Northwest Baptist Seminary

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The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in British Columbia and Yukon
The Ministry Centre
The Church Development Commission
The Northwest Baptist Seminary
Invite you to REGISTER TODAY for our…

One-Day Workshop:
BEST PRACTICES FOR CHURCH BOARDS: Basic Workshop
…The Spiritual Ministry of Board Governance…

This Workshop will encourage you to make Church Board leadership a core, spiritual ministry experience.

Lower Mainland: Langley, British Columbia
November 1, 2008
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Fosmark Centre
Trinity Western University
Langley, British Columbia

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BEST PRACTICES FOR CHURCH BOARDS: BASIC EDITION

The focus of the Best Practices for Church Boards: Basic Edition workshop is on three elements: giving clarity as to the function of a church board; offering practical ideas about ways to help a church board to function effectively; providing an opportunity to spend concentrated time on seeking solutions to key issues critical to the continued health and development of your church and its governing board. All of this is done with the assistance of a facilitator.

There will be two plenary sessions to present the key principles that guide the practice of board governance. NOTE: New updated material will be presented to help congregations deal with current issues and concerns. Church Boards who have attended previous Basic Edition workshops will find this a wonderful opportunity to orient new Board members, refresh their understanding of governance practice, and address new issues facing church governance together!

What Church Leaders have to say about the Best Practices for Church Boards: Basic Edition:

“We have certainly benefited from the worship… At the first board meeting after the workshop we spent fifteen to twenty minutes in prayer at the start of the session and it made a world of difference… We found things just came together and all were in agreement that it made sense… Subsequent meetings have also given us opportunity to put what we learned to the test…” Emmanuel Fellowship Baptist Church, Vernon

“We have just had our second Church Board Meeting since attending the Best Practices Workshop… I want to thank you personally for the huge impact that this has already had on our Board.  We had a 43 page package to consider and we were finished in 1.25 hours and then had 1.5 hours to talk about the important issues that we usually never got around to discussing… All of a sudden our Board is interested in planning and vision! What a blessing!… Thank you, thank you, thank you…” Central Baptist Church, Victoria

            The workshop begins at 9am sharp and conclude by 4:30pm. Lunch is provided along with two beverage breaks.
            Each participant receives a binder of materials covering the essential ideas taught in the plenary sessions, the results of a survey completed by your church board and senior pastor, and other resources that are pertinent to the issue you want to discuss.

            The cost for a church board and senior pastor to be registered for the workshop is $375. Please note that your registration is not official until we receive the funds for registration.  Also, there will be no refund if your church board must withdraw within two weeks of the workshop. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Lyle Schrag.

As you consider attending, please note the following registration benchmarks:

1. the entire church board (as many as possible) must agree to be involved;
2. the senior pastor must agree to be involved [if either of the above benchmarks prove to be problematic, please don’t hesitate to contact the workshop organizers, the Northwest Centre for Leadership Development, to discuss arrangements.]
3. others – former board members, or future board members – are encouraged to participate as well;
4. all participants from your church must complete an online survey that will be available via email during the month of February, 2007;
5. you will need to provide us the names, addresses and email addresses of your board members and senior pastor for full registration.

If you have any questions or concerns about the benchmarks, please don’t hestitate to contact Dr. Lyle Schrag (lyle.schrag@twu.ca) WE WANT YOU TO COME! We believe that this event can be a significant help for your church leadership team.

NOTE: For the first time, this event is available for Church Boards from Churches other than the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches of British Columbia and the Yukon. Registration for these churches will include the following:

1. Church Boards would be allowed to register their leadership team for our scheduled workshops using our plenary presenters. Their registration would be $25.00 higher than FEBBC/Y churches [$400.00 per church rather than $375.00] and would require that they provide their own facilitator.
2. This facilitator would, most likely, be selected from their denomination, and would be required to attend one session of training with us, and would have to agree to our expectations. It is suggested that these Churches consult with their Denominational leadership in finding a suitable facilitator. It is also expected that these Churches would arrange their own honorarium payment for their facilitator.

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