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The Center For Church Financial Management
A Ministry Of
K. W. Brown Ministries, Inc.215 Las Gaviotas Blvd.Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757) 547-3388WWW.THEMOUNTLEADS.ORG
InasocIatIonwIththesamuel D. Proctor,schoolof theology,
VIrgInIa unIon unIVersIty,rIchmonD, Va
The Leader in Administrative and Financial Management
First-Class Training For Church Professionals
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contents:Table of
Freedom
Mission Statement ................................................................. 2
Where Do You See Yoursel ................................................... 3
The Center Introduction .................................................... 4
Certication Program ............................................................ 5
Certication as a Financial Specialist .............................. 5
Certication as an Administrator/ Church Secretary ..... 6
Certication as a Business Manager/Executive Pastor .. 7
Classes Ofered Description ................................................. 8
PowerChurch Plus ................................................................. 9
Previous Attndees ............................................................. 10
Tax and IRS Issues .............................................................. 11Time Management ............................................................ 11
Ethics ................................................................................... 11
Microsot ............................................................................ 12
Budgeting and Strategic Planning ................................. 12
Church Leadership Dynamics ......................................... 13
Human Recource Development ...................................... 14
Faclities Management .............................................. 14
Tuition, Fees and Academic Credit Inormation ............... 15
Tuition and Fees ................................................................ 16
Reunds .............................................................................. 16
Books and Materials ......................................................... 16
Academic Credit ................................................................ 16
Eligibility ............................................................................ 16
Class Schedule ................................................................... 16
Faculty and Staf Detailed Descriptions ............................. 17
Dr. Kim Walter Brown ........................................................ 18
Dr. Valerie Kay Brown ........................................................ 18
Application ............................................................................. 19
Registration ............................................................................ 20
The Center ............................................................................... 21
Advertisements ...................................................................... 22
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The Center or Church Financial Management
Mission Statement
To make a dierence in society by developing and delivering workshops, seminars, tapes and material that will educate individuathat they can ulill Gods purpose and call on their lives. To maintain a continuous commitment and dedication to God by providsuperior educational opportunities and spiritual empowerment to the world. To understand that it is our commitment to God th
responsible or whatever success we achieve. To operate always with integrity enabling us to achieve our goals.
K. W. Brown Ministries, Inc.
215 Las Gaviotas Blvd
Chesapeake, VA 23322
757-547-3388
www.themountleads.org
www .t h emou nt l e ads .org
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Where do you see yoursel?
As the pastor o your congregation, how many times have you had these thoughts?
Ihavevolunteersdoingjobstheyarenotqualiedortrainedtodo!
Howhardisittoproduceaccuratenancialreports?
WhydoIhavetodoeverythingmyself?Ineedhelp...no,goodcompetenthelp!
Itcoststoomuchtohirecompetentoutsidehelpforministryprojects...whatcanIdo?
Ineedaraise...whatsthebestapproachtotake?
TheCenTerForChurChFinanCialmanag
As a volunteer working within a ministry, how many times have you hadthese thoughts?
Whatsthelatestandnewesttechnologyavailablethatwouldhelpourministrygrow?
WhatarethelatestIRSregulationssowestayincompliance?
Chainofcommand...whatsthat?
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TheCenTerForChurChFinanCialmanagem
The Center or Church Financial Management (CCFM) was created in response
to aith-based entities need to train leaders, sta and volunteers in the areas o
Leadership, Financial, and Administrative Management. The Center oers individan opportunity to sharpen skills and/or acquire new skills to enhance their abilitie
be eective leaders in a aith-based environment.
The program is an interdenominational continuing education component o the
Samuel D. Proctor, School o Theology, at Virginia Union University, Richmond,
VA. As such, the program is designed to meet the standards and requirements o
continuing education credits as established by their accrediting boards.
While The Center uses the educational acilities o Mount Lebanon Church, The
Center does not teach rom any specic denominational perspectives. The Cent
is sensitive to various denominational hierarchical governance structures and
incorporates them where applicable.
The Center oers both a structured plan o study leading to certication in a
particular discipline or the ability to take individual classes to meet your current
specic needs.
