National Institute in Church Finance and Administration (NICFA)

The National Institute in Church Finance and Administration (NICFA) program fulfills the curriculum requirement for achieving certification by the National Association of Church Business Administrators (NACBA) and the United Methodist Association of Church Business Administrators (UMACBA). NICFA seminars are intentionally ecumenical in course content, teaching approach and enrollment. Persons from all denominations are welcome.

2012 seminar dates  and instructors:

Seminar II -A June 4-8
Seminar II -B June 11-15
Monday
1:30 - 5
Leading the Church Through Relational Administration Bob Winstead
Monday
2:00 - 5
Effective Long-Range Planning in the Church Bob Winstead
Tuesday AM
9 - 12:30
Legal & Tax Matters Sutherland Law Firm
Tuesday AM
9 - 12:30
Coaching & Teamwork Jim Robey
Tuesday PM
1:30 - 5
Legal & Tax Matters (Con't) Sutherland Law Firm
Tuesday PM
1:30 - 5
Church Fundraising & Capital Stewardship Zip Long
Wednesday AM
9 - 12:30
Legal & Tax Matters (Con't) Sutherland Law Firm
Wednesday AM
9 - 12:30
Financial Management and Accounting David Duke
Wednesday PM
1:30 - 5
Legal & Tax Matters (Con't) Sutherland Law Firm
Wednesday PM
1:30 - 5
Financial Management and Accounting David Duke
Thursday AM
9 - 12:30
The Of Church And Christian Perspective Phil Schroeder
Thursday AM
9 - 12:30
Organizational Theory & Strategic Planning Jerry Kane
Thursday PM
1:30 - 5
Theology & Ethics of Church Administration Alan Morrison
Thursday PM
1:30 - 5
Organizational Theory & Strategic Planning Jerry Kane
Friday AM
9 - 12:00
Developing a Rule of Life and Leadership Phil Schroeder
Friday AM
9 - 12:00
Stewardship of Self Bob Winstead







Seminar I -A June 18-22
Seminar I -B June 25-29
Monday
1:30 - 5
Church Administration and Management Ellen Hopkins, Bob Winstead
Monday
1:30 - 5
Introduction to Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Bob Winstead
Tuesday AM
9 - 12:30
Theology of Stewardship and Best Practices Tom Elliott
Tuesday AM
9- 12:30
Congregational Leadership Anne Burkholder
Tuesday PM
1:30 - 5
Greening the Church Katy Hinman
Tuesday PM
1:30 - 5
Managing and Transforming Church Conflict Bob Winstead
Wednesday AM
9 - 12:30
Property and Facility Management Bob Winstead
Wednesday AM
9 - 12:30
Office Management David Melton & Jim Boyea
Wednesday PM
1:30 - 3:30
Social Media, Websites and the Church Dave Schroeder
Wednesday PM
1:30 - 5
Human Resources: Legal Issues Joy Melton
Thursday AM
9 - 12:30
Marketing your Church to the World Phil Schroeder
Thursday AM
9 - 12:30
Human Resources: Staff Leadership & Team Building Terry Walton
Thursday PM
1:30 - 5
Information Management & Technology Gail Hyde
Thursday PM
1:30 - 5
Human Resources: Stewardship of Volunteers Ellen Shepard
Friday AM
9 - 12:00
United Methodist Polity Bob Winstead
Friday AM
9 - 12:00
Human Resources: Staff Administrative Development Issues Bob Winstead

Upon completion of the three educational components of the Institute program (Seminar IA and IB, Seminar IIA and IIB, and Church Finance and Administration Project), graduates may apply for certification through the GCFA, the NACBA and/or other denominational associations. Denominational certification guidelines and applications should be obtained from those organizations.

Professional training standards for the National Institute of Church Finance and Administration are established in cooperation with:

Emory University Online Catalog Listing Several NICFA Projects »
Click on the "View" button for the project you are interested in. This will take you to a detail page that contains a link to the electronic version of the project. Click on the hyperlink after "Electronic access." This will open the file in Adobe Acrobat.

For additional information concerning seminar standards go to www.NACBA.net.