CBA1 Partnerships

With today’s religious community experiencing declining membership and decreased levels of giving and tithing, there is an ever-growing need for professionally trained and educated staff, ministers, and business managers to support today’s ministries. What many pastors and church officials have realized is that the “traditional methods” of retaining full/part-time staffed support is often beyond their ministry’s budgets.

The Church Business Administration Network is a team of ministry-based consultants who make it affordable and practical for religious organizations of all sizes and locations to afford professional ministry leadership. CBA1 training and resources are currently being provided, accessed, and utilized by religious organizations across the country to include small rural churches, large urban ministries, Ministers’ Conferences, Sunday School Unions, Bible colleges, Seminaries, and Denominational Conventions.

To meet the increasing demand for ministry training, CBA1 maintains a network of six (6) ministry consulting teams of at least three (3), but not more than five (5) ministry consultants on each team who provide training services to the religious community:

1. The Pastoral/Clergy Development Team

  • Associate Minister Training
  • Ministers’ Licensing Training
  • Ministers’ Ordination Training
  • Pastoral (New Pastor/Assignment) Training
  • Pastoral (Preparing for a Transition) Training

2. Christian Nurture & Education Team

  • Denominational Doctrine & Polity (Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodism, etc.)
  • Evangelism & Outreach (Post-Pandemic)
  • Licensed Mental Health Professionals
  • Teaching Development & Training (Sunday School/Bible Study)
  • Worship & Music
  • Youth & Young Adult Ministry

3. Church Business Administration Team

  • Church Staff Training
  • Ministry Finances & Stewardship
  • Trustee Training

4. Diaconate Training Team

  • Deaconess Consecration Training
  • Deacons’ Ordination Training
  • Diaconate Training (Deacons & Deaconesses)

5. Churches-in-Transition Team

  • Church Closings (Churches Ending their Ministries)
  • Church Mergers (Churches Combining Into One)
  • Pastoral Search Committee Training
  • Shared Ministry (Churches Sharing in Ministry)

6. Church Governance Team

  • Church Meeting Training
  • Church Policy Writing
  • Constitution & Bylaw Writing
  • Ministry Position Description Writing

*Ministry-Based Consulting Training is available, but not required for self-employed, ministry consultants desiring to serve as a ministry consultant in one or more of the above areas.

Ministry Consultants partnering with The Church Business Administration Network are…

1. Are Self-Employed, Business Owners with a valid business license permitting the consultant to “do business” and provide their ministry in the church. Much like a legal, CPA, or HVAC company that provides services to churches as a part of its “business”, the ministry consultant is likewise a self-employed, business owner with the exception that our “business” is “ministry” and “leadership training” within the religious community.

2. Are 1099 Classification for Tax Purposes: As self-employed business owners, ministry consultants assume the burden of filing our own taxes as self-employed, 1099 business owners. This means that the ministry consultant is responsible for reporting all income received for services provided as a part of your ministry consulting “business”.

3. Own Their Virtual Training Space: As a self-employed business owner, ministry consultants are responsible for maintaining their own “space” for training (i.e. Zoom, Google Meet, etc.). “Partnering” Ministry Consultants post their training sessions on CBA1’s virtual campus, but maintain and provide access credentials to CBA1 as a partnering Ministry Consultant.

4. Consulting/Training Fees: Self-employed, ministry consultants set and determine their own consulting fees and rates. While the temptation is to charge large fees for individual services, “good business principles” remind us that “rates impact our customer base” as ministry consulting rates are very competitive. Additionally, Ministry Consultants maintain their own e-commerce, electronic giving platforms allowing them to receive fees and “donations” as a part of their consulting business.

Ministry Consultants who partner with and serve as a part of The Church Business Administration Network are required to sign a written CBA1 Consulting Partnership Agreement with Dr. William H. Whitaker, II. Unless otherwise specified in writing, all information provided on the https://cba1.org website is the copywritten by and the sole intellectual property of Dr. William H. Whitaker, II and the Reverend Maria D. Whitaker. The use of the name “CBA1: The Church Business Administration Network”, its logo as well as the image and likeness of Dr. William H. Whitaker, II may not be used without expressed, written consent of Dr. William H. Whitaker, II or Reverend Maria D. Whitaker.

CBA1 Partnerships (Denominational Organizations, Seminaries, & Religious Schools)

The Church Business Administration Network partners with denominational organizations desiring to list CBA1 as the Ministry Consulting Firm for their organization. Denominational bodies such as Bible Colleges, Ministers Conferences, Sunday School Unions, State/National Conventions, Denominational Associations, etc. can become a part of The Church Business Administration Network by completing a CBA1 Partnership Request Form

CBA1 Engagement Request Form

Thank you for your interest in receiving training from CBA1: The Church Business Administration Network. Please complete all applicable fields below and you will be contacted regarding your engagement request. Compensation for preaching engagements is an honorarium of the Host Church/Organization’s discernment. However, please note that training engagements are “Donation Required” of an agreed upon amount and include a planning consultation with a CBA1 Ministry Consultant for the purpose of project clarity

Thank you and Lord bless you.
Dr. William H. Whitaker, II

CBA1 Services Request Form

Thank you for your interest in receiving training from CBA1: The Church Business Administration Network. Please complete all applicable fields below and you will be contacted regarding your training/resource needs. Please also note that all items listed on the CBA1 Services Request Form are “Donation Required” and include a planning consultation with a CBA1 Ministry Consultant for the purpose of project clarity.

Thank you and Lord bless you.
Dr. William H. Whitaker, II