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February 2012 Supplement
February 2012 Supplement




NACBA Roundup


Taraflex Sports Flooring by Gerflor
Taraflex Sports Flooring by Gerflor has introduced two new floors with the safety, comfort and durability required for multipurpose uses. Taraflex's Multi-Use 3.0 and Multi-Use 5.0 are versatile for gymnasiums or fellowship halls for basketball, volleyball and other sports, fitness and recreation activities and non-sport uses such as worship services, choir rehearsals, banquets and child care programs. These synthetic floors feature outstanding shock absorption, no vibration, resist indentations, minimize friction burn risk and reduce noise levels. Product treatments make them easy to clean and maintain with simple daily damp mopping and also prevent bacteria and mold growth. Both floors are constructed with a 100% pure vinyl wear layer, 100% pure vinyl recycled wear layer, reinforced fiberglass grid and closed-cell foam backing. Multi Use 3.0 is 3 millimeters thick and Multi-Use 5.0 is 5 millimeters thick. The Multi-Use floors are available in 17 shades including solids, wood tones and mixed color patterns.
www.gerflortaraflex.com

Tectum Finalé Wall Panels
Tectum Finalé wall panels make installation easy as 1-2-3. In multi-purpose rooms, fellowship halls, sanctuaries and classrooms or wherever your product calls for absorption of undesirable noises, Tectum Finalé is the answer. With a high NRC (noise reduction coefficient) of .75 to 1.00, Tectum Finalé is your one-step answer to abuse resistant acoustics. The Finalé system consists of Tectum wall panels, Tectum furring strips and fiberglass insulation united in a single product. Tectum Finalé wall panels are available in various thicknesses. Custom lengths are also available. Factory finish is in natural, painted white or custom colors. Panels can be field painted up to six times without losing their acoustical properties.
www.tectum.com

Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits
Lifetouch has been proudly serving churches for more than 40 years. A Lifetouch church directory highlights your ministries, activities and families. Plus, their customer-friendly portrait experience ensures your members loving memories they will treasure for years to come. Your directory program is provided at no cost to your church, and every family photographed receives a free directory and 8x10 portrait. In addition, Lifetouch can help your church thrive and grow with their complete line of outreach products, reactivation tools and their latest innovations - an Online Church Directory that facilitates connection and assimilation to your ministry and Online Photography Scheduling that allows members to schedule their photography appointment from their computer at their convenience.
www.lifetouch.com

RDS Advantage
RDS Advantage serves churches, not-for-profit organizations, denominational offices and for-profit companies with comprehensive applications for fund accounting, relational database, attendance and visitation, contact, notebook, contributions, library, scheduler, electronic funds transfer, internet and e-mail interactivity and export capabilities. Recent additions to the system include Insta Check-In automated check-in for activities, events and classes, and its Virtual Village - My Web Congregation Web-based applications. It is both a multi-user and multi-entity application. It is multi-user in that any number of users can be simultaneously entering data, printing, or making inquiries, protected by file and record locking. It is multi-enterprise in that data processing can be done for a number of completely different entities, with complete security of data for each entity or organization.
www.rdsadvantage.com

Parterre's Wood Plank Flooring Collection
Style meets performance in Parterre's wood plank flooring collection. Unique designs combined with the superior durability, long life and easy maintenance of vinyl make Parterre products the ideal flooring solution for a variety of settings including church facilities, like fellowship halls, vestibules, offices and multi-purpose rooms. Parterre's wood plank flooring offers the warm look of wood, but with the high performance of vinyl. The collection features plenty of options to accommodate even the toughest design demands. Choose from more than 23 colors including rich oaks, light maples, dark walnuts and exotic teaks - all available in the standard 4"x36"x3mm size, as well as custom sizes and colors.
www. parterreflooring.com

