Unlocking Potential: Strategies for Finding Your Church’s Ideal CFO

Discover how the right financial leader can elevate your church’s mission, stewardship, and stability. Learn key competencies to look for in a church CFO, from financial acumen to ministry alignment, and practical strategies for identifying, attracting, and evaluating candidates with expertise and spiritual insight.

Learning Objectives

After completing this session, participants will be able to:

1. Identify essential financial, operational, and leadership competencies for a successful church CFO.
2. Apply proven sourcing and recruitment strategies to attract qualified mission-driven, ministry-minded financial leaders.
3. Evaluate candidates effectively by assessing both technical expertise and alignment with ministry culture and values.
4. Strengthen your selection process with tools and frameworks that ensure confidence and clarity when choosing a CFO.

CPE Information

• Participants will earn 1.0 CPE credits
• Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources
• Prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Program Level: Basic
• Delivery Method: Group Internet Based

Refunds: No fee. For more information regarding refund, concerns, and program cancellation policies, please contact dwood@CRIadv.com.

Attendance Requirements: In order to be awarded full credit(s), you must respond to a minimum of 3 polling questions asked during the program and attend the webinar for a minimum of 50 minutes. Correct poll answers are not required to receive full credit.

CRI Advisors, LLC is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.