Upcoming Opportunities

Retreats at Tower Hill Campgrounds

• Women’s Retreat, April 5-7

• Brush Harbor Clergy of Color Retreat, May 2-4

• Best of Festival of Homiletics, May 13-16

• Autumn Adult Retreat, Oct 1-3
  
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Cohorts with Church Training Center

Budgets That Inspire Giving:

A Narrative Model for Missional Budget Presentation

Tuesdays, 6:00-7:00 PM starting April 9
 

This training program is designed to introduce church leaders to a narrative model of missionally focused budget presentation. Participants will learn the importance of missionally driven decision making, budgeting for missional purposes, basic strategic planning processes, how to build a narrative budget around the core values of the church, calculate the figures for the narrative presentation, integrate creativity and well-crafted presentation, and connect the stewardship model of the church to the budget presentation.

• Syllabus

• Budget Cohort Registration

Course Schedule:

• 4/9/2024 - Mission, Vision, Values, & Structure

• 4/16/2024 - Mission & the Bottom Line

• 4/23/2024 - Introduction to Budgets That Inspire Giving

• 4/30/2024 - Strategic Planning - Part 1

• 5/7/2024 - Strategic Planning - Part 2

• 5/14/2024 - Core Values to Narrative

• 5/21/2024 - Dividing The Numbers

• 5/28/2024 - Creativity and The Presentation

• 6/4/2024 - Stewardship and The Budget

Churches and Taxes:

Navigating Tax Issues for Church Leaders

Wednesdays, 6:00-7:00 PM starting April 10
 

This training program is designed to introduce church leaders to various tax issues that churches may encounter. Participants will learn about the types of taxes churches are responsible for, the exemptions churches enjoy, potential risks of losing tax exemptions, and special tax-related issues related to ministers, donors, employees, and independent contractors.

• Syllabus

• Churches & Taxes Cohort Registration

Course Schedule:

• 4/10/2024 - Income Taxes

• 4/17/2024 - How To Loose Your Tax Exemption

• 4/24/2024 - Unrelated Business Income Tax

• 5/1/2024 - Sales Tax

• 5/8/2024 - Payroll Taxes

• 5/15/2024 - Ministerial Exemption

• 5/22/2024 - Property Taxes

• 5/29/2024 - Donation Receipts

• 6/5/2024 - W-2s and 1099s

Upcoming Cohorts in 2024

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Summer Cohorts (June-August):

Good Governance

Pastors and Church Finance

Fall Cohorts (August-October):

Employees, Independent Contractors, and Payroll

Building Financial Policies and Procedures