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NACBA TeleWeb Series

Advantages of Participating in TeleWeb . . .
FAST - No wasted time here. Get right to the heart of the matter in a 1-hour blocked presentation and Q & A, designed to fit your busy schedule.
CONVENIENT - No airlines. No travel. No time out of the office. Listen from the comfort and convenience of your desk and at your own time.
EASY - A computer with Internet access and a phone connection for audio is the only equipment you need. 
IDEAL FOR MULTIPLE PARTICIPANTS - As many people as you want can listen in at your church- at no extra cost to you.
AFFORDABLE - Priced at $59 for National NACBA Members and $69 for non-NACBA Members, it is a fraction of the cost of travel and attendance fees of other conferences and seminars.

Future Seminars
Previously Presented

Congregational systems are often ambivalent about the use of power and authority in leader-follower relationships. They know that effective leadership requires the use of authority but they are fearful of investing too much power in any one person. So, what do you do if you are the person who has been charged with leading change, but you haven’t been granted the legitimate authority needed to do so? This webinar will explore the dynamics of leadership influence..

Preparing For A Public Health Crisis - Ministry & Hope During The Pending Pandemic Influenza with Lewis Saylor, FCBA

The National Association of Church Business Administration (NACBA) invites you to a phone and web based seminar on Preparing for a Major Public Health Crisis.
 Pandemic flu threat remains substantial, health experts say - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080506/ap_on_he_me/who_pandemic_preparedness

 Considering how to plan for any potential disaster can be spiritually, emotionally, and physically overwhelming.  Our churches will (by design or default) be on the front lines as a pandemic flu or similar public health outbreak manifests itself throughout the population.  The good news is that there are ways to plan for one’s approach to this type of disaster.

Given the probability of a pandemic influenza or a similar illness reaching every community in the country, the question becomes . . . How do religious leaders, clergy, laity, and church staff begin to plan for a prolonged wave of illness? 
·      How are churches to prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak?
·      What steps can be taken to prevent and/or contain the spread of the flu within congregation?
·      How will ministry be conducted during this intense form of the flu outbreak?
·      How will churches maintain their operations?
 

Understanding Background Checks
with  Sandra Brewer, Pinnacle Investigations

The need for background and security checks for staff and volunteers has become standard procedure in local congregations but there is still a great deal of confusion about which checks to conduct and how this information can and should be processed. Attend this seminar and gain essential knowledge on managing your churches process.
Learn the truth about background checks 
·        Is your background check procedure creating unexpected liability for your congregation?
·        Understanding the term due diligence and why it is important in the screening process.
·        What is the difference between a thorough background check and a ten dollar computer data search?

Leaders Summit with Dr. Don McMinn

It will take about 14 minutes. After completing, print your results and have them with you during the seminar. See how your skill levels match those of other strong church leaders.

Developing leadership skills is essential to success in ministry. It is a journey of life long learning.  Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about yourself while becoming a more effective leader.

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Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry

 with Joy Skjegstad

Presented January 24, 2008

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This update will provide you with information on contributions and the requirements of reporting

• Charitable Contributions
• Tax and Financial Reporting Requirements
• Discussion includes contributions to missionaries, benevolence funds and scholarships.

CHURCH SECURITY

 with Chuck Chadwick

CHURCH COPYRIGHT

with Ami Williams

This workshop is a must for churches who use printed or audio/visual materials. It gives you knowledge of copyright laws,  CCLI and CVLI licenses, public performance exemption for churches and the pros and cons of registering your church’s works.

STAFF COMPENSATION & THE NACBA SURVEY

with Phill Martin

This workshop is a must for the purchasers of the salary survey. The National Church Staff Compensation Survey is a great source of information and Phill will walk you though the full capabilities of the survey.

Generosity: Empowering a Stewardship Lifestyle

with Ruben Swint

This workshop will assist churches in understanding the new model for stewardship and provide information on:            

• After a half-century of church budgets, pledging and campaigning, is it time for a new model for stewardship?

• What would it mean for your congregation if generosity became a guiding value?

This workshop is a must for the latest thinking on funding the ministry of your congregation.  It will cover practical helps for the staff in charge of motivating and explaining giving which supports the mission of the church.

