Baptist Secretaries Association of Missouri
2014 Annual Conference
Riverview Baptist Church
Osage Beach, Missouri
September 29 – October 1, 2014
Theme: “Be Refreshed at the Beach” - Proverbs 11:25
Featured Speaker: Sandee Hedger
Worship Leader: Bonnie Byrd
Cost: Early Bird $94 - on or before July 1 / Regular $100 - on or before August 30 /
Late $125 - on or after September 1
Cost includes registration fee, 3 meals and conference materials.
Download Registration Form Here
Lodging: Quality Inn, 3501 Bagnell Dam Blvd., Lake Ozark, MO 65049, (573) 365-2700 or
(573) 365-6305, GM.MO309@choicehotels.com
Rates $72.00 a night for King or 2 Queen beds.
Ask for Baptist Secretaries Association block to get this rate. Must call the hotel directly to get
clock rate before September 14th .
Tentative Agenda
Monday, September 29, 2014
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:15 a.m. Opening Session
10:00 a.m. Worship
10:50 a.m. Large Group Workshop/ Awareness & Security for Church Staff
Strategos International has trained and consulted over 25,000 government, corporate, school,
faith based, law enforcement, military, church, and security professionals since 2002. There staff
members possess many different types of expertise along a wide array of tactical, live-fire,
corporate/church security, emergency preparedness, risk management and organizational
development topics. Vaughn Baker, currently President of Strategos International will be
leading this workshop.
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Small Group Workshops - Session One
Publisher
Clean the Junk from Your Beach
Enjoyable Event Planning
Church Reporting Requirements-Ultimate Tax Guide
2:05 p.m. Small Group Workshops - Session Two
Publisher
Church Reporting Requirements-Ultimate Tax Guide
Missional Living
Compensation Planning and Financial Issues
3:25 p.m. “Chat Room” Sessions *NEW THIS YEAR*
Association Secretary
The “Lonely Only” Secretary
Multiple Secretaries/Multiple Staff Secretaries
Financial Secretaries
4:45 p.m. Wrap- Up Session
5:00 p.m. Banquet
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
9:15 a.m. Opening Session
9:45 a.m. Worship
10:40 a.m. Small Group Workshops - Session Three
Missional Living
Microsoft Word
Compensation Planning and Financial Issues
Online Document Sharing
12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. Small Group Workshops - Session Four
Dealing with Church Conflicts
Clean the Junk form Your Beach
Microsoft Word
Enjoyable Event Planning
2:05 p.m. Small Group Workshops - Session Five
Dealing with Church Conflict
Handling Medical Emergencies
Encouragement
GuideOne Insurance
3:25 p.m. Small Group Workshops - Session Six
Encouragement
GuideOne Insurance
Online Document Sharing
Handling Medical Emergencies
4:45 p.m. Wrap- Up Session
5:00 p.m. Free Evening Dinner on Your Own
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
9:15 a.m. Workshop Potpourri
Q/A Session with workshop leaders. Bring your unanswered questions or comments.
10:15 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. Closing Session
11:00 a.m. Worship
12:00 p.m. Adjournment
Notes: There will also be one- on- one sessions available with Gene Foster and Rhonda
Myers.
Conference Descriptions:
Professional Skills
1. Publisher: Trudy Buehler retired from Amoco Oil Company in 1988 after 23 years of service. She
worked for the next eight years as a contract instructor for Amoco Corporation, teaching computer
classes at various facilities throughout the country. After a year-long battle with cancer, she
volunteered at First Baptist Raytown for two years and then was hired full time. She retired this year
after 13 years as the Worship Ministry Assistant. She has been married 40 years and she and her
husband, Charlie, have two daughters and two grandchildren. They will soon add three stepgranddaughters to their family. Trudy Buehler
2. Church Reporting Requirements - Ultimate Tax Guide: We will discuss the typical payroll tax
reporting obligations to every church.
Haley is a CPA who works as a nonprofit organization advisor and tax consultant at Bobby Medlin CPA.
She is a wife of a pastor. She specializes in tax preparation for clergy. Haley Homan
3. Compensation Planning and Financial Issues: W2 vs. 1099, 941, W9, W3, I9, benefits, retirement.
How do you handle the above items? What does ACA (Obamacare) do to our church?
