Nathan serves as Partner, CRI Advisors, LLC†, Partner, CRI Capin Crouse Advisors, LLC†, Partner, Capin Crouse, LLC*, and as Executive Vice President for the West region of CapinCrouse. For over 20 years, Nathan has provided assurance and forensic consulting services to numerous types of nonprofit organizations, and he is a certified fraud examiner and certified in financial forensics. Nathan serves as Chair of the Board for Christian Leadership Alliance and a private K-12 Christian school. He also has 10 years of nonprofit industry experience serving on staff part-time as Associate Pastor at his local church, has earned a Master of Divinity degree with an emphasis in church and ministry leadership, and is currently a doctoral student at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
February 13, 2026 - While you may expect that fraud will never happen in your church, you are most likely to respond appropriately and proactively if you develop a planned response you can use if it does. Here are key steps to take and questions to ask for an appropriate and proactive response.
April 26, 2024 - All nonprofit organizations are at risk for fraud. It’s particularly important to be aware of this risk at the end of the year, when donations typically increase and staff members are busy.
April 25, 2024 - Fraud can wreak tremendous damage not just on a nonprofit’s finances, but on its reputation and donor confidence as well. The latest fraud statistics include trends and warning signs nonprofits should be aware of.
Careful handling and accounting for gifts given from the heart of an individual to the Lord is a sacred trust and ministry. If you serve as an accountant or treasurer at your Church, be encouraged by the importance of your ministry role in the Body of Christ.
Risks of fraud in the church often go unrecognized due to a high-trust environment and a lack of adequate training among leadership. Learn how to reduce the temptations of fraud in your church, specifically the misuse of church funds or assets by a church leader for personal gain.