategies for a free consultation and cost estimate.