Standards for Excellence Webinar Registration

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Thursday September 29, 2011 1:00 – 2:15 PM EDT
The Stewardship Covenant: tactics that build strong stewardship communities

Presenter: Kerry Robinson, executive director, National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management

This webinar will explore parish practices associated with living the radical approach of stewardship as a community. The focus of this webinar will be on the institution of best practices that build the trusting relationship needed with the parishioner to encourage lifelong stewardship.

Learn strategies for instilling a culture of stewardship in the parish/diocese and in parishioners. Identify best practices in the solicitation of funds, donor privacy guidelines, accurate and transparent reporting, gift acceptance policies.
Audience:

Pastors, parish business managers, pastoral staff, stewardship committee members, finance council members, diocesan stewardship and finance council members, diocesan CFOs and stewardship directors.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2:00 – 3:15 PM EDT
Measuring the Quality of Parish Ministry

Presenter: Jim Lundholm-Eades, former director of parish services and planning, Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis

Despite conventional wisdom parish ministry evaluation CAN be done and it is very different from performance evaluation for employees. Best practice and standards for excellence in parish ministry can be identified and measured.A definition, framework, and tools for evaluating the quality of parish ministry will be presented. Participants will learn to develop and implement a ministry improvement plan based on the results of a parish ministry evaluation. Techniques to identify a ministry’s strengths, best ministry practices, and how to introduce best practice standards into current ministries will be discussed.

Audience: Pastors, parish pastoral staff, parish council members, parish finance council members, parish lay volunteer leadership, diocesan pastoral staff and cabinet members.

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Thursday, November 3, 2011 3:00 – 4:15 PM EDT
Supporting and Sustaining Staff and Volunteers in Parishes, Diocesan Offices, and Agencies

Presenter: Carol Fowler, director of personnel services, Archdiocese of Chicago

What does it mean to have a “pastoral” conversation in the context of ongoing employee support and evaluation? Learn practical techniques and receive tools that will lead staff and volunteers in their efforts as they serve the mission and vision of the Church. Avoid ambiguity in roles and responsibilities for both supervisors and staff. Learn techniques for providing feedback and having difficult conversations. Receive sample personnel and volunteer policies, review and evaluation forms.

Audience: All parish, diocesan, and nonprofit staff and lay volunteer leadership responsible for managing other people.