ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the significance and uses of accounting by sacred occupational groups within the sacred departments. It also examines the same issues for accountants in Finance and Administration. The chapter explores tensions between accountants and sacred occupational groups, including a discussion of the issue of trust. It provides the quantitative assessment of the level of significance of accounting across the sacred departments and the Divisional Council. The chapter also provides a qualitative assessment of significance in Educational Activities, Mission Outreach and the Divisional Council, and propose explanations for the observed patterns. It discusses the relative uses of accounting across observed meetings within Educational Activities, Mission Outreach, and the Divisional Council. The chapter provides a process measure of the significance of accounting. It discusses the use of accounting by the sacred occupational groups within the Department of Educational Activities. The chapter describes the level of significance of accounting within the Northern Division.
