The Institute for Church Safety and Risk Management Selects Church Finance Expert and Former Pastor Charles Shumate to Lead Newly Established Indianapolis Area Roundtable
The Institute for Church Safety and Risk Management (ICSARM) has announced the establishment of the Indianapolis Metro Church Safety Roundtable based out of the Anderson, Indiana area. The Indianapolis Metro Church Safety Roundtable will cover churches in the Indianapolis, Muncie and Anderson Indiana areas. ICSARM continues to grow nationally and is excited to announce their newest addition to their Church Safety Roundtable program.
Tupelo, MS, May 09, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Charles R. Shumate is President of Church Builders Plus of the Church of God, Inc. He was born in Meridian, Mississippi, entered the ministry in 1968 and was ordained by the Kentucky Ministerial Assembly in 1970. He graduated from Anderson College and did his seminary work at Emanuel School of Religion, Lexington Theological Seminary and Asbury Seminary. He received his Doctor of Education from Ball State University in Educational Leadership.
His pastoral experiences include ministering as Associate Pastor in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky and also Kingsport, Tennessee. He pastored in Kingsport and served as President of the City Ministerial Association for two terms. He was on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly, and served as State Secretary. While pastoring in Kingsport, he was nominated as an “Outstanding Young Man of the Year” for 1973. In 1967 he served as summer minister at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
Mr. Shumate has been a frequent contributor in writing articles for Missions magazines and other church periodicals. He is the author of the books, On the Grow, Love Your Neighbor to Life, Stretching and Growing, and Bridges to Discipleship: Telling Others, part of a nine book series for new converts.
He has provided church growth, renewal and evangelism training services to over 1,250 congregations in seminars, retreats, and conferences. Speaking engagements take him to preaching missions, camp meetings, and youth conventions.
Charles and his wife Laretta live in Anderson, Indiana. They attend East Side Church of God in Anderson. The Shumates have two married daughters. Chausette, their oldest daughter, lives in California and Chara lives in Anderson.
“Today, it is vital for the church to protect its ministry by developing a comprehensive risk management policy and the Institute for Church Safety & Risk Management is aiming to encourage and provide such help” states Shumate. Charles continues, “The church should be the safest and most secure place for children and adults for all ages. It is a privilege to be yoked together with ICSARM because of the passionate desire to identify risks and find supportive ways to address them. I believe an ongoing risk management plan is one of the best investments a church can make.”
“It is a privilege to have someone of Shu’s expertise heading up our first Indiana chapter” states ICSARM founder and executive director Michael Boutot. He continues, “Charles Shumate not only understands the needs of churches from a service providers perspective, but also having served as a pastor, Shu understands first hand some of the challenges pastors face in the areas of church safety and church security and we are thrilled to have him on our team.”
With over 600,000 ministers and over 400,000 churches reported in America and a growing concern over church safety and security, churches and church leaders are looking for opportunities to ensure they are providing a true safe environment for all their church members. The local Church Safety Roundtable provides membership for local churches as well as safety and security service providers to those local churches. Local meetings include discussion on best practices to what to select for proper insurance coverages to what security system is best for a particular church. In addition to providing education and training for local churches, the Church Safety Roundtable is also designed to evaluate service providers to local churches to make sure the best service provider is being selected by the local church and at the best rates.
About the Institute for Church Safety and Risk Management, LLC (ICSARM)
The mission of ICSARM is to promote the highest level of professional competence to churches and para-church organizations in the area of church risk management by providing programs of study, service, training, exchange of information and problem-solving discussions, leading to more effective and efficient utilization of church facilities and resources for the overall protection of the church building and her ministries, to include church staff, volunteers and members. Membership into ICSARM exists for churches and church personnel, Christian camps, non-profit groups, and service providers who provide services in the area of church safety, church security, church insurance, church financial safety & security, and/or church risk management.
For more information, please visit www.churchriskmanagement.org.
