Area Ministry Day

Area Ministry Day 2007

~Parish Leadership BOOT CAMP~

Saturday, November 3rd

Base Borden, Barrie

Are you now or are you thinking about becoming a leader in your parish?

Not sure what to do or what's involved?

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PARISH LEADERSHIP BOOT CAMP

Join Bishop Elliott and other Anglicans from York-Simcoe as we give you the tools you need to effectively do your job as a Parish Leader or Administrator.

The event will be held on Base Bordon at the Rod and Gun Club Lodge and will run from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Schedule of Events

8:30 – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 – 9:30 am Opening Prayers & Welcome

9:30 – 10:30 am Basic Administration Structure with Ward McCance

10:30 – 10:45 am Break

10:45 – 12:00 pm Workshops

12:00 – 12:45 pm Lunch and Networking

12:45 – 2:15 pm Risk Management with Geoff Haddock from AON

2:15 – 2:30 pm Break

2:30 – 3:45 pm Workshops

3:45 – 4:00 pm Closing

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Ward McCance - Ward spent 35 years of his working life in the finance and information technology industries, focusing on project management, product development and marketing, and operational and financial management. Ward has been a parish Warden in the past, and has chaired a parish Church Restoration Committee and a parish Outreach Committee. Ward has also served on the Treasury Board of the Diocese of Toronto for several years, acting as Vice Chair. Ward also originated the Diocese’s Stewardship Development Committee, acting as Chair, and created the “FaithWorks” name.

Since his retirement, Ward has been asked by the Archbishop to act as Parish Administrator for several parishes in Toronto as well as carrying out a parish review for a 2-point parish in Trent-Durham. These appointments were required to rebuild the parishes’ financial record-keeping processes, reduce expenses, develop long-term parish asset management plans, and grow the parish’s income though stewardship development and congregational development programs. Ward included these techniques and templates in his book “ParishWorks”, published by Anglican Book Center Publishing in April of 2007. It is the only book addressing parish administration and management for the Anglican Church of Canada.

Geoff Haddock, BA, CRM, CCIB – Geoff has 29 years of experience in the insurance industry. He has been with AON since 2003 as an Account Manager and is currently serving as the Vice President of Group Risk Solutions. His current responsibilities include management and development of large group affinity insurance programs for professional associations and their members, and industry specific segments such as religion and education. Geoff is the National Account Manager for the Anglican Church of Canada insurance program and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada insurance program as well as the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada insurance program

Workshops

You may attend two workshops, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Note that the morning workshops are repeated in the afternoon, if you parish is sending a team you may want to organize your workshop choices with them so you can cover all the topics.

Legalities & Expectations - Corporation, Canons, Returns & Reporting

Human Resources - Screening, Contractors vs. Employees , Hiring & Firing

Real Estate - Licenses, Inspections, Rectories, “Surplus”

Parish Finances - Records, Taxes & Donations, Legalities & Procedures 

Cost & Registration

The cost for the day is $10.00 per person, payment due at registration on November 3rd (cash or cheques made payable to Episcopal Area of York-Simcoe). To register for the Boot Camp please contact Jennipher at 905-833-8327 or by email ysimcoe@toronto.anglican.ca.