How to Start a Chapter
Starting a local chapter is a rewarding and educational experience and NACBA is there to support you along the way.
NACBA supports two different types of Chapter structure. NACBA Groups and NACBA Chapters (chartered).
What's the difference?
An NACBA Group is comprised of individuals in a geographical location in which no NACBA chartered chapter exists. This group of individuals meet on regular basis to share information pertaining to church administration. One individual serves as the contact for the group.
An NACBA Chapter (chartered) is a group of individuals in a geographical location that meet under the leadership of executive officers, bylaws and a constitution. Regular meetings are planned. Additional benefits include the option of offering CEU's ( continuing education credits) to those who attend.
Below are step-by-step instructions to help your new chapter/group grow and succeed.
- Contact the NACBA office at (800) 898-8085 to obtain a list of active NACBA members within your chapter area
- Plan an informational meeting for prospective new members and arrange for a speaker to discuss the benefits of joining NACBA
- Create a list of prospective members pulling from resources such as mail surveys, denominational offices, personal contacts and even the telephone book. Contact the NACBA national office to obtain a list of relevant contacts within your chapter interest area from the national database.
- Heavily promote the first meeting using flyers, local church page of the newspaper, ministerial alliance and denominational offices. The NACBA national office can assist you in sending invites and or e-mails to contacts in our national database.
- Secure promotional materials from the NACBA national office for handouts and mailings.
- During the meeting, highlight NACBA member benefits and the importance of the local and national organizations.
- Select an organizer who will be in charge of getting together periodically for study, training, problem solving, sharing and fellowship.
- Select a leader who will be in charge of recruiting new members.
- Decide on a set meeting schedule, time and place while keeping in touch with the NACBA office through e-mail.
- Select a name for your group, preferable one that helps identify your geographic location.
If you decide to become a charter chapter, additional benefits and instructions are included below.
Being an NACBA Chartered Chapter gives you more including: offering CEU’s for meetings that qualify, direct contact with a specific national board member for information and assistance, access to the NACBA national database to track your membership rooster and dues, and Web space provided for a chapter Web site with membership tracking. To apply for charter membership, fill out the charter application.
See "How to Begin a New Chapter" in the documentation to the right.