1. CEO Dialogues
A Lively Discussion of Timely Topics for CEO’s
A candid, off-the-record workshop discussing key topics suggested by non-profit chief executives. Attendance restricted to CEO’s with oversight of a minimum budget of $1,000,000.00.
Bob Andringa, President, CEO Dialogues, Anthem, Ariz.; John Pearson, President, John Pearson Associates, San Clemente, Calif.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Personal Development; Group live presentation; Basic; No prerequisites

2. Meeting of the Chiefs
A Discussion for All Staff “Chiefs” Who Report Directly to the CEO
Meeting participants contribute to the agenda of this all-day, round table discussion on issues and tasks unique to top-level executives. Attendance limited to 25 people and restricted to those in the CXO role (CFO, CIO, COO, CDO, etc.)  This off-the-record dialogue is designed so you can focus on your specific needs with our tailor-made agenda.  Each participant will complete an online survey in advance of the meeting (you will receive information by Feb. 15).  We’ll focus on challenges and opportunities common to those who report directly to the CEO. (You must be in a “CXO” role to attend.) You’ll also receive encouragement and mentoring from our experienced facilitator who understands ministry on your side of the desk.
Alan Bergstedt, President, Visionary Ventures, Carlsbad, Calif.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Personal Development; Group live presentation; Basic;  No prerequisites

3. Lead Like Jesus
The Heart, The Head, The Hands and The Habits
Anytime you influence the thoughts, actions or behaviors of another, you are engaging in leadership. Anyone from CEO to support staff has opportunities to lead, and this seminar will help you learn practical tools for Godly and effective leadership.

Influence! Lead Like Jesus believes that anytime you influence the thoughts, actions or behaviors of another, you are engaging in leadership! Is anyone more influential in the life of a child than a parent? That’s leadership! Who influences a sporting team more than a coach? That’s leadership! Who challenges worshipers to commit to the Lord? The Pastor! Is he or she a leader? Yes! Who influences employees most? Is it always the CEO? No, sometimes it IS positional leadership like a CEO but often it is someone further down the ladder that provides the greater influence in an organization.

Is all leadership good leadership? Of course not, we can all cite examples of leaders who misused their opportunities and thousands suffered. Poor leadership affects countries, counties, cities, churches and families! There is a right way to lead that produces right relationships and right results and that is Jesus!

If you are going to lead by your influence (and we all do for either good or not) then you will want to lead the right way! Lead Like Jesus believes that good leadership starts on the inside – with your heart! You must first have a “heart attack” and become like Jesus in order to lead like Jesus!

Phyllis Hendry, President, Lead Like Jesus, Ga.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Personal Development; Group live presentation; Basic;  No prerequisites

4. Building Effective Boards
Board & Policy Governance for Christian Organizations
Gain a solid grasp of Biblically-based board and policy governance principles. Ideal for preparing new board members or as a refresher for existing members.
This all-day seminar begins with an introduction to a Biblical Value system and examines its application to board governance and governance models.  It is designed to provide a solid grasp of board governance principles applied in a variety of settings and ministries while bringing the attendee up to a practical working knowledge of Policy Governance. 
Richard Biery, President, The BroadBaker Group, Kansas City, Mo
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Business Management & Organization; Group live presentation; No prerequisites

5. Sustaining Growth
Expanding Your Ministry Impact Through Inspiration & Engagement
Would you like to create a workplace that is engaging, challenging, and purpose-filled for your employees and volunteers? Dig into Best Christian Workplace research-based, time- and employee-tested methods for creating a dynamic culture where people are inspired and engaged in a way that leads to ministry growth and significance.

Learn from our research how the Best Christian Places to Work finalists create a dynamic culture where people are inspired and engaged in a way that leads to ministry growth and significance. The principles presented in this workshop are based on stories and data from hundreds of employees and organizations across the country and the world, including data from a 10 year longitudinal study being conducted with a Fortune 100 company.  Participate in real case-studies and take home proven tools that will help build a God inspired, and engaged culture.  
Al Lopus, President, Vice President, Best Christian Workplaces Institute, Mercer Island, Wash.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Specialized Knowledge and Application; Group live presentation; No prerequisites

6. Your Calling
Am I where God wants me to be?  Why are you working where you work?  Are you living with the confidence that you have been called to what you’re  doing and where you are?  Trace what the Bible says about calling and how it applies to you.
Don Cousins, Founder, Team Development Incorporated, Holland, Mich.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Specialized Knowledge and Application; Group live presentation; Basic;  No prerequisites

