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Webinar for Churches: Unlocking Potential – Strategies for Finding Your Church’s Ideal CFO
Discover how the right financial leader can elevate your church’s mission, stewardship, and long-term stability. Join us as we explore key competencies to look for in a church CFO, from financial acumen to ministry alignment.
You’ll learn practical strategies for identifying, attracting, and evaluating candidates who can bring both expertise and spiritual insight to the role, equipping your leadership team with the tools needed to make a confident, mission-driven hire. Registration is free and attendees can earn up to 1.0 hour of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit. [Personnel/Human Resources]
Learning Objectives
After completing this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the essential financial, operational, and leadership competencies required for a successful church CFO.
- Apply proven sourcing and recruitment strategies to attract qualified financial leaders who are mission-driven and ministry-minded.
- Evaluate candidates effectively by understanding how to assess both technical expertise and alignment with ministry culture and values.
- Strengthen your church’s leadership selection process with tools and frameworks that ensure confidence and clarity when choosing a CFO.
Instructors:
Ken Tan, Church and Denomination Services Director, CapinCrouse
Jen Neal, Chief Financial Officer, Church of God Ministries
William Vanderbloemen, CEO and Founder, Vanderbloemen Search Group
Thursday, May 7, 2026
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. CT
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CPE Information:
Participants will earn 1.0 CPE credits.
Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Refunds and Cancellations: No fee. For more information regarding refund, concerns, and program cancellation policies, please contact [email protected]. In order to be awarded the full credits, you must respond to 3 out of the four polling questions asked during the program and attend the the webinar for a minimum of 50 minutes. Correct poll answers are not required to receive full credit.
CRI Advisors, LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.