About CMA
Christian Management Australia (CMA) is a nonprofit, non-denominational member-based organisation, formed in 2002 out of collaboration between Wesley Mission Sydney, and Evangelical Alliance in Melbourne. CMA currently operates as a self-governing ministry of Evangelical Alliance, with its own national board.
CMA's mission is 'Maximising Ministry Effectiveness, Building Organisational Character'. We exist to serve Christian churches and nonprofit organisations, in areas of leadership and management. We also have an interest in the Christian business sector, where faith and management intersect.
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We have many hundreds of members from all around Australia, from denominations of all kinds, and from Christian schools, missions, charities, consultancies and businesses. We also have many individuals as members.
CMA is driven by the desire to
- Promote management as a high calling in ministry, and recognise the value of the spiritual gifts of administration;
- Prevent viable ministries failing or struggling, because of poor management;
- See ministries become more effective at whatever God has called them to do;
- Fill the gap in resources in the area of Christian management;
- Develop training opportunities for people whose ministry role is chiefly managerial;
Topics of particular interest to CMA include board governance, income generation, mission and strategy, leading and managing, financial management, people management and care, executive leadership, communications and marketing, marketplace ministry, emerging trends, systems and capacity building, legal and tax, and spiritual dimensions of effectiveness. These themes emerge regularly in our events, publications, and particularly in our annual conference, in June each year, which regularly draws between 300 and 400 senior leaders and managers.
CMA's National Director lives in QLD, but the staff are spread across three states, and CMA's mission and operation is national in focus.
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