Contact:
Michael Boutot
(662) 322.6713
michael@churchriskmanagement.org
About Church Builders Plus
Founded in February of 2003 Church Builders Plus is a Not-For-Profit, ministry-focused service organization serving the Church. Their mission is to focus the energy of the Great Commission in providing resources to "build churches that change lives." This includes evaluating growth options, providing funds for property and facilities acquisition and development, and mobilizing sources of funding to achieve long-term goals for the church. CBPlus is committed to providing professional consulting services and excellent materials to help churches navigate in developing goals and the resources needed to implement their strategies as they seek to reach their communities for Christ.
For more information, please visit www.cbplus.org.
Contact:
Charles “Shu” Shumate
765-621-7202
cshumate@cbplus.org
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His pastoral experiences include ministering as Associate Pastor in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky and also Kingsport, Tennessee. He pastored in Kingsport and served as President of the City Ministerial Association for two terms. He was on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly, and served as State Secretary. While pastoring in Kingsport, he was nominated as an “Outstanding Young Man of the Year” for 1973. In 1967 he served as summer minister at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
Mr. Shumate has been a frequent contributor in writing articles for Missions magazines and other church periodicals. He is the author of the books, On the Grow, Love Your Neighbor to Life, Stretching and Growing, and Bridges to Discipleship: Telling Others, part of a nine book series for new converts.
He has provided church growth, renewal and evangelism training services to over 1,250 congregations in seminars, retreats, and conferences. Speaking engagements take him to preaching missions, camp meetings, and youth conventions.
Charles and his wife Laretta live in Anderson, Indiana. They attend East Side Church of God in Anderson. The Shumates have two married daughters. Chausette, their oldest daughter, lives in California and Chara lives in Anderson.
“Today, it is vital for the church to protect its ministry by developing a comprehensive risk management policy and the Institute for Church Safety & Risk Management is aiming to encourage and provide such help” states Shumate. Charles continues, “The church should be the safest and most secure place for children and adults for all ages. It is a privilege to be yoked together with ICSARM because of the passionate desire to identify risks and find supportive ways to address them. I believe an ongoing risk management plan is one of the best investments a church can make.”
“It is a privilege to have someone of Shu’s expertise heading up our first Indiana chapter” states ICSARM founder and executive director Michael Boutot. He continues, “Charles Shumate not only understands the needs of churches from a service providers perspective, but also having served as a pastor, Shu understands first hand some of the challenges pastors face in the areas of church safety and church security and we are thrilled to have him on our team.”
With over 600,000 ministers and over 400,000 churches reported in America and a growing concern over church safety and security, churches and church leaders are looking for opportunities to ensure they are providing a true safe environment for all their church members. The local Church Safety Roundtable provides membership for local churches as well as safety and security service providers to those local churches. Local meetings include discussion on best practices to what to select for proper insurance coverages to what security system is best for a particular church. In addition to providing education and training for local churches, the Church Safety Roundtable is also designed to evaluate service providers to local churches to make sure the best service provider is being selected by the local church and at the best rates.
About the Institute for Church Safety and Risk Management, LLC (ICSARM)
The mission of ICSARM is to promote the highest level of professional competence to churches and para-church organizations in the area of church risk management by providing programs of study, service, training, exchange of information and problem-solving discussions, leading to more effective and efficient utilization of church facilities and resources for the overall protection of the church building and her ministries, to include church staff, volunteers and members. Membership into ICSARM exists for churches and church personnel, Christian camps, non-profit groups, and service providers who provide services in the area of church safety, church security, church insurance, church financial safety & security, and/or church risk management.
For more information, please visit www.churchriskmanagement.org.
Contact:
Michael Boutot
(662) 322.6713
michael@churchriskmanagement.org
About Church Builders Plus
Founded in February of 2003 Church Builders Plus is a Not-For-Profit, ministry-focused service organization serving the Church. Their mission is to focus the energy of the Great Commission in providing resources to "build churches that change lives." This includes evaluating growth options, providing funds for property and facilities acquisition and development, and mobilizing sources of funding to achieve long-term goals for the church. CBPlus is committed to providing professional consulting services and excellent materials to help churches navigate in developing goals and the resources needed to implement their strategies as they seek to reach their communities for Christ.
For more information, please visit www.cbplus.org.
Contact:
Charles “Shu” Shumate
765-621-7202
cshumate@cbplus.org
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662.322.6713
www.icsarm.org
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662.322.6713
www.icsarm.org
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