1. Officer Training
Officer Training

2. Value of Officers Value from National Office
Value from local membership

3. Role of Officers Keeping vision & goals in front of membership
Motivating & encouraging membership
Setting example of strong leadership to membership
Providing resource for continued education of membership
Working as a team-synergy
Training others to be successful officers

4. Strategy for Successful Organizations
Mission – why they exist
Vision – how will they accomplish the mission?
Values – what do they value?
Goals – SMART GOALS

5. SMART GOALS Specific Measurable Action Oriented & Aligned
Realistic & Results Focused
Time Limited

6. Marketing for NACBA Meetings

7. Targeted Audience? Who are we trying reach?
CBAs – to meet their current needs
Support Staff – to help them grow into CBAs
Vendors – to make them aware of church needs so they can provide resources

8. Communication of Mission, Vision, Values & Goals to Membership
Updates at meetings
National NACBA ~ conference/training/membership/ resources/certification
Upcoming events ~ months out ~ not one month at a time
Rejoice in other’s success

9. Timely notice of meetings ~2 hits
Include paragraph about topic of the month & speaker bio
Special s
Written communication (personal)

10. Holding the Membership’s Interest Keep Them Coming Back

11. Relevant Topics
Current Issues Facing Churches ~The Known
Current Issues Facing Churches ~The Unknown

12. Practical “Take Home & Put to Practice” Applications
Speakers that Relate to Administrators, Not Just Church Body
Don’t Over-Use “Feel Good” or “Spiritual Topics” – Stick to Basic Needs

13. Special Incentives Gift for someone with perfect attendance
Free lunch if renew membership by…
Enroll a new member and receive a prize
$$ discount to National Conference
Discount for new memberships throughout the year

14. Marketing for Professionalism
First Impressions
First-time attendees
Acknowledgement of attendance
Don’t make excuses for meeting (attendance, etc.)
Seat them beside a net-worker
Guest Speakers
Communication prior to meeting
Communication after the meeting
Host Churches
Written expectations prior to meeting
Follow-up after the meeting

15. Lasting Impressions First-time attendees Guest Speakers Host Churches
Follow-up with /note
Invite them back again with their assistant/pastor
Give them a flyer to take back
Guest Speakers
Introduce properly
Follow-up speaker with words of practical application
Send thank-you note
Those that accept money – slip into thank-you note and give to them on the day of the presentation
Host Churches
Thank host church
Recognize Senior Pastor & Administrator
Follow-up with thank you note

16. Team Building & Involvement
Use More Than One Person for Securing Speaker Topics
Use More Than One Person for Follow-up Communication
Copy Steps Taken to President & Other Officers

17. Don’t Sit Together at Meetings – Network and Keep Ears Open
Pull in Evaluations From Members & Speakers
Don’t Take Setbacks Personally
Meet Regularly as Officers
Rejoice in Other’s Success

18. Reap the Benefits Increase in Membership
Increase in Professionalism – members taking membership seriously
Increase in Knowledge
Increase in National NACBA Level
Joy of training others to become leaders
Joy of helping prepare others for Officer’s role at National Level