In the complex world of ministry, administration is known as important, but it’s not always a top priority. When neglected, administrative matters become urgent and can trigger a crisis!  What does it take to manage administration proactively to avoid spending time on crisis management?  Join us to discover the “ministry” in administration and tools to stay on top of ministry management to reduce risk and avert problems before they occur.  Like our bodies “lesser parts”, the ministry of administration is truly life-giving.

Bonnie Ives Marden, stewardship practitioner, specializes   in leadership empowerment and financial accountability.  Author of Church Finances for Missional Leaders: Best Practices in Financial Stewardship (2019), she brings technical experience and cultural awareness to the spiritual and temporal aspects of church financial stewardship.   She teaches donor cultivation  “Cultivating the Craft of Asking”  and speaks and teaches nationally on our relationship with money and the relationship between financial accountability and generosity. She teaches leadership empowerment through Creating A Culture of Renewal©.  Participant quote: She teaches in ways I can understand!