ParishSOFT
ParishSOFT provides a family of seamlessly integrated software modules and Internet integration tools designed exclusively for Catholic parishes and dioceses to bring all of your ministries together, foster collaboration among staff and volunteers, and improve communication. ParishSOFT will help you to save money, reduce risk, and increase income. In addition to their popular church management software including Family Directory, Offering & Tuition, ACH Electronic Giving, Time & Talent and Religious Education, we also offer Ledger & Payables, Payroll, Web Solutions, and the Diocesan Information Management Solution. They provide a complete solution, including tele-training, data conversion and technical support. Their reputation for excellence and uncompromising commitment to our users assures that they are prepared to serve the needs of the church, both now and in the future.
www.parishsoft.com

PhoneTree
PhoneTree delivers all your telephone calls, e-mails and text messaging with the click of a mouse button - leaving messages on machines, reattempting busy lines and providing detailed reports when done - ideal for churches of all sizes. Whether your church building holds 30 or 30,000, you always take pride in seeing it full and seeing the people engaged. Today, the church competes with many other priorities in life and ministry resources are often stretched very thin. That's the reason for PhoneTree. Developed in and for the church, PhoneTree can help your congregation become more engaged. And with tens of thousands of customers nationwide, PhoneTree has the experience you need and trust. PhoneTree USB congregational messaging systems keep everyone engaged, helping with announcements, schedule changes, prayer chains, outreach efforts, capital campaigns and much more.
www.phonetree.com

TurnerBatson Architects
Founded in 1924, TurnerBatson Architects is a third-generation firm offering master planning, architectural design, interior design, 3D computer animation and visualization, and related services to civic, corporate, education, medical and religious projects. They are passionate about designing sacred spaces. Working closely with their church clients, they listen to their needs and design spaces that enhance the worship experience. Throughout its 81-year history, TurnerBatson has successfully completed more than 800 religious projects, including worship centers, gymnasiums, educational buildings, retreat centers, multi-purpose facilities, family life centers, commercial kitchens and music suites. Their extensive experience and commitment to providing clients with unsurpassed service and attention has earned the company an outstanding reputation as a provider of quality architectural and design services.
www.turnerbatson.com

One Write Company
Since 1958, the One Write Company has been dedicated to providing churches the necessary tools to spread the Word of God. Their offering envelope and tuition payment booklets are completely customizable, and they can mail them on a monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. You can then streamline the contribution recording process with their reporting forms and contribution software packages. The Cheerful Recorder tracks, organizes and reports on all kinds of monetary pledges and contributions. If you would like to track and organize church members, they offer the Pastor's Assistant. This easy-to-use program allows you to manage your members, groups and families, and keeps track of your appointments and committees with your members. Their hope is that by using their tools, you can free up more time for your church's ministry.
www.onewriteco.com

RNL Design
In 2004, RNL Design completed a 55-acre master plan for High Desert Church . The first project from this master plan is the new Children's Ministry. The project is unique in that it incorporates sustainable products and systems. These include a green roof; Ecocrete, pervious concrete as a green alternate to traditional concrete; Daylighting for interior classrooms including automatic sensors; and a full storage energy-saving ice storage system. Also, RNL is currently beating California Title 24 by 25% and has enrolled the project in California 's Savings by Design program. The HDC client recognizes the value of life-cycle costs over first costs and shares the project's team desire to be good stewards of our natural resources. While the building reflects green principles, it also responds to the client's request to incorporate fun design elements, identifying the building for children as well as addressing a campus-wide architectural language.
www.rnldesign.com

Community First Financial Resources
Community First Financial Resources, a division of First Bank, provides strategic business solutions for religious organizations to help build stronger communities. Their philosophy in providing financial solutions for mission critical projects is founded on an approach that utilizes both sound research with a wide range of nonprofit experience in various specialized markets. Their partners bring unique perspectives to this market in that they have not only worked for financial institutions but also for faith-based/nonprofit organizations and bring a multitude of professional disciplines and a real understanding of the challenges faced in realizing a vision. They work with many diverse organizations and treat all organizations with respect for their values, goals and individual contributions. They provide financial services to those organizations in which they genuinely believe they can provide effective and value added services that will make a measurable difference to the vision and mission of the organization.
www.cffinancialresources.com

