Called and Educated, but Unprepared

Jack has faithfully served God for years. It was no surprise to those who knew him when he felt God had called him to become a Pastor. Jack thought he should attend Bible College to properly prepare for the new role God had placed upon him.
 
After graduating with a Bachelors degree in Ministry, Jack accepted the role of Senior Pastor in a little country Church in the Midwest. All was fine until the first Board Meeting. Nothing he learned in Bible College prepared him for the hostilities that would arise in that meeting. That is when Jack turned to us—the number one Church Management firm in the USA. We knew the dilemma with which he struggled and offered the necessary solutions to his problems.
 
Just like Jack, when a Christian enters the ministry he or she feels the necessity to prepare for God’s Call spiritually and educationally. To fulfill the later many attend a Bible College or Seminary. After all, a Pastor should be prepared for the demands that ministry places upon him or her. With Degrees in Bible and Theology, you would think they would be prepared for ministry.
 
Unfortunately, most Pastors are in the same category. Bible College teaches all of the “ologies,” i.e. Angelology, Eschatology, Soteriology, etc. but not the things a Pastor needs. All of those are great, but Bible Colleges and Seminaries need to develop a class in “Pastorology.” Most Pastors leave Bible College to enter pulpits across America, but have no idea as to how to conduct a Board Meeting.

The Pastor as the CEO

The Pastor of a Church is automatically considered as the CEO of that organization, yet many have no clue what it entails. Not only do the Pastors have no clue, the Church Board will often withhold that power from him or her.
 
No, large business would think of voting in a CEO without vetting the credentials of the new officer. Yet, most new Pastors step into Pastoral positions unequipped to manage and operate a Church. For me, it was only after I was a Pastor for a week, that I realized the spiritual training I had received, was insufficient for day-to-day Church operation.  Church is about 10 % spiritual, and 90 % administration.
Pastors in these situations are then shaped by Board Members who usually have no clue as to the proper way to run a Church. The same irregularities that have been present in that Church for years, have now been implanted into this next level of Ministry via the Board to the new Pastor.

There is Help

If you are a Pastor that has not received proper legal and administrative training to operate the Church you Pastor, you need our help. We are the specialists in Church Management. We know things others do not know. It is not what you know that will hurt you—it is what you don’t know.
 
In our Church Management and Clergy Conferences, we keep Pastors and Church Leaders abreast of all of the new regulations and updates to keep the Church compliant. We also have the training to show Pastors how to properly conduct Board Meetings.
 
The question becomes, “Do you want to stay where you are—in administrative error, or do you want to get your Church in Government and administrative compliance?” Please understand that God does not bless a mess. The reason your Church struggles could be because your Church is out of order.
 
Every Pastor and Church Leader should contact us today to register for the next Church Management and Clergy Conference in a city nearest you. To register, please call 800-344-0076 or visit us at www.cmtc.org.
 
For us, this is “A Ministry—Not a Job!”

By Dr. Michael Chitwood

 

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What You Will Learn at our  Conferences

Our  Church Management Conferences  will arm you with the information you must have to shield your Church or Ministry from IRS intrusiveness; teach you how to get your Taxes to the lowest possible rate; and daily operate your Church or Ministry within IRS acceptable guidelines.

Our  Conferences  have been taught across the Nation for over 48 years. Because of the Penalties, Fines, and even Imprisonment that the IRS imposed on many Churches and Pastors, Dr. Chitwood felt led by the Holy Spirit to become a buffer between Churches, Ministers, and the IRS.

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