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Parish Administration Initiative
Next Meeting: Parish Administrators Initiative - Tuesday, August 19, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
611 Randolph Street
Oak Park, IL 60302-3217
Mike Stanch, from
the Synod Environmental Group, will be explaining the new Com Ed incentives for
energy reductions and explaining the Synod Loan program for retrofitting light
fixtures.
PAI is a group of
church business administrators who gather every other month to share resources
and discuss topics to help our parishes (and the administrators who run them)
work more efficiently; enabling congregations to carry out their mission and
vision.
All church administrators are welcome -- full or part time, paid or volunteer.
Join us.
To suggestion topics for the agenda, contact the host and chair of the
meeting is Vicki May at 708-848-4741 or
churchoffice@GoodShepherdLC.org.
Parish Administration Initiative
of the
Metropolitan Chicago Synod
asks you the following questions:
- Does your congregation
struggle to keep up on the latest information regarding legalities,
insurance, property management, computers, office equipment, and procedures?
- Is your pastor over-burdened
with administrative tasks
instead of being able to focus on ministry?
- Do you have
administrators (paid, volunteer,
business administrators, office managers, or secretaries) in your church office who would benefit from the networking, resources, and support of regular
contact with other administrators?
Join the
Parish Administration Initiative
for relief from these common issues.
For more information about this program, contact Jim Valentine at jvalentine@oursaviours.org, or 847-255-8700, ext. 231.
What is the Parish Administration
Initiative?
A handful of parish administrators in and around Chicago gathered to explore the development of an organization within the Metropolitan Chicago Synod to link and support those involved in Parish Administration. We’ve met and will continue to meet for mutual benefits.
Our Goal is to enable the mission of the
Church
– witnessing, serving, reaching out to people for Christ –
by connecting, equipping, and supporting parish administrators so they can
manage the church’s resources as effectively as possible, and make things
happen.
Topics we are continuing to discuss include:
- Purchasing
- Building Use Policies
- Computers
- AED maintenance
- Church Law
- Tax Exempt Policies
- Insurance Vendors
- Security
- Record Retention
- Church Management Software
- Website Development
Benefits of being linked to our group include:
- Keeping abreast of complex legal issues that effect the church
- Networking by phone, meeting, and email with
other administrators - Saving the church money through better
purchasing because
of shared market knowledge - Saving research time because of shared expertise
- Freeing pastors and program staff to do ministry
- Building up your confidence and credibility
as a
church administrator - Being a better overall steward of the
church’s resources,
including your own time and efforts - You can get beyond bean-counting and
gate-keeping to
truly equip your church for growth and mission.