All classes are held in the new state o the art educational acilities o Mount
Lebanon, Chesapeake, VA. All computer classes are held in a computer lab where
participants will each have a computer or hands-on computer learning while the
instructor is teaching.
The Center receives numerous calls daily rom pastors, churches, and other aith
based non-prots seeking recommendations on individuals to ll nancial and
administrative roles. Thereore, The Center is committed to maintaining a databo individuals who become certied to reer to the inquiring entity. This is a win-
win situation. The pastor, church, or other aith-based non-prot know that the
individual reerred to them is capable o perorming the job; and the individual is
connected to the job they would not otherwise know about.
Got an opening or such a person? The Center will search their database o
certied candidates to assist in nding such a person. Give us a call @ 757-547-33
or visit us on the web @ www.themountleads.organd click on The Center link.
Got an opening or such a person?
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The Center or Church Financial Management
CertifiCation
program
The Center or Church Financial
Management oers a structured course o
study that can lead to certication in specicareas. The Center realizes there is a great
need in the aith-based community to nd
not only competent and skilled individuals
to perorm certain tasks; but to ensure thatthe individual has the oundational belies
in Christian values that will make that
individual successul working in a aith-
based environment.
The certication programs currently oeredby The Center are:
Certication as a Financial Specialist
Certication as an Oce Administrator/
Church Secretary
Certication as a Business Manager
(Executive Pastor)
The ollowing course o study must becompleted in order to become certied in a
given area:
Build your
Career with
Professional
Credentials!
World-Class
Training for
Faith-Based
Professionals!
CertifiCationasa finanCialspeCialist
The Role o a Financial Specialist is to handle on a day-to-day basis the nancial aairs othe non-prot. This would include being competent in the areas o:
Budgeting/Strategic Planning
Payroll, including pastoral compensation packages
Tax and Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Issues and The Church
Microsot Word and Excel Spreadsheet
PowerChurch Plus Church Financial Management Sotware
For Certifcation, the ollowing is required: Costs
32 hours * Complete PowerChurch Plus training $795
6 hours * Pass PowerChurch Plus certication exam 75
8 hours * Complete Microsot Excel and Word training 295
Take the ollowing classes:
8 hours a. Understanding Budget/Strategic Planning $ 99
Including Sta Compensation
8 hours b. Tax/IRS Issues and The Church 99
4 hours c. Time Management 49
i. Procrastination
ii. Discipline o sel
iii. Planning Daily Objectives
4 hours d. Ethics 49
i. Issues in Church Administration
ii. Ethical Decision-Making
iii. Society, Culture, and The Church
70 hours total
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CertifiCationasanadministrator/ChurCh seCretary
The Role o the administrator/Church Secretary is to handle the day-to-day administrative/ront oce.
This includes but is not limited to:
Preparing presentation packets or meetings
Scheduling events and coordinating the logistics
Keeping church calendar and scheduling appointments
Answering the phone with proessionalism
Greeting guests and members
Typing correspondence
Sorting and distributing mail
For Certifcation, the ollowing is required: COSTS
1. Complete Microsot training (16 HRS) $395
4 hours a. Word
4 hours b. Excel
4 hours c. PowerPoint
4 hours d. Outlook
2. 8 hours Pass Microsot Exam (4 parts) 75
3. Complete the ollowing classes:
4 hours a. Ethics $49
4 hours b. Time Management 49
8 hours c. Human Resource Development 99
8 hours d. Facilities Management 99
48 hours total
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The role o the Business Manager/Executive Pastor is to supervise (or ensure compliance o ) all areas o the nancial and
administrative responsibilities.
Thereore, the certied Business Manager/Executive Pastor must:
70 hours 1. Successully complete Certied Financial
Specialist Training
48 hours 2. Successully complete Oce Administration/Church Secretary Training
16 hours 3. Complete the ollowing class: COSTS
a. Understanding Leadership Dynamics ** $3504. Steps 1-3 must be completed within 4 years o initial registration
134 hours total
**ImportantNote:thisclassrequirespreliminaryreadingandwritingassignmentspriortoclass.Therefore,
registrationforclassisencouragedatleasttwoweekspriortoclassdate.
