NACBA Metro Group Recap

Last Sunday Josh and I traveled down to Church of the Highlands (COH) to meet with the NACBA Metro group.  It was our first time meeting with the group.  It was a great trip and here are some major thoughts that I came away with:

• Robert Hodges, Business Administrator of COH, was a great host and knows how to provide a great lunch!  I don’t know if I have ever had so much fried food in one meal!!!
• Glenn Wood, Business Administrator at Seacoast, is a smart guy, but more importantly he has a passion to unite church business administrators to increase effectiveness at their respective churches.  I can’t think of anyone better to lead this push.
• Churches may be similar in size and style, but that doesn’t mean that they are the same.  There were churches with different structures and processes to provide the administration needs of each church.  We can still learn from each other and improve our operations.
• Technology is advancing rapidly and will provide great opportunities to better support the needs of our expanding ministries.  Thanks to Nick Nicholaou for the glimpse into the future.
• Lastly, but most importantly, Business Administrators do know how to have a good laugh.  Phill Martin  was the leader on this front.  The NACBA should be proud to have him on staff.  Great guy.

I look forward to continuing to learn from this group as we find new ways to connect.  Business Administrators may operate behind the scenes in most instances, but it was evident there were some great leaders in the group.