Atlanta Sept 2011

 

 

In Partnership with Episcopal Church Foundation The Consortium 

Presents

 

Creating the Church of the 21st Century:

a Morning of Leading, Learning and Networking

For you and members of your parish interested in endowments, capital campaigns,
intellectual property law and the church, and a new vision for our Church.

WHEN?   Saturday, September 24, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
WHERE?   All Saints Episcopal Church, 634 W. Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30308

 

The Schedule

8:00am        Registration and Coffee
8:30am       Welcome and Introductions – The Rev. Paul Collins, CEEP Board President
9:00am        The Former Life Has Passed Away: A Vision for the 21st Century Church
9:45am        The Other Church Property:  Intellectual Property Law and the Church

10:45am      Structuring and Governing Your Endowment

11:30am      Lunch
12:00pm      Rebuilding Principal Through an Endowment Campaign
12:45am      Closing Panel of presenters for Q&A, remarks, prayer, dismissal

 

The Content

9:00 AM The Former Life Has Passed Away: A Vision for the 21st Century Church
Presenter: The Rev. Michael Sullivan, Rector, Holy Innocents, Atlanta

The New York Times, Alban Institute, Gallop Poll and just about every other think tank or news bureau reports the same thing: mainline Christianity is dying.  Again and again, we hear the numbers, witness the trends, and wonder what went wrong with the life of Christianity as we have known it.  Amidst this sea change, many of us are seeking stabilization as membership and revenue decline.  How many of us are proclaiming a new day?  The day of God’s own choosing?  In this session, we will accept the reality of declining numbers while also embracing God’s promise for us anew.  We will claim for ourselves and each other the ways God calls the Church by pushing the boundaries of our hearts, embracing a higher level of creativity, and reclaiming our tradition on the trajectory of the ever evolving Holy Spirit.

9:45 AM The Other Church Property:  Intellectual Property Law and the Church
Presenter: David R. Posteraro, Intellectual Property Rights Attorney, Cleveland, OH

Clergy and Vestries spend a lot of time dealing with church property -  buildings, land, furniture etc.  But there is another type of property that every church owns or uses that can be equally as important.  That property is known as Intellectual Property and it consists of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.  The laws of Intellectual Property govern what can be said in the pulpit, sung in the choir, printed in the bulletin or published on the church website.  They dictate how and who can use a church’s name.  Intellectual Property issues extend to social networking sites, podcasts of sermons and videos of services posted on youtube.  Ignorance of the laws of Intellectual Property is a trap for the unwary.  This session will address issues such as audio and videotape recordings of religious services, who owns the sermon, what pictures can be posted on your website and who can use the church’s name.  It will teach you how to protect your church’s “other” property  and how to insure against infringement claim.

10:45 AM Structuring and Governing Your Endowment
Kenneth Quigley, Director, Investment Management Services,  Episcopal Church Foundation, New York

Getting the structure of your endowment right is often the key to its success – as dull as that may sound. If you want to encourage legacy gifts to your church, you need to be able to explain how the money will be used, how it will be invested, how much will be spent each year, and who is in charge of making those decisions. Vision, purpose, and structure matter. Growing the endowment, even decisions about who manages the money, follow structure. 

 

12:00 Noon Rebuilding Principal Through an Endowment Campaign
Presenter: Maurice J. Seaton, CFRE, Head of Capital Campaign Services, Episcopal Church Foundation

 

It’s hard to make up the 2007-2008 losses of 20% to 40% through capital appreciation and interest alone. So how about a capital campaign for your endowment? Examine the difference between a capital campaign and a special appeal, the process of a capital campaign for endowments, and examples of recent successful endowment campaigns. Consider what qualities you should look for is a fundraising consultant that will be the right partner for your congregation.

 

 THE PRESENTERS

  The Rev. Michael Sullivan is an under-graduate of Wofford College and a recipient of a James B. Duke Fellowship at Duke University. However, after pursuing that program for a year, he entered law school at the University of South Carolina where he earned his law degree and then practiced appellate law in Columbia.  During his practice, he discerned a call to priesthood and attended Sewanee in 2000.  He is the author of two books and numerous articles.  Windows into the Soul and Windows into the Light, deal with the place of art in spirituality and how creativity can contribute to the richness of the Christian journey.   He has been a featured writer for Episcopal Café and Explorefaith.com.  He often leads retreats on art and spirituality, as well as vestry retreats on conflict and parish transition to growth following a period of difficulty.  He feels especially called to preaching and teaching, and in recent years, to interfaith understanding and dialogue.   

  Kenneth H. Quigley joined the staff of the Episcopal Church Foundation  following a career in publishing and communications. His role at the Foundation is sometimes described as financial pastor, helping churches and dioceses work through the many issues involved in establishing, investing and growing their endowments. Prior to joining the Foundation, Ken was president and CEO of the Continuum International Publishing Group. He led the Morehouse Publishing Group as president and CEO from 1995 through its acquisition by Continuum in 2002.  Prior to joining Morehouse Ken headed up his own marketing, advertising and public relations company serving many agencies and offices of the national Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, and numerous capital campaigns for Episcopal churches and dioceses as communications consultant.

  Maurice J. Seaton is Senior Program Director and Head of Capital Campaign Services at the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF).  In this role he manages a team of a dozen consultants who provide capital campaign management services to Episcopal churches, dioceses, schools and other Episcopal organizations of all sizes.  He has served as an annual stewardship, planned giving and capital campaign consultant to a number of Episcopal churches and emphasizes the importance of integrating a spiritual dimension into raising funds.  Born in South Africa, Maurice is a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of Church of the Ascension in New York City, where he chairs the planned giving committee.  Prior to joining ECF in 2002, Maurice served as a diplomat to the United Nations.  He holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from New York University and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

 

 

David Posteraro is a partner in the law firm of Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz PLL in Cleveland, Ohio specializing in Intellectual Property law.  He also serves as Junior Warden of Trinity Cathedral and is a member of the Board of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes.  He will help educate you on what copyright law is, how you can protect your church against claims of infringement and protect your church’s other intellectual property assets.