OneCall Now
Contact the entire congregation with OneCall Now, featuring no hardware and no phone lines. Just call OneCall Now's toll-free number to record and send your message. Send instant updates, prayer requests, special service hours, holiday activities and more. No more manual phone trees that take forever. Send unlimited messages to your congregation as often as you like. Divide your members into subgroups such as choir or prayer chain to send unique messages to each group. The system redials busy and no answers, and Caller ID displays your number. The message plays to a person or delivers to a machine or voice mail. You can poll your members by requesting a touch-tone response. View online call reports anytime and easily load member lists online.
www.onecallnow.com/church

Advantage from Bertolini
If you're considering theater-style seating then give yourself the Advantage. Bertolini Sanctuary Seating's Advantage Series is an innovative new seating line with luxurious features, including passive lumbar support, fully upholstered backs and their exclusive non-lift chair seat. The Advantage Series Fixed-Sit Chair will provide the professional elegance of theater style seating at half the cost of similar models. Don't pass up this two-for-one deal.
www.SanctuarySeating.com

Integrity Online
Integrity Online is respected throughout the industry as a leader in Internet filtering technology. They can protect your Internet connection regardless of how your network is designed. For a few cents a day per workstation, Integrity Online can protect your organization from the public relations problems presented by the display or transmission of undesirable Internet content. They also offer commercial DSL services that combine the powers of broadband speed and superior Internet filtering for your network. In addition, they offer an effective Spam e-mail and e-mail virus filtering, plus technical support for any issue related to your Internet service. These Internet and e-mail filtering features are built into Integrity Online's network. This translates to very little maintenance and no additional software needed. Integrity Online offers quality services for improving your organization's productivity , accountability and efficiency .
www.integrity.com

Hussey Seating's Quattro Collection
Outfitting a 2,500-seat facility is no small task in any context. With a faith-based facility, the complexity can be exponential. So when the Church of the Ressurection in Kansas City set upon the challenge, they were relieved to find that Hussey Seating Company's Quattro Collection was the perfect solution to their needs. Quattro helps enhance the connection between worshiper and worship service through comfort, whisper-quiet operation and site-appropriate décor. The Quattro collection's upholstered chairs are perfectly designed to not only satisfy those requirements, but to also easily meet traditional expectations while setting a new aesthetic standard for sanctuary seating. From lush upholstery options to a wide range of fine wood grains with deep stains and options like hymnal racks and custom end-treatments - Quattro is about comfort, style, durability and value.
www.husseyseating.com

Envoy Financial
Envoy Financial provides several programs to NACBA members. CrossRoads Retirement Solutions is an interactive half-day workshop for people 60 years of age or older, preparing for the transition into retirement. It includes planning for change, retirement assets (including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid), insurance and defining God's plan for your future. Executive Financial Solutions is benefits-enhancing, specialized financial advice for members of your executive team. It is a consulting process that identifies the financial goals of the ministry executive, assesses their present situation, clarifies their priorities and recommends solutions. Freedom 10 is a cost-effective online retirement plan set up for churches and ministries of 10 or fewer employees.
www.envoyfinancial.org

Covenant Eyes
Are you aware of the extreme danger that exists on the Internet? Many individuals are falling prey to the temptation of viewing Internet pornography with devastating effects upon individuals, families and marriages. Remove online temptation and secrecy of use with Covenant Eyes. How does Covenant Eyes work? Covenant Eyes removes the temptation and secrecy of using the Internet by recording every Web site visit, and e-mailing a report of this activity to one or two accountability partners of your choosing. Covenant Eyes is not a filter and cannot be bypassed. Covenant Eyes is effective and ideal for families and individuals, as well as church and ministry staff and business owners.
www.covenanteyes.com

