Membership 
An Overview of Benefits

 

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Classifications of membership
Active $150.00  (voting) membership may be granted to those who are employed (paid) full-time or part-time on the staff of a Christian church in a business administration or administrative capacity. This may include denominational members with like responsibilities who serve at other levels of their denominations such as Presbyteries, Synods, Conferences, Dioceses, et cetera; and active duty members of the United States Armed Forces who are assigned duties as Chapel Manager, Chaplain’s Assistant, or other Christian business administrative duties in their military service.

Associate $120.00 (voting) membership may be granted to those engaged in an activity closely related to Christian business administration in a Christian institution or not-for-profit organization.

Active and Associate must adhere to the NACBA Code of Ethics.

Emeritus Status  Application for Emeritus Status
The Board of Directors will use the following guidelines for granting the Emeritus status: Those applying for Emeritus status should have been an Active or Associate member for:
1. at least ten years,
2. attended the Annual Conference a minimum of five times,
3. attained age 55, and
4. entered into a retirement recognized by the local congregation or institution for whom the applicant last worked. It is further understood that retirement means that the applicant is not engaged in any full-time Christian business administration employment.

Applications received by January 30th will be considered at the Spring Board Meeting (March); by May 30th will be considered at the Summer Board Meeting (July); and by September 30th will be considered at the Fall Board Meeting (November).

Business $250.00  (non-voting) membership may be granted to individuals or individuals who represent organizations wishing to join NACBA for commercial purposes and who desire to join in the support of NACBA, its purposes, and its programs. This category includes those individuals, or individuals representing organizations, that provide consulting services to churches.

Student $35.00 (non-voting) membership may be granted to individuals who are full-time students in a college or seminary and are not actively engaged in any way in Christian business administration as a vocation, but who are interested in church business administration. Student membership is limited to not more than a five-year period. 

Affiliate $120.00 (non-voting) membership is for individuals who do not meet the definitions for Active, Associate, or Business membership. Volunteers (unpaid) both full-time and part-time should join as Affiliate.

Additional Member $100.00  from the same organization.

 

MEMBERSHIP BY
FAITH GROUP
(as of May 31, 2007)

Adventist 3
African Meth Episcopal Zion 1
African Methodist/Episcopal 5
Anglican 12
Apostolic 7
Assembly of God 106
Baptist  
   American 19
  Conservative 10
  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 43
  General 25
  Missionary 39
  National Convention of America 1
  North American 3
  Other 151
  Progressive National 6
  Regular 7
  Southern 627
Catholic 103
Christian Church of No. America, Gen. Council 2
Christian Jews/Jews for Jesus 1
Christian Methodist Episcopal 2
Christian Missionary Alliance 13
Christian Reformed 3
Church of Christ 29
Church of God 29
Church of God in Christ 1
Disciples of Christ/Christian 36
Emeritus 11
Episcopal 102
EV Lutheran Ch in America 58
Evangelical Covenant Church 11
Evangelical Free Church in Amer 36
Evangelical Friends 2
Fellowship of Brethren Churches 5
Foursquare 10
Fundamentalists 4
Independant Fundamental Churches of America 1
Independent/Nondenominational 433
Interfaith Military Chapels 1
Jewish 8
Lutheran 72
  Lutheran - Missouri Synod 26
  Lutheran Brethren 1
  Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ 3
Mennonite 2
Methodist  
  Methodist 2
  United Methodist Church 333
Methodist/Presbyterian United 1
Missionary Church 5
Nazarene 15
No denom/no church now 21
Open Bible Standard Church 3
Orthodox 6
Pentecostal 13
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada 4
Presbyterian  
  Presbyterian 34
  Presbyterian Church in America 35
  Presbyterian Church, USA 294
  Presbyterian, Associate Reformed 2
  Presbyterian, Cumberland 1
  Presbyterian, Evangelical 16
Reformed Ch in America 15
Salvation Army 1
Unitarian Universalist 11
United COC/Congregational 21
Unity Church 5
Vendor 186
Vineyard USA 5
Wesleyan 10
     
    3,109
 
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