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Game Changing Leadership events focus on a variety of financial topics and needs within the church including, but not limited to, fostering a generous culture, developing financial leadership skills, developing and implementing planned giving/legacy giving, and improving personal and church financial health. Each event covers relevant topics and includes practical tips and tools that church leaders can easily put into place right away to start seeing an impact.
September 14 • Montgomery Whitewater (Montgomery, AL)
Join us in Montgomery, Alabama at the brand new Montgomery Whitewater facility on Thursday, September 14th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. The conference room has garage style window doors with a great view of the beautiful park. RSVP by Monday, September 11, 2023 for this Game Changing Leadership event!
- When is the workshop? Thursday, September 14, 2023
- What is the cost? The cost for each attendee is $20
- What is included in the cost? The cost covers lunch and event materials
- Can I earn CEU credit? Yes! You can earn .3 CEU credit from the AWF Conference
- How long is this event? This event starts at 10:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm CT
- Who are the speakers? Chris Stovall, CFRE & Generis Senior Generosity Strategist; Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane, UMC Discipleship Ministries Director of Stewardship and Generosity; Terri Turner, Foundation Executive Director; Larry Cole, BCA Consulting Senior Consultant
- Can I participate in park activities like whitewater rafting? Yes! Learn more about Montgomery Whitewater and rafting pricing.
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September 15 • Maritime Place (Pensacola, FL)
Join us in Pensacola, Florida at the Maritime Place building on Friday, September 15th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. This location is directly across from the Blue Wahoos Stadium and right on the water for a nice weekend beach trip! RSVP by Monday, September 11, 2023 for this Game Changing Leadership event!
- When is the workshop? Friday, September 15, 2023
- What is the cost? The cost for each attendee is $20
- What is included in the cost? The cost covers lunch and event materials
- Can I earn CEU credit? Yes! You can earn .3 CEU credit from the AWF Conference
- How long is this event? This event starts at 10:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm CT
- Who are the speakers? Chris Stovall, CFRE & Generis Senior Generosity Strategist; Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane, UMC Discipleship Ministries Director of Stewardship and Generosity; Terri Turner, Foundation Executive Director; Larry Cole, BCA Consulting Senior Consultant
- Is there a baseball game on Friday night? Yes! The Blue Wahoos are playing at the stadium next to our event location Friday evening. Learn more about Blue Wahoos tickets.
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Speakers
Chris Stovall, CFRE & Generis Senior Generosity Strategist
Chris has over 32-years of church ministry experience. During that time, he has served in almost every capacity on a church staff including planting a church which he led for 15-years. Chris has now been doing church consulting and coaching for 16+ years. His background professionally prior to occupational ministry started in corporate commercial banking for 5-years. Chris is also CFRE certified which stands for Certified Fund Raising Executive and indicates professionalism, confidence, and ethics in fundraising. The CFRE certification program is accredited by the American National Standards Institute and is the only accredited certification for fundraising professionals. Educationally he holds a BS in Business/Accounting from Murray State University, a BA in Music from Western Kentucky University and both an
MA in Theology and an MDiv from Luther Rice University.
Chris’ sole professional focus is now working with churches as a consultant for Generis. To learn more about Chris and the work he is doing with churches go to www.generis.com/team/chris-stovall.
Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane, UMC Discipleship Ministries Director of Stewardship and Generosity
The Rev. Dr. Ken Sloane is the UMC’s Director of Stewardship & Generosity housed at Discipleship Ministries (GBOD) in Nashville, TN. He is a clergy member of the Greater New Jersey Conference, where he served 20+ years in local church ministry (including a successful new church start) and 5 years as the Director of Connectional Ministries). In 2006 he was appointed to serve as Director of Communications Ministry at United Methodist Communications and traveled extensively across the denomination doing presentations on how to interpret connectional giving to our local churches. He moved into his Stewardship role on October 1, 2011. He is the author of the 2017-20 Local Church Guidelines for Stewardship (Cokesbury), and a collaborator on the 2017-20 Guidelines for Finance and the Lay Servant Advanced Course, Connectional Living, Connectional Giving, Most recently he has written the content for an inter-agency collaboration, The Generous Church Leadership Course. Ken lives in Nashville with his wife Bridget; they have four grown children, some of whom may be living with them depending on when you ask.
