If you serve a Kansas City area church in any administrative capacity we would like to encourage you to join the Greater Kansas City Chapter of The Church Network. Local chapter meetings and seminars help you become better informed about dealing with the challenges that church administration staff face daily. You can network with and gain support from your peers who have experienced the highs and lows of Christian business administration first hand. Membership only costs $30 a year.

Local Chapter involvement and membership provides:

  • Education: Local chapter meetings and seminars include speakers, audio/visual presentations and round-table discussions about challenges that church business administrators face daily.
  • Peer Support/Networking: A network of administrators provides access to others who have experienced the highs and lows of Christian business administration first-hand.  We share our experiences and, through an atmosphere of mutual support, we find new ways to make our ministry more effective.
  • National organization: Check their website for resources, membership and national conference registration. 

Please read over the following Code of Ethics of the organization before completing the membership application.

The Church Network Code of Ethics

As a member of The Church Network (TCN), I commit myself to Christian, ethical, and lawful conduct, including the proper use of authority and appropriate decorum when acting as a church professional.  I will use this Code of Ethics as a guide in performing my duties with trustworthiness and integrity, as a Christian, as a colleague, and as a leader in the congregation where I serve.

As a leader in church administration, I will not attempt to exercise individual authority over the church community except as explicitly set forth in its governing policies.

I will:

  • Be committed to the mission of the Church;
  • Strongly advocate that business practices are consistent with the authority of Scripture and civil law where there is no conflict;
  • Be responsive to my church’s or religious institution’s authorities, advocating ethical business practices as my standard;
  • Perform all duties as outlined in my job description, fulfilling my fiduciary responsibility to the members of the church;
  • Be knowledgeable of the documents governing the operations of the church;
  • Respect the processes of the church’s governing body by not undermining the decisions of that body;
  • Remain current with changes or advancements in the areas of financial accountability, and human resource management;
  • Openly and candidly share individual concerns, information, and knowledge with professional peers and church leadership;
  • Bring to the pastor’s immediate attention, or to that of the governing board, any condition or action that I believe exceeds a current operating policy or is in non-compliance with any governing document;
  • Respect the confidentiality appropriate to issues of a sensitive nature;
  • Exercise honesty in all written and interpersonal interaction;
  • Show professionalism to all those with whom I make contact on behalf of the church;
  • Make every reasonable effort to protect the integrity and promote the positive image of the church and its members;
  • Encourage and value involvement by members of the church community;
  • Respond in a spiritual manner consistent with my faith when confronted with conflict.

I pledge to:

  • Participate with professional colleagues in organized efforts to share new knowledge and development in professional practices;
  • Be an advocate for the TCN and to advance the values and benefits of membership to the ministry leaders whom I support and others with whom I come into contact;
  • Strive to be a life-long learner, seeking to attain the highest degree of competency in my field of work.