CertifiCationasBusinessmanager/exeCutive pastor
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While the program is designed or certication, some o the classes may be taken without being in the certication program.
Classes Ofered
Detailed Descriptions
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PowerChurch Plus is known as the leading sotware among churches or maintaining its fnancial data and membership data.
At the touch o a button, reports that normally take days to prepare can be retrieved with clarity o inormation and accuracy.
Member contribution statements can be quickly printed at year end or at anytime throughout the year. Access to membership
contact inormation, along with a picture o the member is also available. PowerChurch Plus is the winner o the 2009 Campbell
Award or user satisaction in church sotware competition.
WhaTyouCanexpeCTTolearn
Hands on computer learning in state o the art computer lab utilizing actualPC+ sotware
How to set up and maintain your membership database, load pictures andprint church directory
How to enter contributions and print statements
How to set up your chart o accounts or ease o printing nancial reportsincluding graphs and charts
How to set up and use the payroll module or printing o paychecks,preparing quarterly 941 report orms, year end W-2s and so much more!
How to pay bills and manage cash fow
Every two years we used anoutside photography company toprepare a church directory or us asa undraiser . . .
is it true we can prepare our ownin house pictorial directoryusingPowerChurch Plus?
SuCCeSSFulCandidaTeSWillBeaBleTo:
Set up a chart o accounts
Enter simple transactions and prepare a balance sheet, income statement,and reconcile a bank statement
Set up an employee in payroll, process a payroll period, calculate taxes due,
prepare a quarterly 941 Form Enter member contributions and print a member statement
Process accounts payable
Pass PowerChurch Competency Exam with a minimum o 70% on writtenQ&A exam
$795 (32 Hours)
AftertakingthePowerChurchtrainingwithMs.Brenda,IwasverycondentthatIwouldbeabletounderstandandworkwiththeprogram.WhileIwasthere,BrendaclearedupmanyquestionsIhadabouttheprogram.Evenafter
theclasswasover,shewasthereformetocallandaskanyquestions.Brendaisthebest!IamveryblessedtohaveherasmyPowerChurchtrainingteacher!
-SummerHarrisHopeCharitableServices
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previouSaTTendeeS
Church Name City/State
Azalea Garden Church Virginia Beach, VA
Balm o Gilead Baptist Church Suolk, VA
Beulah Baptist Church Thornburg, VA
Calvary Revival Center Suolk, VA
Chickahominy Church Toano, VA
Chowan Baptist Association Hertord, NC
Covenant Fellowship Church Chesapeake, VA
Duck United Methodist Church Duck, NC
First Baptist South Hill Chesapeake, VA
First Pentecostal United Holiness Norolk, VA
First United Baptist Church Newport News, VA
Galatians United Church o Christ Suolk, VA
Gethsemane Community Fellowship Baptist Church Norolk, VA
Good Shepherd Baptist Church Petersburg, VA
Greater Triumph Missionary Baptist Church Chatham, VA
Harvest Temple Pentecostal Holiness Roanoke Rapids, NC
Harvest Time Ministries South Mills, NC
Hope Charitable Services Portsmouth, VA
Kempsville Church o Christ Virginia Beach, VA
Little Ark Baptist Church Dahlgren, VA
Macedonia Baptist Church Edenton, NC
Mosby Memorial Baptist Church Richmond, VA
Mt. Olivet Church Richmond, VA
New Central Baptist Church Norolk, VA
New Hope Baptist Church Gatesville, NC
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Prince George, VA
Second Baptist Creeksville Murreesboro, NC
St. Thomas Reorm Church St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Tikvat Israel Congregation Richmond, VA
Zion Baptist Church Portsmouth, VA
ThePowerChurchTrainingclassoered
byMt.Lebanongaveourteamthetips,
tools,techniquesneededtocondently
implementthispowerfulchurch
managementresource.Aprofessional
presentationgivenbyknowledgeable
staresultedinqualityinstruction.Iwould
recommendthistrainingtoanyuserof
thePowerChurchsoftwarewhowantsto
maximizetheirinvestment.