Terri Turner, Foundation Executive Director
Terri Turner has been the Executive Director of the Foundation since 1991, currently overseeing over $114 million in assets for churches. A graduate of Florida State University, Terri spent 13 years in the investment brokerage business and finds her expertise as a financial consultant very helpful in counseling with church members and churches. Responsibilities with the Foundation include overseeing the administration and investment management of permanent gifts and church funds as well as developing programs throughout the conference to encourage good stewardship of God’s gifts. Terri is an active member of the Southeastern Jurisdiction of United Methodist Foundations where she has served as President and is active nationally in Foundation work as a member of the National Association of United Methodist Foundations. Terri and her family are members of FUMC in Dothan, AL.
The Foundation is partnering with Generis to provide this Game Changing Leadership online workshop.
If you have any questions about these events, please call the Foundation office at (334) 793-6820 or email [email protected].
Larry Cole, BCA Consulting Senior Consultant
Mr. Cole is a senior investment consultant who specializes in investment manager due diligence and asset allocation. Prior to entering the consulting profession in 2001, Larry served 11 years as a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of a national investment management firm with over $50 billion in total assets. His roles included equity portfolio management and Director of Sales and Client Service. Mr. Cole also served on the asset allocation committee and had direct responsibility for $2 billion in assets. Larry’s previous experience includes several years as Vice President, Manager of Investment Services for Wachovia Bank and Vice President and Investment Officer at American Fletcher National Bank in Indiana. Mr. Cole had direct responsibility for numerous institutional clients as well as management responsibilities for several investment officers servicing similar clients. Overall, Mr. Cole has over 40 years combined experience in the institutional investment management and consulting industry and has served as the investment consultant for the Alabama West Florida United Methodist Foundation for over 20 years. He is an associate member and frequent speaker of the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association. He received a B.S. degree in Finance from Indiana University.
Broderick Santiago, Generis Associate Generosity Strategist
Broderick Santiago was hand-picked by Chris Stovall to be a part of the Generis team and specifically to work in partnership with Chris, bringing his skills and experience to their collective client base. Broderick’s church leadership experience is quite extensive. As Lead Pastor, he co-founded and led Mosaic Church to become a thriving community that has made a significant impact in the lives of its members and many throughout south Cobb County in greater Atlanta. Through the ARC network, he has been actively involved in church planting, revitalization, mentoring, motivational speaking, and community activism. Furthermore, Broderick’s dedication to his community shines through several faith-based initiatives he has spearheaded in local schools. His professional background also includes working in both the real estate and the entertainment agency industries. Broderick holds degrees from both Morehouse College and the Interdenominational Theological Center.
Mark LaBranche, Foundation Church Relations Officer
Rev. Dr. Mark LaBranche serves as the Church Relations Officer for the Foundation and works to cultivate and strengthen partnerships with donors, churches, and/or organizations. Mark received his Master of Divinity at Emory University and his Doctor of Ministry at Boston University. He is an ordained elder and served as Student Pastor for the Seale-Alexandria UMC Charge (1984-87), as Associate Pastor at Pensacola FUMC (1987-91), as Associate Pastor at Montgomery FUMC (1991-94), and as Pastor of Saint Mark UMC, Montgomery (1994-2002). In 2002, Mark joined the staff at Huntingdon College as College Chaplain and Director of Church Relations, and in 2009 he left as Senior Vice President to accept the role as President of Louisburg College in Louisburg, NC. In 2017, Mark was selected as 27th President of Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, TN. In June of 2021, Martin Methodist merged with the University of Tennessee, and he was named the first Chancellor of the new University of Tennessee Southern. In July of 2022, Mark stepped down as Chancellor and was named Chancellor Emeritus and Special Assistant to the President of the University System. In July 2022, Mark and his wife Mona returned to their forever home in Pensacola and joined Saint Luke. Mark also serves on the boards of Bright Bridge Ministries and Embrace Florida Children.
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