ECFA, Experts to Discuss Issues, Initiatives That Impact Ministries
WINCHESTER, Va., Oct. 11 /
Christian Newswire/ -- From challenges to religious freedom to new procedures for handling ministry-owned cell phones, Capitol Hill is abuzz with a range of initiatives and issues that may greatly impact ministries nationwide. The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) will host a live, hour-long Oct. 20 webinar in which leading experts will discuss the impact of these and other topics on churches and faith-based organizations.
Registration is open for the 1 p.m. EDT webinar, "What's Happening on Capitol Hill?," which will address an array of subjects, including:
• Charitable contribution limitation issues
• Religious hiring liberty challenges
• Religious liberty challenges
• Issues affecting media ministries
• Clergy housing allowance
• New Form 1099 reporting requirements
• Handling ministry owned cell phones with the recent law change
"There's so much happening on Capitol Hill that could profoundly affect how ministries operate," said ECFA President Dan Busby. "The ECFA Capitol Hill webinar will help churches and other faith-based organizations better understand the relevant issues and prepare them for the possible impacts."
Webinar participants will learn the status of various bills and initiatives on Capitol Hill, what ECFA is doing on and around the Hill and why it’s important for ministry leaders to let local politicians know the work they are accomplishing.
Webinar speakers include Stanley Carlson-Theis, founder and president of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-area nonpartisan think tank that focuses on safeguarding the religious identity, standards and services of faith-based service organizations; Craig Parshall, senior vice president and general counsel for National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), whose mission is to maximize freedoms for Christian broadcasters; Bob Power, NRB's Capitol Hill liaison and vice president of government relations; Sandra G. Swirski, cofounder of Urban Swirski & Associates LLC, a public policy and government affairs firm in Washington, D.C., that advises Fortune 500 executives and leaders of nonprofit organizations; and Busby.
Registration for the webinar is free for ECFA members and $29 for registered users. A recording of the webinar will be available through the ECFA website after each webinar at no cost for ECFA members and $29 for nonmembers.
For more information, including bios of each speaker, and to register, visit
www.ecfa.org.
ECFA, founded in 1979, provides accreditation to leading Christian nonprofit organizations that faithfully demonstrate compliance with the ECFA standards pertaining to financial accountability, fund-raising and board governance. For more information about ECFA, including information about accreditation and a listing of ECFA-accredited members, visit www.ecfa.org or call 1-800-323-9473.
To schedule an interview with an executive staff member of ECFA or other webinar speakers, contact Ty Mays at (770) 256-8710 or
tmays@inchristcommunications.com.