7. Strategic Conversations
New Planning Models for a New Era.
Strategic planning as many of us know it is DOA.  Many people won’t sit still for boring processes.  In this session you will learn the principles and use the tools needed for the strategic thinking and conversations your organization needs to do today for a strong future.  Half of the time will be devoted to actually working on your plan.
J. David Schmidt, President, J. David Schmidt & Associates, Wheaton, Ill
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Business Management & Organization; Group live presentation; Basic;  No prerequisites

8. Leading for Strategic Impact
Plan, Control, Organize and Lead Your Way to Effective Ministry
According to George Barna, only 1 in 7 ministry leaders consider themselves truly strategic leaders.  Strategic ministry management requires a framework that explains what drives organizational performance.  This all day workshop will examine these drivers (people, processes, culture, strategy and structure) and how planning, controlling, organizing and leading can increase your ministry impact.
Olan Hendrix, President, Leadership Resource Group, Powell, Ohio; and David Mustine, consultant, New Albany, Ohio
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Business Management & Organization; Group live presentation; Basic;  No prerequisites

9. IT Roundtable
Meeting and Solving IT Challenges Head On
Solutions, stress-busters, and cutting-edge thinking from the best in the business. Part teaching time, part roundtable, all invaluably helpful. Come share challenges, innovations and solutions with experienced IT workers.   Join your colleagues for this ever popular information technology roundtable.
Nick Nicholaou, President, Ministry Business Services, Huntington Beach, Calif., and Alan Weisenberger, Vice President of Information Systems, ECCU, Brea, Calif.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Computer Science;; Group live presentation; Basic; No prerequisites

10. Expand Your Fundraising Capacity
Balancing (and Believing in!) God’s Provision and Human Activity
What does the Bible say about "direct mail", about "major gifts and matching grants", about "asking", about "pledges", about "the tithe." It's for the fundraiser who wants to know how to improve performance in the revenue areas he/she has and how to add new ones.  While many Christian organizations have strategies to raise money, few have examined their theology of God's provision and the place of human activity. This session explores the Biblical basis for fundraising and provides practical tools for building a productive revenue platform for ministry.
Our morning will look at ten character/incident studies from the Bible. We will define some principles and see resources to unpack a helpful, direction-setting theology for development. The afternoon will look at the 15 most common revenue streams used by nonprofit organizations, understand why they work and why they don’t, and how these are best used to support growth. We will look at tools to improve fundraising productivity and evaluate performance, and have discussion and Q&A about specific challenges to revenue growth.
Paul Edwards, President, Paul Edwards Consulting, Morrison, Colo.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Marketing; Group live presentation; Basic;  No prerequisites

11. Rounding Third and Heading Home
A Winning Game Plan for Major Gifts Fundraising
Major donors are an essential part of your annual, capital, and endowment funding.  Learn time-tested methods that will help you establish a major donor game plan to get you from first base to home.  By the conclusion, participants will know where and how to identify major donor prospects, what to say and how to ask, and will learn the Board Dash benchmarks.
Patrick McLaughlin, President and Founding Partner, The Timothy Group, Grand Rapids, Mich.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Marketing; Group live presentation; Basic;  No prerequisites

12. NPO Accounting Institute
The Top 10 Accounting Challenges for Non Profits
An interactive investigation of key case studies tackling the toughest accounting issues facing non-profit financial managers today. Learn about the newest accounting resources and build a lasting network among peers around the country. Join us for an all-day interactive session working through new case studies to tackle the toughest accounting issues facing NPO financial managers.  Topics to include accounting for restricted contributions, gifts in kind, expense allocation, special events, pledges, etc. 
Bill Haller, Partner/Director of Quality Control, Capin Crouse LLP, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mark Yoder,  Senior Manager, Capin Crouse LLP, Atlanta, Ga.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Accounting; Group live presentation; Advanced Learning Level; No prerequisites

13. CFO Roundtable
Big Ideas and The Future of the Large NPO
Are you ready to lead your organization into the future? What best practices could help you position your organization to thrive in the changing world?  Are you outside the box?  Maybe it’s time to play outside the box.  This is a rare chance to sit with your professional peers and learn from each other’s experience and insights over the past years. (Restricted to NPO’s with annual operating budgets of $25 million or more.)
Tim Maxwell (facilitator), Director, Member Compliance, ECFA, Winchester, Va. 
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Finance; Group live presentation; Intermediate Learning Level; No prerequisites