Integrity Burial Boxes
Integrity Burial Boxes offers a wonderful way to ensure that you or your loved one will always be remembered for your contributions to country and community . They bring the beauty and warmth of hand-finished wood to personalize and soften the too-often rushed and painful decisions involved in the passing of a loved one. Integrity Burial Boxes provides a wonderful personalized alternative for those planning ahead or for those making that painful last-minute decision. They have Box-Urns that will fit in a niche that is less than 12 x 12 x 12 or is 8 x 8 x 16 or is 5.5 x 5.5 x14, all made out of solid wood and made in the USA .
www.cremationboxes.com

Bank of the West
Bank of the West offers financing to churches for construction, renovation, acquisition and refinance. They have 20 years of experience underwriting large-scale, multi-phased construction projects and refinancing existing debt. Standard loan amortization is 25 years with a maturity of 5 or 10 years. Variable, Adjustable or Fixed rates are available. There are no prepayment penalties. Founded in 1894, Bank West has the strength of $64 billion in assets to help you realize your vision.
www.bankofthewest.com/churchlending

Mantel Teter Architects
Looking for a qualified architectural firm to design your new church or expand and remodel your existing facility? Looking for a dedicated leader to guide your church building project? Looking for a design team committed to serving? Mantel Teter Architects will work hand in hand with your building committee, fundraiser, contractor and ministry leadership to develop a plan that is not only feasible but will also meet the long-term needs of your congregation and support your ministry growth and effectiveness. They deliver beautifully functional design solutions on time and within budget.
www.mta-kc.com

Cross Check PRO from Shelby
At NACBA 2005, Shelby Systems sales consultants demonstrated the new Cross Check PRO.  This product reads the MICR code, scans Check 21-compliant TIFF images of both sides of a check and also prints endorsement information on the back of the check in one pass. The endorsement text is customizable to meet the needs of the specific organization. The device can process up to 70 checks in a single batch or one check at a time depending on the user's preference. Benefits include decreased check processing time, elimination of check copying, and ready access to stored images for reference or to fill contributor requests for records. Integration between Shelby financial software and this product is streamlined; once the user scans the checks, the record associated with each contributor's checking account displays, and the user completes the transaction by indicating the distribution needed.
www.shelbyinc.com

Evangelical Christian Credit Union (ECCU)
Formed as a member-owned financial cooperative in 1964 , Evangelical Christian Credit Union (ECCU) serves evangelical churches and Kingdom workers worldwide. Through biblically based principles, ECCU dedicates itself to the highest levels of accountability, integrity, and service in the delivery of banking products and services. The driving passion of ECCU is helping churches and ministries increase the impact in their communities through increased financial effectiveness. The ECCU Family of Companies offers a full suite of cash management, financing, and investment solutions. Whether you are a pastor contemplating the purchase of a new facility or better stewardship for your ministry's funds, ECCU and its subsidiaries have solutions available to make your work easier.
www.eccu.org

WPH - Architects for Ministry
What makes WPH - Architects for Ministry stand out? Since 1985, they have worked exclusively with churches. What is their purpose? To facilitate the growing Kingdom of God here on earth. How does their purpose and commitment benefit you? You can feel comfortable allowing them to care for all of the details of planning and construction while you focus on ministry. They develop long-range master plans and can serve as coordinator for all of your project needs. They will lead you through every aspect of the project, from initial site selection to master planning, stewardship and financing, site and building design, municipal approvals and construction administration. They guide you with the goal of keeping the project in your budget and delivered on time.
www.churcharchitects.com

Colonial Supplemental Insurance
Do your employees know how much you spend on their benefits? Most do not, and most businesses have no means of educating them. Colonial Supplemental Insurance is three companies in one: benefits education, benefits enrollment, and supplemental insurance. They can prepare materials, conduct group meetings, and meet one-on-one to share the details of your benefits package, as well as the cost to you. They can also enroll your core benefits, and provide a printed Benefits Statement to each employee that outlines the dollar value of all your benefits. Furthermore, they can do it anywhere in the country. The cost: nothing. Colonial provides all of these services simply for the opportunity of offering at least two of their supplemental products, like short-term disability, term life, or critical illness insurance.
www.coloniallife.com



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