Whither you need a new approach or just a little tune- up in your program, you will not want to miss this excellent seminar.

Invite your finance and stewardship chair to join you, or give them access after the seminar. 

Five Pillars of Church Risk Management

 with Jeff Hanna

This workshop will provide information on:

• Prepare: How to become proactive in preparing in a way that will reduce your risk

• Protect: Putting the elements in place to protect the people that are in your care

• Preserve: Critical steps toward making sure property and resources are preserved

• Pray: The important component throughout the process

• Prosper: By taking a comprehensive approach your ministry can prosper

Invite your finance and stewardship chair to join you, or give them access after the seminar. 

PREPARE FOR THE WORST; RESPOND WITH YOUR BEST
What You Might Not Know About Church Emergency Preparation and Response

with Jeff Hanna

Churches are often quick to respond to an emergency.  Yet many are learning the hard way that good intentions and faithfulness to purpose is not enough.  Churches without a plan to respond will often take action that is ill-advised, incomplete, or incorrect, placing the entire ministry and the people from their church at risk.

This seminar will assist churches in understanding the areas of concern and begin the process of putting a plan into place that will make your response both faithful and responsible.

Three primary emergency response areas will be discussed: Internal Emergencies, Local/Regional Emergencies, and National Emergencies.  Beyond understanding the issues you’ll receive checklists, forms, samples and additional resources

Presented April 13, 2006
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403 (b) - Do you know the limits and compliance issues? New regulations go into effect soon. Be sure you understand by participating in this seminar. "

The IRS has announced that they are focusing on compensation issues in 2008.
Are you keeping adequate records to substantiate your tax deductions?
An IRS official stated at a conference that he considered cell phones as an automatic excess benefit transaction unless the employee submits detailed records.

• Learn selected parts of the 2008 Form 990
• Show churches how they can use it as a tool to document compliance with tax laws
• Compensation and Foreign Activity schedules
  

With Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, investigating six prominent churches for possible financial misconduct, rumors abound about the possible impact of this investigation on local churches. Many churches incorrectly assume that they are unaffected by Sen. Grassley's actions. Nothing could be further from the truth. Separate fact from rumor and “get out in front” with lessons learned from the Grassley letters.

• Intellectual Property
     What are rules about ownership?
     How does tax law impact planning in this area
     How to decide who owns the sermon? Song?
        Sunday school lesson? Drama? Videos?
• Nonqualified Deferred compensation
     What is deferred compensation?
     What is a rabbi trust?
     What are the rules regarding payments to retired
        ministers? Employees?

• What is compensation and how is it reported?
• Setting compensation the right way
• Intermediate sanctions and compensation

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• Unrelated Business Income - the Ultimate Tax Trap
• Hiring and Supervising a Lawyer
• Expanded Q&A Session

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• Year end contribution issues
• New year contribution issues
• Housing allowances for 2007

• NEW Pension Reform Act 2006 -- biggest changes for tax
       exempts since 1969

• The NAACP and its impact on political activity

• Plus your Q&A on Tax and Legal matters...

Presented July 13, 2006

• Scholarships
• Missions Trips
• Political Activity
• Sales Tax
• General Q&A after presentation

Presented March 30, 2006

• Record retention
• Contract labor versus employee
• W-2 versus 1099
• and other timely issues followed by an open Q&A.

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Presented November 4, 2005

• New Charitable Gift Incentives

• Year End Contributions

  • cut off issues

  • stocks and non-cash gifts

  • receipts... what and when

• Staff gifts... how do we handle.

• Benevolence rules that may affect you.

• Party expenses

• and other end of the year considerations.

Presented June 28, 2005

•  Interns: What are they for legal and tax purposes
•  Fringe benefits: taxable or not?

•  Tax issues for Fall Festivals

•  Handling a Crisis – Legal, Tax and PR issue

• and more...

Presented March 31, 2005

• Why expense reports are more important than ever
• When your church must pay overtime
• How to avoid lawsuits against your church
• What housing expenses qualify for housing allowances
• and more...

Presented October 27, 2005

• What background checks should I request?
• How often should I conduct a background check?
• Now that I have the report... what do I do with it?
• and more...