14.  Human Resources as a Strategic Change Agent
Utilizing Individuals and Strategies to Expand Productivity
Who you hire, how you hire and when you hire can all impact your organizations ability to achieve its vision.  Middle Managers will especially gain insight to strengthen your organizations hiring practices.
Ron Smedley, President, synergistic Resource Associates, Placentia, Calif.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Personnel/HR; Group live presentation; Basic Level; No prerequisites

15.  The Power of a Balanced Life
Learning and Living the Principles of Life Balance
Ministry often comes with no clear boundaries and more demands than resources. And with a world of information available in an instant, it’s easy to find ourselves overwhelmed with ideas and deadlines, but no clear sense of where to even start. Bring your calendar and task list to this innovative, hands-on session where you’ll learn tools and systems for creating priorities and managing information flow. Balance is not a destination but the skill of continually integrating all of life. Family commitments are stressed beyond limits. The speed of new information leads to volumes of new ideas and more commitments made to yourself in your inner world, as well as to others. Day-to-day life is bogged down and the bigger picture clouded. Bring your calendar and list of To-Do’s for this fun, innovative, hands-on session which will:

• Provide tools to develop creative solutions and stop the brain drain
• Teach how to discern choices and root causes
• Coach how to evaluate what is getting more or less attention than it deserves
• Provide tools to capture and manage your open loops 
• Help you dig out of the paper piles
• Facilitate learning goals that are achievable and stick for the long term

Lynn Bell, President, Women of Influence Leadership Accord,  Broomfield, Colo.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Personal Development; Group live presentation; Basic Level; No prerequisites

16. How to Lead and Still Have a Life
Servanthood, Vision, Humility and More
This workshop will focus on eight key disciplines of Christ’s leadership. These are qualities that empower great leadership professionally while guarding the personal life of the leader.  These eight areas  include:  Spirituality—the Power of Convictions, Humility—the Power of Servant-leadership, Imagination—The Power of Vision, Mobilization—The Power of Letting Go, Innovation—The Power of Creativity and Concentration—the Power of Focus.  Anyone looking to transform their work, home and life with the power of a new way of thinking will be empowered by these principles.
Dale Burke, Senior Pastor, First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton, Fullerton
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study— Personal Development; Group live presentation; Basic Level; No prerequisites

17. Resolution and Reconciliation
Skills, Tools & Systems for Effective Conflict Management
Learn why it’s essential for leaders, managers, and employees to know and practice conflict management within the workplace. This interactive workshop will give you the practical skills, tools and systems required for productive conflict management and help you to create a culture of resolution and reconciliation.

The purpose of this ITI is to provide effective conflict management skills at the management level. In addition to skills, the course will also cover the Jesus model and mandate for resolution and reconciliation, a discussion of tools to prevent conflict escalation and litigation, sample internal resolution Asystems@ for ministries and organizations, as well as an FAQ time with the ITI panelists.
The three primary learning objectives are:
• Learn WHY it is so important for the leader, manager, and employee to know and practice resolution and reconciliation within the workplace;
• Learn the practical SKILLS and get the practical TOOLS required for productive conflict management in the workplace (interactive training); and
• Discover workable SYSTEMS to implement into the management scheme to promote a work culture of resolution and reconciliation.

Kelly A. Bennett, Esq, CEO & Lead Mediator, Mediation Law Group, Temecula, Calif. James H. Pluymert, Esq., Partner, Mediator/Arbitrator, , Mediation Law Group, Hoffman Estates, IL and Larry O. Sullivan, Esq., Partner, Mediator/Arbitrator, Mediation Law Group, c/o Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Univ. School of Law, Malibu, CA
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study Personnel/HR; Group live presentation; Basic Level; No prerequisites

18. Rewriting Your Personal Spiritual Story with God
If you don’t like the way the story has gone in your life, or if you want to write a new chapter in your relationship with God, attend this highly interactive workshop for new tools and insights for the grand design.
Sibyl Towner, Director of Spiritual Mentoring, Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Ill. and Sharon Swing, President, Swing Consulting & Illumax Partners, Bartlett, Ill.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Personal Development;; Group live presentation; Basic Level; No prerequisites

19.  Making Teams Work
Learning to row in the same direction
Lots of Christian ministries learn how to put teams in place. Come and learn how to put a team strategy in place in your ministry Learn the Five Dysfunctions of the Team and how to address them. 
Nancy Ortberg, Partner, Teamwork2, Menlo Park, Calif.
CPE Credit—6; Field of Study—Communications; Group live presentation; Basic Level; No prerequisites