Church Clerks, Membership Clerks & Local Church Admin – Joseph Maticic & Latasha Penate

Who is this for?

Church clerks (both new and experienced), pastors, and anyone involved in church administration (including interns); head elders and anyone who chairs local church board and business meetings.

Benefit: Practical tips for maintaining accurate records, understanding the clerk’s role, and using ACMS for membership and discipleship. Pastors will get a better grasp of how they can support their clerks, and new clerks will gain confidence in the basics.

Topics:

• Maintaining accurate records
• Using ACMS for member follow-up
• Child safety and compliance
• Best practice ideas
• Updates on local church administration
• Church Manual procedures and protocols

Pastor Joseph Maticic

Pr Joseph Maticic

Pastor Joseph Maticic has been involved in church administration for 12 years, as Conference Secretary, in South Australia and more recently here in South QLD. Part of his role is to support church clerks and pastors. He is passionate about helping churches run smoothly and making sure our member records support ministry and outreach.

Mrs Latasha Penate is the Conference Membership clerk who manages Adventist Church Management System (ACMS) for South QLD. She also processes membership transfers and ACMS for al churches and companies in our Conference who are not on ACMS. She provides regular assistance to local church clerks with membership queries and ACMS questions.