Gene Foster is the Human Resources/GuideStone/Church Ministries Specialist, on the support Services
Team of the Missouri Baptist Convention in Jefferson City. He formerly served the convention as
Business Services Team Leader and Director of the Annuity and Insurance Department. Prior to joining
the MBC staff in 1988, Gene was a supervisor fro the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education, an insurance agent and customer service representative for The Nicklas Agency, Inc.,
Jefferson City; and a teacher and coach for the Sullivan, Missouri public schools. Gene is a native
Missourian. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri State University, Springfield. He has
been president of the Jefferson City chapter of Life Underwriters and is a member of the Southern
Baptist Fellowship of State Annuity Representatives. Gene and his wife, Teresa, have two children and
are active members of Union Hill Baptist Church Holts Summit. Gene Foster
4. Microsoft Word: Trudy Buehler retired from Amoco Oil Company in 1988 after 23 years of service.
She worked for the next eight years as a contract instructor for Amoco Corporation, teaching computer
classes at various facilities throughout the country. After a year-long battle with cancer, she
volunteered at First Baptist Raytown for two years and then was hired full time. She retired this year
after 13 years as the Worship Ministry Assistant. She has been married 40 years and she and her
husband, Charlie, have two daughters and two grandchildren. They will soon add three stepgranddaughters to their family. Trudy Buehler
5. Online Document Sharing: Kayla Wescoat
6. GuideOne Insurance: Becky Moyer
Spiritual Development
1. Clean the Junk fro Your Beach: When life brings unwanted “junk” to your calm, there are ways to
“declutter” physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. Rhonda had been a licensed
professional counselor for 14 years, including Christian counseling. She instructs at Columbia College
and is a disaster relief chaplain. Rhonda Myers
2. Missional Living: Sandee is married to Dr. Rick Hedger, Team Leader for Missional Discipleship and
Evangelism for the Missouri Baptist Convention. Their current assignment came following nearly 30
years in the pastorate and a relentless global tug of God toward those without Gospel access. Though
their current “assignment” is in the area of mobilizing SBC Churches in Missouri toward the nations, the
calling to Gospel advancement in frontier area’s is deeply personal. Sandee and Rick are the parents of
two young adult children. Joshua and his bride Tish reside in Kansas City where Joshua serves as
Director of the Center for Church Planting at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Kaila and her
husband Vince are currently stationed at Scott Air Force Base in Bellville, Illinois where Vince serves as a
Physician in the USAF. Sandee Hedger
3. Encouragement: Rhonda had been a licensed professional counselor for 14 years, including Christian
counseling. She instructs at Columbia College and is a disaster relief chaplain. Rhonda Myers
Life Skills
1. Awareness and Security for Church Staff: Vaughn Baker is currently President of Strategos
International. His professional experiences include 20 years of patrol , investigations, and special
operations assignments. He has also served as a member of his agency’s SWAT team for over 13 years.
He has trained thousands of school, healthcare, government, faith based, law enforcement and military
professionals from around the world over the past 15 years on various safety, security, law
enforcement, military and tactical related topics. Vaughn Baker
2. Enjoyable Event Planning: Kim Quinn
3. Dealing with Church Conflict: Gary Mathes
4. Handling Medical Emergencies: Alan Beard
New This Year Chat Rooms:
Have you ever wondered if there are other secretaries that are dealing with some of the same
things you are? Do you just have some questions you just need the answers to? This is your
opportunity to come together and share your ideas and questions with other secretaries
around the state.
1. Association Secretary: Our chat room will be an informal forum where Association Ministry
Assistants can share their triumphs, struggles, ideas and other thoughts unique to ministering in an
association office. Jim Wells, a former DOM, will join us to share from “the boss’s “ perspective. Juanita
is a pastor’s wife, mother, full-time ministry assistant and currently serving as the acting president of
BSAM. My calling is to serve my God by serving others. Juanita Golden
2. The “Lonely Only” Secretary: Theresa Shurtleff
3. Multiple Secretaries/Multiple Staff Secretaries: Amy Boff
4. Financial Secretaries: Mary Ann Allen