{"id":36119,"date":"2026-03-29T12:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T10:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/church-or-private\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:38:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:38:57","slug":"church-or-private","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/church-or-private\/","title":{"rendered":"Church or private"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-1895089562\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-834200128\" class=\"col small-12 large-12 col-divided\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-844776621\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-693430619\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7 col-divided\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"216\">Responsible organizer<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"216\">It is important to clarify <strong>who is the responsible organizer of the trip<\/strong> and whether it should be classified as a <strong>church trip<\/strong> or a <strong>trip of a private nature.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"550\"><em>As a <strong>general rule<\/strong>, trips within BCC should be organized by the relevant <strong>local church or association<\/strong>, which thus has full responsibility for the implementation. The same principle applies to associated organizations such as BUK and AK. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"694\">The organizer should thoroughly familiarize themselves with <strong>the current guidelines for budget, finances and participation<\/strong> in the relevant association.<\/p>\n<h5 data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"721\"><strong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"721\">Important clarifications:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"1091\">\n<li data-section-id=\"xlx4qc\" data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"790\">Who is <strong>authorized to enter into agreements<\/strong> on behalf of the association<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"a1uh4b\" data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"876\">How <strong>the donor service<\/strong> works and what costs can be covered through it<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"18jg9ld\" data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"942\">Whether the trip is included in an <strong>approved budget and the association&#8217;s annual cycle<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1traizw\" data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"1002\"><strong>Members&#8217; right to participate<\/strong> in the association&#8217;s activities<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1o50t7u\" data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1091\">How any <strong>extraordinary measures<\/strong>, such as costly trips, should be handled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-2086104470\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-149105855\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Outlined below are the main principles that distinguish church tours (BCC tours) from private tours.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1294379863\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(244, 255, 246);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-shadow-1 box-shadow-2-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" style=\"width:67%;\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/60pluss.bcc.no\/retningslinjer-for-okonomistyring-i-60\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1061\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NAKU_nasjonal-Veileder-arbdok-09.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NAKU_nasjonal-Veileder-arbdok-09.png 1061w, https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NAKU_nasjonal-Veileder-arbdok-09-605x435.png 605w, https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NAKU_nasjonal-Veileder-arbdok-09-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NAKU_nasjonal-Veileder-arbdok-09-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/NAKU_nasjonal-Veileder-arbdok-09-768x552.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/60pluss.bcc.no\/retningslinjer-for-okonomistyring-i-60\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidelines for 60+<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/60pluss.bcc.no\/retningslinjer-for-okonomistyring-i-60\/\">Read a separate article on the 60+ website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1294379863 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 3% 3% 3% 3%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-693430619 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0% 0% 0% 0%;\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-693430619 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 3% 3% 3% 3%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1503519183\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5 col-divided\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(231, 231, 231);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-100935115\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<div id=\"row-901530743\" class=\"row row-small\">\n<div id=\"col-264987770\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<div id=\"text-2132075410\" class=\"text\">\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 20.16px; color: #333333;\">Excerpt from the Handbook for BCC Norway<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"row-1101532237\" class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"col-285464324\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\">\n<div class=\"col-inner\">\n<div id=\"text-425382575\" class=\"text\">\n<h5>Trips and activities organized by the local church:<\/h5>\n<p>All trips and activities that promote the Christian and charitable purpose are included in the local church&#8217;s finances.<\/p>\n<p>Trips that contain elements that are both within and outside the Christian purpose must have a clearly defined program for the entire trip, with a start and end that delimits e.g. holiday stays for members before and afterwards. <\/p>\n<p>Provided that the Christian content is the purpose and dominant in the program for the trip\/activity, the costs of travel, accommodation, program elements and meals associated with such program elements can be considered part of the local church&#8217;s charitable purpose.<\/p>\n<p>It is important that good documentation of the purpose and content of the trip\/activity is prepared, and that this is stored clearly and tidily.<\/p>\n<p>Activities that are suitable to fulfill the purpose are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>elements with Christian content, both internally in your own business, Christian conventions and e.g. visits to places of Christian significance <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visits\/exchanges with local churches in other places (edification, celebrations, cultural exchange, activities, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Basic costs for organized activities suitable for strengthening the faith community (e.g. transport, food, lodging, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>third-party experiences when it is suitable to realize the purpose (e.g. activating children and youth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-100935115 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  color: rgb(4, 4, 4);\n}\n#text-100935115 > * {\n  color: rgb(4, 4, 4);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1503519183 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0% 0% 0% 0%;\n  margin: 14px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1503519183 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 3% 3% 3% 3%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-834200128 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 3% 3% 3% 3%;\n  margin: -149px 0px 0px 