The deadline to register has been extended to July 21, 2023.  Childcare being offered!

2023 CHURCHBIZ CONFERENCE
Saturday, July 29, 2023
9:00 AM-3:00 PM
The Cathedral of St. Andrew, Honolulu

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​The Diocese of Hawai'i is pleased to host its first ChurchBiz Conference dedicated to all things dealing with "church business."  From finances and reports to live streaming and relationships, the conference is designed to assist clergy and lay (especially volunteers) to better understand and tackle some of the more challenging or even mundane tasks required for the church to function smoothly and properly.

Join us on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew, where we have prepared an exciting lineup of 20 different workshops for you to choose from.  

The day will commence with a special lay-led Morning Prayer service, featuring accomplished graduates from the Waiolaihui‘ia Center for Ministry’s Licensed Lay Ministries program. Following the service, we will dive into three workshop sessions with lunch provided.  Fee is $15 to help us cover the cost of food and refreshments. The lunch offering includes a chicken and fish combo or vegan bento. ​

​As an added incentive, the Diocese will cover the cost of interisland airfare for the first TWO registrants per church from neighboring islands. We encourage you to register early to secure this benefit! 

We understand the importance of financial considerations, and are pleased to offer scholarships that cover both interisland airfare and the registration fee. We want to ensure that no financial barriers prevent anyone from attending. To apply for a scholarship, please click HERE. 

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Schedule:

​8:30 AM Registration Opens
(Continental Breakfast) 

9:30 AM Morning Prayer
(Led by Licensed Lay Ministers)

10:30 AM Workshop Session 1  

11:45 AM Lunch 

12:30 PM Workshop Session 2 

1:45 PM Workshop Session 3 

3:00 PM Wrap-up and sending forth 

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Registration:

Before registering, be sure to have your workshop selections in mind.  (See below for descriptions.) If you are a presenter for a workshop or serving at Morning Prayer, please contact Rae PRIOR to registering for this event. 

​Payment of registration fee is by credit card, PayPal account, or Venmo account only, no checks. If you have any problems registering or paying through the link, you can register manually using the form below, and emailing it back to Rae Costa HERE:

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The registration deadline has been extended to Friday, July 21. 
​​If you have any questions, please email Rae Costa, or call her at (808) 536-7776, ext. 326

2023 ChurchBiz Workshops & Descriptions:

To ensure maximum accessibility, the most popular workshops, as indicated by our recent survey, will be offered twice throughout the day. This allows you multiple opportunities to register for the workshops that align with your interests.

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SESSION 1 - 10:30 AM

ADDING 'ŌLELO AND HAWAIIAN PRACTICES INTO YOUR LITURGY:  (Also being offered in Session 3) The Native Hawaiian Ministry Committee has been working with ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i translators to translate our Book of Common Prayer.  The first phase was distributed in April.  Join committee members to learn how you can incorporate the language and other cultural practices into your liturgy and worship. ​

HOW TO MORE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO A NON-FINANCIAL AUDIENCE: (Also being offered in Session 2) The title says it all!  Trip Lynch, former church Treasurer and member of Diocesan Council, will present you with tools and techniques when communicating financial information. ​

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS:  (Also being offered in Session 2)  Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other, but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. - We are called to be in relationship with the world around us – including not only secular organizations but even other Episcopal Congregations!  Come explore fruitful community partnerships across the diocese and wonder together how to create or strengthen more of them! Panelists include Annalise Pasalo (highlighting Emmanuel’s many community partnerships on the Windward side of O‘ahu) and Steve Costa (talking about various outreach partners). 

​CAMPUS SECURITY:  (Also being offered in Session 2)  News about violence in our communities is becoming too common.  Churches and schools used to be considered safe places and sanctuaries.  Today schools run lockdown drills in addition to the fire drills.  Alethia Donathan from St. Andrew’s Schools recently attended Navigate360 ALICE training and will be sharing security strategies that will prepare staff and clergy in the event of a violent critical incident.

GET YOUR CHURCH CONNECTED: Website…Social Media…newsletters…how can one person do all of this?  Do we have to hire someone?  The good news is no and no!  Join Sybil, Diocesan Communications Specialist, in a discussion about how to uncover and recruit hidden talent in your congregation, and break up the work to be shared among several volunteers!  ​

INSURANCE:  (Also being offered in Session 3) During this informative and interactive workshop, we will cover the basics of church insurance, including what’s covered and what’s not, who’s covered, and who’s not. Our expert church insurance advisor will provide real-world scenarios and examples to help you better understand the risks and potential liabilities that churches may face. ​

