“I have been a member of NCA for over 10 years and have found my association with this organization to be an invaluable resource in the area of church administration.

“I can talk with other administrators to confer on many topics of interest as well as receive advice on best practices and how best to handle particular church administration issues.

“The camaraderie I have gain from being a part of this ministry has given me an outlet to receive support, love and encouragement. I highly recommend the Network of Church Administrators to any person who performs the function of Church Administration in your ministry.”

“The Network of Church Administrators (NCA) has provided a wealth of information based on 1st Corinthians 12:28, and as members of Bright Light Church, Lorraine Vann and I have discovered that church administration is a science, an art and a gift. It is a science because it involves procedures, processes, and techniques that the organization uses to structure its ministries. As an art it involves sensitivity to persons’ gifts, needs, situations, and timing.

“Finally, administration is a spiritual gift that is very much akin to the spirit as set forth in 1st Corinthians 12:28. Lorraine and I have been exposed to various seminars/presentations with such topics as Building Acquisition, Retirement for Pastors and Staff, On-Line Giving, Taxes and many others which enable us to increase our knowledge to enhance our church programs. We are dedicated to providing opportunities for learning, sharing, and interacting with members of other churches who have the responsibility for church administration. It is a profound blessing to be a part of NCA.”

“It is great to be a part of an organization with like agendas, a helpful spirit and a love of the Lord. The sharing of information and understanding the needs of your fellow administrators has help me to know that I am not alone; NCA has been a source of encouragement during some difficult times.

“I use to think that I was in this alone but now I know that I have friends I can reach out to via email or telephone and they are there to answer my questions or direct me to a source. There is peace of mind in having this kind of resource available to you; it is all about helping one another. Thank you NCA for making my job easier.

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“While at the NACBA National Conference last year I was talking with Rob Leacock, Christ Church Fort Worth’s business administrator. We were talking about his recent decision to replace their copier, and his process was impressive and effective! Especially how much money he saved! Here are the details.

“Starting At The Beginning
Rob wasn’t happy with his copier, so he set out to find the best replacement copier for his team. The challenge was to get objective information, not opinions offered by marketers who want you to buy the systems they offer.

“He started by contacting other church administrators, but found that process to not be very helpful since everyone seemed to love and/ or hate different machines! “I knew there had to be an objective resource out there,” Rob said.

“He found an organization known as BLI (Buyers Laboratory, Inc., www.buyerslab.com) whose website states:

“For over 45 years, Buyers Laboratory Inc. (BLI) has been the leading source for unbiased and reliable intelligence for the imaging industry…. BLI is completely independent in all of our testing processes and subsequent reporting. With BLI, you can count on unbiased data and information. All of our product evaluations are conducted by highly experienced employees in our on-site testing facility where we evaluate and report on hundreds of new copier, printer, fax and multi-function (MFP) products each year.

“There are several BLI reports on each copier, and there are also reports that compare manufacturers against each other. Though they were all helpful, he found the most helpful to be the benchmark tests.

“A problem, though, was that getting access to BLI’s reports was expensive. A one-year license for access to their online database costs $1495, which is prohibitive for most churches. So Rob contacted the copier manufacturers’ distributors and asked them to provide their BLI reports, which they were happy to do at no charge!

Read the full article at: http://www.mbsinc.com/copier-buying-tips