An Alban In-Depth Seminar 

Budgeting, Investments, and Financial Leadership in Congregations

February 19-20, 2013

DOUBLETREE AIRPORT HOTEL, NASHVILLE, TN
Presenter and Facilitator: Dan Hotchkiss

Most congregations are more than a little ambivalent about their relationship with their money. They know they need it, but sometimes have difficulty reconciling clarity and accountability around finances with compassion and acceptance in their mission and ministry. This seminar is the place to sort all of that out. Among other things, you will learn how clear and accountable financial leadership is a necessary underpinning for effective, responsive mission and ministry.       

What will you learn?

• How to understand the role of money and property in relation to your congregation’s mission 
• How to build a budget that reflects your congregation’s overall strategy and goals 
• How to gather congregational and community data 
• How to decide about building, staffing, and equipment purchases in the context of an overall strategic plan 
• How to face the need to downsize when that is what your mission calls for 
• How to use board policies to ensure responsible stewardship of resources and empower staff and volunteers 
• How to encourage generous current, capital, and planned giving to your congregation’s work 
     

What will you get from this In-Depth Seminar?

• An outstanding learning experience led and presented by Dan Hotchkiss, Alban Senior Consultant and leader in the field of congregational strategic planning, financial planning, and governance 
• All materials that you will use during the event 
• A practical grasp of budgets, financial management, investments and endowments, financial assessment, and the lay leadership’s role in financial leadership within the congregation 
• All materials that you will use during the event 
• An extensive annotated bibliography  
• Practical tools and the knowledge to use them in your own congregation 

Who should attend?

• Clergy and lay leaders who want to become better equipped to provide strategic leadership to the congregation’s financial support of its mission and ministry 
• Seminary faculty teaching congregational leadership 
• Denominational and Judicatory staff responsible for congregational development 

NOTE:  This is an ideal event for clergy and lay persons from the same congregation to attend together as a team. 

What else should you know?

• This event will begin with continental breakfast on February 19 and conclude at the end of the afternoon session on February 20. Shared meals are an important part of the learning experience. Please try to arrange your travel in such a way as to be able to participate in all of the shared meals.
• Scholarship assistance is available for clergy and lay leaders from small congregations.  Click here for more information.

Schedule 

Who is the presenter/facilitator? 

Alban Senior Consultant Dan Hotchkiss helps congregations move beyond frustrating and ineffective management of boards, clergy and staff. The author of Governance and Ministry: Effective Board Leadership (Alban, 2009), Hotchkiss has consulted with hundreds of churches and synagogues on a wide variety of issues, including strategic planning, financial assessment, stewardship campaign planning, and board leadership. Dan is active in consulting, teaching, and writing around the many facets of effective governance activities and their positive impact on the mission and ministry of the congregation. 

Where is it being held?

The DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Nashville Airport is two miles from Nashville International Airport and convenient to local attractions such as the Grand Ole Opry, the Hermitage, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. The facilities include a fitness center and an indoor/outdoor pool.   

• Course Status: Open 
• CEUs: 2 
• Tuition Fees:  
• Super Saver: $290, through November 25, 2012
• Early Bird: $310, November 26 through December 31, 2012
• Full Tuition: $335, if purchased January 1, or later
• Add $50 to any fee for non-member registration. 
• Room and Board Fee: Includes 2 nights, 2 continental breakfasts, 2 lunches, breaks (dinners on your own) 
• Single Room: $370
• Sharing Double Room: $250
• Commuter Fee (Includes 2 continental breakfasts, 2 lunches, all breaks -- dinners on your own): $120 

Team Rebate: A rebate of 10% of tuition cost is available to those congregations who bring two or more persons to this event. Contact Tiffani Berry at 800.486.1318 Ext 247 or e-mail tberry@alban.org for more information 

or Download and mail in our registration form (PDF format) 

Click Here for Scholarship Information and Application.