IN THIS ISSUE --

** Two-day Fund Raising Course
** Summary of SEEDS Plus! International 200 Seminars
** Beware of Con Man!
** Upcoming Events


FRIDAY FAX
March 24, 2005
A News and Information Service for Leaders in North America


- RESOURCES -


** A TWO-DAY FUND RAISING COURSE, "Managing The Capital Campaign,"
will be given May 9, 10 at Loma Linda University in California, and May
17, 18 at Adventist Health System in Winter Park, Florida. It's
offered by the Fund Raising School of Indiana University and
Philanthropic Service for Institutions and is aimed especially at
teaching CEO's and fund raising professionals what works in a capital
campaign and how to prepare their organizations for a successful fund
raising initiative.

Attendees will learn things such as the role of capital fund
raising in the development program, determining an organization's
readiness for capital fund raising, planning a capital campaign from
preparation to celebration, enlisting and motivating the right volunteer
leadership for the capital campaign, effective use of a consultant, and
other skills and tools useful for effective fund raising.

Contact: www.philanthropicservice.com and click on the
appropriate link in the bottom right, or call PlusLine at 800-732-7587
for more details and to register. PSI member registration fees: US$395
per person, and US$595 per person for non-members through April 28,
2005. Scholarships are available.

** SEEDS PLUS! THREE-IN-ONE INTERNATIONAL, JUNE 22-27, at Andrews
University. There are three major divisions of seminars:

1) Church Planting and Ministry with more than 150 seminars,
includes "Basic and Advanced Church Planting" with case studies,
training, tools and solutions; "Power Cells and Holistic Small Groups:
Equipping for Evangelism," with more than 25 seminars; "Prayer,
God's Power Tool for Planting," a major prayer conference with 5
plenary sessions and 25 break-out seminars; "Church Renewal," and
"Church Planting Issues for Administrators."

2) Adventist Theological Seminary's Learning Celebration, with
biblical, theological, and ministry topics on current issues, with 50+
seminars including: "Public Campus Ministry Summit" of six seminars
plus two plenary sessions; "Religious Liberty: Sowing Freedom and the
Gospel."

3) General Conference's HIV/AIDS "Call to Compassion in
Ministry," with CEUs for health professionals.

Contact: www.nadei.org/seedsplus/index.htm for the brochure, and
www.plusline.org to register



- INSIDE SCOOP -


** BEWARE OF CON MAN - "Jason" plays the "trust game," usually
with a young person or youth pastor. He's described as middle aged,
grey hair, big build, pot belly. He tells a story about a youth pastor
having an affair with his wife, he's going through a divorce, and he
doesn't trust the church which is only after money. Then he says,
"if money isn't important to you, then hand me your credit
card." He holds it for a bit, and then hands it back. Somehow he gets
the card and pin numbers. A college student gave him money from an ATM,
playing the trust game, with the promise to get it back the next day
when meeting for a Bible study. Some have lost several hundred to
several thousand dollars. Known hits are three people in southern
California and one in Nebraska. He has a good knowledge of the Bible and
apparently has a Southern Baptist background.

Please tell your churches and schools to "play it cool," and
contact police if approached by this man.



- UPCOMING EVENTS - A quick view of events sponsored by the North
American Division

* "Seminar in Youth Ministry," InMinistry Intensive for Pastors,
March 28-Apr 1, by N. Cleghorne at Andrews Unversity, Berrien Springs,
Michigan - www.plusline.org/article.php?id=4510

* Se7en Signs, Acts 2 discipleship training, via satellite on ACN,
April 2-9 - www.sevensigns.net

* Reconnecting Ministries Training Events, various dates and locations
(next event, April 9/Canadian Union) -
www.creativeministry.org/training/reconnecting_events.htm

* Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program, Level I, April 18-22;
Level II, October 10-14, both at Hinsdale, Illinois - www.plusline.org


* "From This Day Forward" Marriage Conferences, various dates and
locations (next events, April 30, Kansas City, Missouri)-
www.plusline.org/events

* SEEDS Plus! International, June 22-27, Andrews University, Berrien
Springs, Michigan - www.nadei.org and www.plusline.org

* General Conference Session 2005, St. Louis, Missouri, June 29 - July
9 - www.gcsession.org/



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Managing Editor - Lynetta Murdoch
Consulting Editor - Fred Kinsey
lynetta.murdoch@nad.adventist.org
Fax 301-680-6464