-ChristopherCollins
GethsemaneCommunityFellowship
We wanted a loan rom a bankthey asked us or a Balance She
and Income Statement
Whats that?
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Tax and IRS Issues$99
Do not be scared o the Internal RevenueService! Do not let other companies use
scare tactics on you to use their services!Inormation is powerul!
Learn what the IRS expects o churches and
you have no need to worry!
WhaTyouCanexpeCTTolearn
The guidelines or staying in compliance
with 501 (3) requirements
How to apply or your 501 (3) statusand receive your letter conrming such
rom the IRS
How to avoid IRS audits
Common mistakes made by churchleaders
Love Oerings are they taxable or taxree
Liability o Ocers
Time Management
$49WhaTyouCanexpeCTTolearn
Have you ever wondered where the timewent or how quickly the day passed without
you accomplishing tasks?
Do you nd yoursel completing tasks you
enjoy and putting o the unpleasant tasks?
Do you prepare a To Do list and ollow a daily
schedule or routine to ensure tasks are done
in the order o priorities and no tasks all
through the cracks or are orgotten?
SuCCeSSFulCandidaTeS:
Ater taking this class, none o the above willbe able to happen again. This class provides
practical step-by-step procedures to ensure
you manage your time wisely. This class will
benet you not just in the workplace, but inyour private lie as well.
Ethics
$49
WhaTyouCanexpeCTTolearn
Using case studies and group participationyou will explore and discuss various ethica
situations that requently occur within the
church and the appropriate biblical way to
resolve these situations
Dont get caught
in a compromising
situation.
Perception
is
Reality.
Place saeguardsin position to avoid
embarrassingscenes.
I never thoughtthis would
happen to me.
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Church Leadership Dynamics$350
This is an intensive course to provide pastors and lay leaders an opportunity to explore and understand the dynamics o change that is
taking place in churches today. The course provides guidance on how to manage the change without compromising your values and themission o the church. The course also oers insight on the various types o leadership styles that have proven eective in managing the
church.
WhaTyouCanexpeCTTolearn
How to manage change . . . what should change? . . . What should never change?
Roles and responsibilities o various leadership positions
How to manage confict and stress among sta
How to develop a team o accountable and responsible people
How to get your team to embrace the vision o the church and move it orward
*Dinner at conclusion o rst night with guest speaker (included in ee)
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Human Resource Development$99
WhaTyouCanexpeCTTolearn
Working Eectively With People
Building Positive Sta Relationships
Maintaining Ministers Personal Lie
Equipping the Saints to Serve
Administering Personnel Policies
Equipment Maintenance
Building/Renovating a Facility
Space Utilization
Grounds and Parking
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Developing Job Descriptions
Hiring and Firing Sta
Developing Policies and Procedures Manual
Creating Oce Etiquettes
Developing an Evaluation Process
Facilities Management$99
WhaTyouCanexpeCTTolearn
Custodial Management
Security
Insurance
Preventive Maintenance
CCFM
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Tuition, Fees and Academic
Credit Inormation
Detailed Descriptions
While the program is designed or certication, some o the classes
may be taken without being in the certication program.
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Tuition and Fees
The tuition or each class is due one month prior to the beginning o each class. To successully complete each class, various booksand materials are needed. Book and material ees are extra and will vary rom class to class. Costs o transportation and/or hotel
accommodations are the responsibility o the participant. Financial Aid assistance may be available or tuition costs or students enrolled
in the Samuel D. Proctor, School o Theology. Students should contact their graduate advisor or urther inormation on possible nancial
assistance.
There is a one-time non-reundable application/registration ee o $45.00 or every participant.
There is a certication ee assessed or participants who register or a certication program track. This certication ee covers the
administrative cost o tracking participant record, maintaining participant les, payment o CEU ees to Virginia Union, etc. This ee is non-
reundable and is due and payable upon registering as a certicate tract participant.
Should a non-track participant decide later to become a certied track participant, they will be required to register as such and pay the then
prevailing certication ee (as ees are likely to increase each year).
