Church Administration

Kirkland University - Seminary

 School of Business

MBA Church Administration

Overview:

The Church Business Administration concentration is specifically designed to provide graduate students who work, or would like to work, in church or para-church ministries, with an in-depth hands-on understanding of those areas that affect church administration. The purpose of this concentration is to help develop church business administrators who want to learn the latest theories and concepts and to learn how these administrative concepts can be used to help organize and operate a church effectively and efficiently.

Requirements: 54 Credits

(1)  Core MBA courses - 30 credits.:

(2)  Church Business Administration Concentration: (24 Units)

Alternative Dispute Resolution: 3 Credits

Mediation                           http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediation

Arbitration                         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitration

Define and discuss how mediation and arbitration provide Conflict and/or Dispute resolution.

Church and Non Profit Management: 15 Credits

Non-profit Organization               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit

Briefly define and discuss the concept of non-profit organization.

Board Development                            http://www.allianceonline.org/FAQ/board_development

Briefly answer the 9 questions about how to develop and manage a non-profit board of directors.

Strategic Planning                                  http://www.allianceonline.org/FAQ/strategic_planning

Briefly answer the 15 questions about how to develop and run a strategic planning program.                          

Fundraising                                             http://www.allianceonline.org/FAQ/fundraising

Briefly answer the first 6 questions about how to develop and run a fundraising program.

Financial Management                       http://www.allianceonline.org/FAQ/financial_management

Briefly answer the 29 questions about the general elements of a financial management program.

Risk Management                                   http://www.allianceonline.org/FAQ/risk_management

Briefly answer the 20 questions about the general elements of a risk management program.

Non-profit Laws                                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_America_non-profit_laws

Define and briefly discuss: Not-for-profit corporation; Surplus;  Intermediate Sanctions Disqualified Person;  Organization Manager; and Safe Harbor.

Program Evaluation                              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_Evaluation

Define and briefly discuss Program Evaluation and Qualitative Research.

How to Read the IRS Form 990            http://www.npccny.org/Form_990/990.htm

Organization Bylaws: 3 Credits

Generate a set of Bylaws for your own church based on the following examples:

Bylaws Example                                           http://www.mncn.org/bylaws.htm

Nonprofit Religious Corporation                  http://www.ucg.org/about/bylaws.htm

Sample Bylaws                                               http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/charter/bylaws.htm

20 Steps to Planting and Growing a Church: 3 Credits

Discuss briefly the logic and importance of the following rules.

Make changes slowly.

Announce office hours, then be there.

Promote preaching series on pertinent subjects.

Develop important contacts outside the church.

Develop a personal visitation program for yourself.

Set realistic goals which can be reached, which build faith.

Write and use job descriptions for all positions, paid and unpaid.

Look carefully and critically at your facility.

Make connections with community leaders.

Use the media before they use you.

Schedule your teaching classes to run on schedule.

Never count your losses and don't preach your problems until you are through them.

In the early years, start saving back your personal offerings to bring in good speakers.

Chart your growth in measurable ways.

Develop leadership by making it possible for it to be self-supportive.

Don't hold on to someone once they start to leave you.

Never fire a volunteer, promote them.

Take quality time to train leadership, elders and deacons.

Lay out a permanent training program for teachers.

Gear the church up to reach children in your community.