3E Lilly Grant is partnering with the Arizona State University Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation to offer Best Skills Best Churches
Best Skills, Best Churches, offered online, is a graduate/executive level certificate program designed to advance rostered ministers' and lay leaders’ knowledge and skills for effective management of congregations and ministries. Enroll here for Best Skills, Best Churches, which begins July 11, 2023. The cost is only $150 per participant, a $775 value made possible by the 3E Lilly Grant. View a PDF flyer here.
Questions? Contact Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta, Director for Evangelical Mission and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality.
Best Skills, Best Churches will cover:
Volunteers in Service
Legal Aspects of Governance
Effective Communication and Handling Conflict
Marketing and Community Presence
Financial Management for Effective Service
Fundraising Aspects of Stewardship.
Best Skills, Best Churches will meet from 5:30– 8:30 pm (except in December from 4:30–7:30 pm) on the following dates:
July 11 & 13
August 1 & 3
September 5 & 7
October 3 & 5
October 31 & November 2
December 5 & 7
Upon satisfactory course completion, participants will receive a certificate in Non-Profit Management.