Reunds
Fees are non-reundable but will remain on the account o the participant or twelve months rom the date o their withdrawal rom the
program should they decide to re-enroll in the program. Ater the twelve-month period, all ee credits are oreited and removed rom your
account.
Tuition is ully reundable (100%) up to one month prior to the start o classes. Reund o tuition o 50% o the amount paid is reunded irequested (in writing) prior to two weeks o the start o class. No reund is given less than two weeks (14 days) o the start o class.
Books & Materials
Some classes require advance readings prior to the beginning o class. Students are thereore, encouraged to register early to secure any
needed materials to successully pass the class.
Book and material costs will vary rom class to class. Book and material ees are non-reundable.
Academic Credit
Participants who are currently enrolled in the Samuel D. Proctor, School o Theology, may receive up to ve-quarter hours o graduate
academic credit or course work. Persons wishing to receive such academic credit must rst secure their graduate advisors written
approval prior to registering or a particular class.
Eligibility
Participation in the CCFM is not restricted by previous educational attainment. Any person committed to the pursuit o higher academic
and practical knowledge is welcomed. The Center does not discriminate based on sex, creed or gender.
Class Schedules
Classes start February 2010. Visit us at www.themountleads.org or a listing o classes and times.
Registration will begin November 2009 online or by calling 757-547-3388 and asking or the Center or Financial and Administrative
Management
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Faculty and Staf
Detailed Descriptions
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FaCulTyandSTaFF
All courses are taught by aculty under the supervision o K. W. Brown Ministries, Inc., and approved by the SamueD. Proctor School o Theology, Richmond, Virginia. K. W. Brown Ministries Inc. is anationally recognized ministry under the leadership o Dr. Kim Walter Brown and Dr.Valerie Kay Brown, CPA.
Kim Walter Brown holds both a Masters o Divinity and a Doctorate oMinistry degree rom the Samuel D. Proctor School o Theology, Virginia
Union University. He has taught at the Virginia Seminary Suolk Extension,
the Evans-Smith Institute o Christian Education, Norolk Extension, and the Tidewater
Church-Wide Institute. Dr. Brown has written a book entitled The Clothesline Talk,
and has authored articles on ordination, worship, trustee ministry, and church building
projects. Dr. Brown is the senior pastor o Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church
in Chesapeake, Virginia and Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Valerie Kay Brown holds a doctorate degree in business managemen
rom the Weatherhead School o Management, Case Western Reserv
University, Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, Dr. Brown received her Virgin
CPA certication in 1980. Dr. Brown is also a noted and respected CPA (Certie
Public Accountant) in the State o Virginia, and has previously been an Associat
Proessor o Management at the Samuel D. Proctor, School o Theology, Virgin
Union University where she taught Church Administration, Finance, an
Leadership. Dr. Brown is also a registered representative or PowerChurch PluSotware. This sotware is nationally recognized as the leading sotware o
church administration and nancial recordkeeping. Dr. Brown has authored tw
books, including The MisEducation o the Christian and Whats in a Title? ...
New Leadership Paradigm which was published by Creation House Publication
She is a gited teacher and speaker who acilitates workshops and seminars acros
the country and internationally.
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Application Form
Name: ____________________________________ Title: _____________________
Address: __________________________________ Phone: ___________________
City: ______________________ State: ________ Zip Code: _________________
E-Mail: ______________________________________________________________
Church Affiliation: __________________________ Pastor: ___________________
Address: __________________________________ Phone: ___________________
Educational Background
High School Attended __________________________________________________
Did you graduate? Yes/No Year: ____ If not, do you hold a GED Certificate? ______
Names of Institutions of Higher Education Attended: Degree or Diploma
1._______________________________________________________________2._______________________________________________________________A$45.00 (non-refundable) Registration Fee must accompany this application
Signature of Applicant: ______________________________ Date: ___________
Please attach one letter of reference: preferably from your Pastor.
The Center for
Church Financial Management
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The Center
The Center
215 Las Gaviotas Blvd.
Chesapeake, VA 23322
A Ministry o K. W. Brown Ministries, Inc.