Mile High Chapter
National Association of Church Business Administration
MILE HIGH CHAPTER
January
2013
NACBA NEWS
Volume 10, Issue 5
JanuaryProgram
January 11
The Role of Grace in
Church Business
Administration
Presenter: Jane Vennard
This month only —
2-page newsletter.
Editor is swamped.
Inside this issue:
January Program
1
December
Program
2
Smile
2
How does that "unmerited divine
assistance," or God's grace, impact or
alter the way in which we function as
Church Business Administrators?
How receptive are we to receiving
God's grace? Are there particular
individuals or groups with whom you
struggle in this area? Are there areas
of your life, or in your job, in which you
cling to your own reputation and good
works?
Reverend Jane E. Vennard will be
exploring the subjects of God's grace as
it appears in our work, and how we can
draw upon God's store of grace from
day to day, at the Mile High Chapter's
next meeting on Friday morning,
January 11, 2013 at Bethany Lutheran
Church.
Rev. Vennard is the Louise Warren
Iliff Senior Adjunct Faculty in Prayer
and Spirituality at the Iliff School of
Theology in Denver, on the University
of Denver campus. She earned her
B.A. from Wellesley College, her M.A.
from Stanford University and her
M.Div. from San Francisco Theological
Seminary. She is ordained in the
United Church of Christ.
In addition to Iliff, Rev. Vennard has
taught at the Pacific School of Religion,
Vancouver School of Theology,
Columbia Seminary and GarrettEvangelical Theological Seminary.
She is also a regular faculty presenter
with The Upper Room Academy for
Spiritual Formation, teaches classes in
a variety of ecumenical settings, leads
retreats internationally, and is the
author of numerous articles and six
books.
Is there a better way to begin a New
Year in our chosen profession than to
spend an hour refreshing our
awareness, our understanding of how
our God gifts us as we serve our
respective church communities? The
short answer is "NO!" Make your
reservation to attend the upcoming
Mile High Chapter meeting on
January 11 today by contacting Debbie
Boyer at 303.798.1356 or
[email protected]
Chapter Location
December Program Review
Bethany Lutheran Church
Ms. Bishop answered questions
from chapter members relative to
their respective properties and
Property Tax
current uses, and she shared
Exemption
stories about some of the property
Presenter: Lou Bishop, AOD -related issues with which the
Denver Archdiocese has been
OWNING PROPERTY FOR
involved in recent years. The
RELIGIOUS PURPOSES IS ONE primary "take-away" from this
THING...
presentation might well be that a
religious entity must have a
...But maintaining your taxemption status in furthering the carefully crafted mission
statement adequately
mission of your church can be
encompassing all activities that
something quite different is just
one of the items of note imparted might take place on its property
in pursuit of its mission, in order
to those who attended the Mile
ensure that the uses of its
High chapter meeting on
property will be considered as tax
December 14. Guest presenter,
Ms. Lou Bishop, the Director and -exempt for religious purposes.
Attorney-at-Law for the Catholic
The December program opened
Archdiocese of Denver's Real
with a "5-Minute" presentation by
Estate Department, made several Rick Emmelhainz from
documents available in her
ChurchPartner, one of the
discussion of the management of Chapter's Business members,
tax-exempt properties including
bringing our members up-to-date
an "Indicators of Intent"
with current product promotions,
questionnaire which assists an
announcing Private School
applicant in establishing specific Partner (ChurchPartner's
intent to further use a nonnewest website serving private
exempt property for religious
schools), and introducing the
purposes, an updated copy
company's new sales
(November 6, 2012) of the
representative for the local area,
Colorado Revised Statutes, and a Lisa Pacheco. Lisa's direct phone
copy (current April 2011) of the
line is (303) 407-4667, or you may
Rules and Regulations For
contact her at
Exempt Properties and
[email protected]. "5
Additional Definitions as they
Minutes with a Vendor" will be
pertain to religious exemptions
happening on a regular basis at
only.
future Chapter meetings.
4500 E Hampden Ave,
Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113
(Hampden & Happy Canyon)
8:30 a.m. Fellowship/breakfast
(cost is included in your
membership fee)
8:45 a.m. Business meeting
9:00 -10:00 a.m. Program of the
month
Non-members pay $25 per
session (includes breakfast)
Let us know you’re coming…
Contact Debbie Boyer at
303.798.1356 or
holytrinitylutheranlittleton@gm
ail.com to make your breakfast
reservation.
Check out our webpage!
www.milehigh-nacba.net
You’ll find current, past and
future information regarding
our Chapter. Pretty cool!
We encourage participation in
the newsletter as part of the
networking of the chapter. If
you have articles of interest or
regarding opportunities within
your organization, please
contact Mary at 303.798.0711 or
[email protected]
NACBANEWS is published
monthly. Deadline for articles
to be included in the newsletter
is the 15th of the month
prior to publication.
Repeat:
articles from
members are
welcome!
December 14
Smile—Some things to think about:
~ Can you cry under water?
~ Since bread is square, then why
is sandwich meat round?
~ Why do you have to "put your
two cents in"...but it's only a
"penny for your thoughts"?
Where's that extra penny going?
~ Once you're in heaven, do you
get stuck wearing the clothes you
were buried in for eternity?
~ Why does a round pizza come in
a square box?
~ What did cured ham actually
have?
~How is it that we put man on
the moon before we figured out it
would be a good idea to put
wheels on luggage?