Calvary Baptist Church has one primary goal: Serving their community. As the organization works day-in and day-out to accomplish this objective, it also has experienced substantial growth in recent years, which has led to increasing internal pressure in terms of management.
As a result, Calvary found it difficult to optimize processes for hiring, onboarding and managing team members in order to accommodate their growth. To resolve their mounting concerns, the church reached out to PRemployer for their support and expertise in human resources and risk management.
We assumed various responsibilities to help Calvary Baptist Church navigate complicated employment laws, in addition to reducing expenses and the costs of benefits. This freed up the organization’s own personnel to handle other tasks vital for accomplishing daily operations and addressing the needs of the community.
A common tale
Calvary’s story is similar to that of numerous nonprofits, service-based organizations, and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Although the church was experiencing rapid growth, highlighting the need to bring on new staff, the organization simply could not afford to hire a full-time, in-house HR manager. Instead, the onus fell on other church personnel – whose talent could have been better used elsewhere – to stay current with evolving employment laws and manage employee affairs.
Weighed down with a heavy workload and divided focus, the church faced mounting pressure and fear around the possibility of compliance issues. Concerned with potential risks and overburdened with trying to balance too many responsibilities, the church struggled to focus on its primary mission of serving the community
The PRemployer solution
Calvary Baptist Church’s partnership with PRemployer was the first step in helping the organization overcome its challenges and change their situation for the better, even with budget limitations.
We offered all the HR services the church needed in one package, allowing church personnel to easily transfer the burden of HR management to us. In the process, Calvary gained confidence they would become more efficient with their processes while also sufficiently and legally managing staff members.
We were able to assume the responsibilities and risks that had been holding the church back from optimizing its recent growth. We took over the management of a wide range of HR tasks, systems and processes, alleviating the concerns of the church. With a robust suite of HR resources and extensive knowledge of the industry, our team was able to offer Calvary Baptist Church essential services and real-time support, empowering the church to immediately address issues and questions as they arose.
With PRemployer’s support, the church no longer had to confront and fear complicated local and state employment laws or the risk of potentially falling out of compliance. The organization could rest assured we would stay up to date on current industry trends on their behalf and implement any necessary policy changes.
Additionally, we focus on empowering our clients. We offered Calvary Baptist Church counseling and training on documentation to ensure compliance and mitigate the potential of mishaps that could put the church at risk in the case of audits, workers’ compensation lawsuits, or other complex situations.
Most importantly, PRemployer was a cost-effective outsourcing solution for a nonprofit like Calvary Baptist Church, which was dealing with a budget that did not allow them to hire a full-time HR manager or easily handle other extensive costs in this department. However, PRemployer offers a one-stop-shop model that encompasses numerous critical HR services, including:
- Time-keeping
- Payroll administration
- HR counseling
- Benefits administration
- Assistance in managing insurance
With PRemployer by its side, Calvary Baptist Church was empowered to become more efficient and focused in achieving its goals, while having peace of mind that if an issue came up, we would have the expertise to handle it.
PRemployer: More than a vendor
Calvary’s success story, discussed in-depth in this PEO client case study, is only one of multiple examples of the value we can offer to similar SMBs and nonprofit organizations. PRemployer is a reliable partner when it comes to HR and risk management and offers a suite of services that can be tailored for clients’ specific organizational needs and budgets.
