The Certificate for Church Administrator shall consist of 16 weeks of study. Listed below are the four accelerated courses that will cover topics such as: Church administration, church information systems, financial strategies, and the management mindset. The textbooks for the course are as follows: First, and useful in all four classes is “Church Administration Handbook” by Bruce P. Powers, the second is “Think Like a Manager” by Roger Fritz, the third is “Faith and the Market Place” by Bill Winston, the fourth is really a series of links to blogs, lists, and white papers that explain the basics of church management information systems providing basic vocabulary and resources for cloud management of church business and organizational practices.