0px;\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1895089562 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-899443758\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1091750940\" class=\"col small-12 large-12 col-divided\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-957603421\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1805584088\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgba(244, 255, 246, 0.733);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2806479668\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1 data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"88\">Church tour<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"267\">Here are some key principles for conducting trips <strong>under the auspices of BCC<\/strong>. <strong>Associated organizations<\/strong>, such as AK and BUK, will generally have similar guidelines:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"291\"><strong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"291\">Purpose and content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"745\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1bo8pym\" data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"404\">The trip will help to <strong>promote the Christian and charitable purpose<\/strong> that is part of the local church&#8217;s activities<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1hr190l\" data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"580\"><strong>Costs<\/strong> for travel, accommodation, program elements and meals are considered part of the local church&#8217;s charitable purpose, provided that the content of the trip is in line with this<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1db5aua\" data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"745\"><strong>Satisfactory documentation<\/strong> of<strong> the purpose, program and content of the trip<\/strong> must be prepared. The documentation must be stored in a clear and verifiable manner. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"779\"><strong data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"779\">Participation and communication:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"931\">\n<li data-section-id=\"xjny9n\" data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"853\"><strong>Everyone<\/strong> within the defined <strong>target group<\/strong> should be given the opportunity to <strong>participate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"y01m0i\" data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"931\">The tour can be marketed through the association&#8217;s<strong>official information channels<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"944\"><strong data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"944\">Responsibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1047\">\n<li data-section-id=\"g5vtns\" data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"1047\">The local association is <strong>legally and financially responsible<\/strong> for the planning and execution of the trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1266\"><strong data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1099\">Participation in trips for people without membership in BCC:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1266\">Questions about the participation of people who are not members of BCC must be <strong>clarified in cooperation with the leader of the local church<\/strong>. The following guidelines can usually be used as a basis: <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1730\">\n<li data-section-id=\"xzlazv\" data-start=\"1268\" data-end=\"1342\">As a general rule, <strong>spouses<\/strong> of members can participate<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1a842f0\" data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1481\"><strong>People who<\/strong> show a positive interest in the congregation and attend meetings regularly may participate by prior arrangement with the pastor<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"k7om14\" data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"1584\">Participants are expected to have <strong>a positive attitude toward BCC<\/strong> and to act in accordance with BCC\u2019s <strong>ethical guidelines<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1qkwdra\" data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1730\">Since part of the costs can be covered by donations from members, a <strong>payment<\/strong> model should be established that is perceived as fair by everyone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2806479668 {\n  font-size: 1.15rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1805584088 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 3% 3% 3% 3%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1559172945\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgba(244, 247, 255, 0.75);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1>Private tour<\/h1>\n<h5>Examples of private tours:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Family trips<\/strong> &#8211; even if all participants are members of BCC<\/li>\n<li>Celebration of <strong>anniversaries<\/strong> such as birthdays, weddings, silver or gold wedding anniversaries<\/li>\n<li>Tours with <strong>restrictions on who can participate<\/strong> within a target group<\/li>\n<li>Trips for<strong> special interest groups<\/strong> such as running, golf, cycling, etc. where the trip is not related to the church&#8217;s purpose<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Important conditions for private trips:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The tour leader<\/strong> is responsible for bookings, and organizes the tour as a <strong>private person<\/strong> and <em>not by virtue of their role in BCC <\/em> <\/li>\n<li>All participants must be clearly <strong>informed that the trip is private<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The tour leader should ensure <strong>binding registration and payment to a private account<\/strong> to fulfill their responsibility<\/li>\n<li>Participants cover all costs themselves, according to the <strong>distribution model<\/strong> agreed by the group<\/li>\n<li>As a general rule, <strong>BCC&#8217;s information channels<\/strong> shall <strong><em>not<\/em> <\/strong>be used for marketing or information about the trip<\/li>\n<li>The group must clarify<strong> who will enter into the agreement with Finca Alamo<\/strong> and thus bear the <strong>legal and financial responsibility.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>BCC is not responsible for conditions related to the trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1559172945 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 3% 3% 3% 3%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1091750940 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 3% 3% 3% 3%;\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-899443758 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is important to clarify who is the responsible organizer of the trip and whether it should be classified as a church trip or a trip of a private nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":36163,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bcc_login_visibility":0,"bcc_groups":[],"bcc_groups_email":true,"bcc_visibility_groups":[],"bcc_visibility_groups_email":false,"sent_notifications":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[596],"tags":[],"post_folder":[381],"class_list":["post-36119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finca-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36119"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41990,"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36119\/revisions\/41990"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36119"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcc.fincaalamo.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=36119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}