Master In Ecclesial Admin Mgmt

The organizational law of the Church and the use of its material assets. How the Church’s structure is understood theologically and expressed juridically, affects the way in which this fundamental right is exercised and how the responsibilities it gives rise to are fulfilled.

The goods, norms and virtues necessary to lead and to manage Church organizations and programs in ways that foster human dignity, liberty and happiness through the pursuit of excellent practices in institutions.

This course presents a graduate level overview of marketing principles from a strategic perspective for increasing participation in church events including charitable giving. Topics include situation analysis, targeting and positioning, congregant behavior, marketing mix, ethics and social issues. Lectures, cases, presentations and teamwork reinforce the concepts.

The course provides a framework for efficient organizational management and focuses on making the organization effective and efficient at every level. Specific topics addressed include the history of management and organization concepts, perception, attitudes and individual differences, motivation, communication, group dynamics, organizational structure, culture and effectiveness, leadership and decision making.

The course provides the necessary guidelines required for understanding the world from an economic perspective with the aim of helping to develop a critical understanding of structures and mechanism to correctly address related problems.

The course addresses accounting rules and principles, revenue and expense forecasting, operational and capital budgeting, understanding financial statement and ratio analysis and how this information affects the day to day operations of the Church.

The course provides a practical understanding of the planning and controls tools used in the forecasting, reporting and analysis process, along with financial theory and enterprise valuation and how to implement a quality control system.

The course aims to quell the fears associated with fundraising using it as a strategic way to engage people and endorse projects and at the same time presents the most effective practical techniques. It will also provide an understanding on how to deal with project costs and a comprehensive perspective on risk management.

The course focuses on the principles, strategies and techniques of effective digital communication and introduces to the proper use of the web and how the Church’s message can be communicated more effectively and completely.

The course explains how to deal with a lack of internal procedures, uncertainty and brief decision-making time in the face of critical events that have the potential to harm the organization.

The course explains all aspects related to human resources (strategies, policies, methods, realities, etc.) and relates these factors to the direction and administration of all the major HR functions from a pragmatic perspective.