HUMAN RESOURCES: Our very own Diocesan Chancellor and Human Resources legal specialist, Wayne Yoshigai, will explain the wage and hour concepts of exempt and non-exempt and independent contractors, employees and volunteers plus the consequences of misclassification.  He will also review the Diocese’s safe church practices and answer your questions. ​

WHO'S WHO?: They are making us do it this way!  Who are “they”?  The Diocese says we can’t do that?  Who is the Diocese?  Join Bishop Bob for an educational and informative discussion about what is the governance structure of our Diocese?  Who is the Diocese?  Diocesan Support Center?  What is the difference between a Parish and a Mission? ​

THE LAST GREAT GIFT: One of the last greatest gifts you can give to your family and friends is a complete plan for your funeral, or as your presenter calls it, putting the Fun in Funeral.  With recent clergy who died with no funeral service plan in their files, the choice of readings, hymns, and speakers was left up to those left behind.  And those decisions can be stressful, especially while grieving.  Canon Sandy will help with suggestions for clergy and lay to come up with funeral plans that you can gift to your loved ones! ​

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SESSION 2 - 12:30 PM

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS: (Also being offered in Session 1 - See above for description)

​HOW TO MORE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO A NON-FINANCIAL AUDIENCE:  (Also being offered in Session 1 - See above for description)

LIVE STREAMING: (Also being offered in Session 3)  COVID changed the way we do church.  One of the positive changes has been to add live streaming for many of our churches.  Please join us for a panel discussion with “streamers” from All Saints, Holy Nativity, and St. Andrew’s. 

CAMPUS SECURITY: ​(Also being offered in Session 1 - See above for description)

PROPERTY: Do you have or will you have tenants/renters?  Do you need construction done?  Bring your property questions for our panel to answer!  Questions like… When do you need diocesan signatures? What kind and who needs insurance before coming onto the property?  How is a license different from a lease? Also, Federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act’s (RLUIPA) shield from state and local land use requirements explained

SAFE CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR: Each congregation needs a Safe Church Administrator.  Join Nani Carroll, Executive Assistant and Diocesan Safe Church Administrator, as she walks you through what a Safe Church Administrator does and how to do it! ​

HOW TO AVOID BURNOUT: Are you easily irritated?  Do you feel the weight of the world (or the church) on your shoulders? Does it seem like no one wants to volunteer?  Would adding one more thing to your plate send you over the edge?  Then this workshop is for you! ​

DISCERNMENT PROCESS: This workshop will discuss the process of discernment for ordination and for licensed lay ministries (Lay Preacher, Catechist, Worship Leader, or Pastoral Leader).  Bishop Bob will walk through the process of discerning the call to ordination or lay ministry, and then the process of the Discernment Committee and Vestry or Bishop’s Committee and their role along the path. 

​AGREED UPON PROCEDURES (AUP) REVIEW: Diocesan Financial Review Assistant Spencer Lum and Diocesan Controller Sam Okita, will discuss some of the common misunderstandings that have been found while conducting AUP reviews.  They will explain and clarify the why (government law/regulation, conflict of interest, appearance vs. actual). ​

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SESSION 3 - 1:45 PM

​ADDING 'ŌLELO AND HAWAIIAN PRACTICES INTO YOUR LITURGY:  (Also being offered in Session 1 - See above for description)

​AGREED UPON PROCEDURES (AUP) REVIEW:  (Also being offered in Session 2 - See above for description)

THE PORTFOLIO AND YOU: HOW THE DIOCESAN PORTFOLIO WORKS: Trip Lynch from the Commission on Investments, will explain how the Diocesan Portfolio works, how it is managed, and how it can build long-term future security for congregations like yours. ​

​WHOSE KULEANA IS IT?: Who is responsible for worship?  Finances? What is the role of the Senior/Bishop’s Warden?  Junior Warden?  Vestry/Bishop’s Committee?  Join us for a fun quiz/game show (no scores kept!) and bring your questions to Canon Sandy Graham at this workshop!

INSURANCE: ​ ​ (Also being offered in Session 1 - See above for description)

CHART OF ACCOUNTS AND THE PAROCHIAL REPORT: Jane Tonokawa, former Assistant Treasurer for the Diocese, created a standardized Chart of Accounts to help make the financial reporting on your Parochial Report easier. ​

LIVE STREAMING: (Also being offered in Session 2 - See above for description)

THERE ARE DEACONS AMONG US: This is a workshop to help you answer some questions about the vocational deacons:  What is a deacon? Why does the Church need deacons now? Are there deacons in my congregation? Am I called to be a deacon?  What does it take to be ordained a deacon. Deacons play an important role in the life of the Church, and we are not only talking about helping with worship at during the Sunday service.  Help revive this lost vocation in our Diocese.  Visit with some of our deacons as they describe their never-ending journey.  For more information, please check out the files below:​

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