2019 Annual Meeting Recording Available for Purchase
Dove has been serving conferences for over 40 years Nationwide. We are thankful to be serving the CBA 2019 Conference providing Sound, Lighting, Video and On-site Recordings. Stop by our booth where you can order CDs, DVDs or digital and digital HD Videos of the conference. Discs you can take home or have mailed. Digital Files are sent via an email link that canbe downloaded or played on all portable devices. If you’d prefer to have the MP3s mailed to you on a flash drive, please add $10 for the flash drive, plus shipping and we will mail it to you. Please allow 1-2 weeks for all mail order and MP3 processing.
Please see the sessions below that were recorded and available for purchase.
Please see the sessions below that were recorded and available for purchase.
Start and End Time |
Event Name |
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM |
Opening Devotional Speaker: Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner, Jacksonville Jewish Center |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
Wednesday Plenary: Economic and Investment Outlook Speaker: Robert C. Doll, Chief Equity Strategist & Senior Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Description: Stocks are trading near record highs, and yet many investors are focused on downside risks: Will Fed rate cuts prompt more growth? Are trade problems and other political uncertainties going to derail the economy? And how much longer can this economic expansion and equity bull market continue? Nuveen Senior Portfolio Manager and Chief Equity Strategist explains why he is cautious toward the markets today, discusses the reasons investors need to be more selective and offers an overview on how he is constructing portfolios on behalf of clients. |
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM |
Church Alliance Chairman's Report |
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM |
Washington Update |
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
Learning Communities |
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Cybersecurity: We Were Hacked! Don’t Be Hacked Next! Cybersecurity Insights from the Trenches Speakers: Rev. Dr. Todd Adams, President and CEO, Pension Fund of the Christian Church and Michael Waters, Shareholder, Polsinelli Description: With sophisticated hackers routinely tapping into organizational data, cybersecurity is a top concern for CBA leaders. Stay informed as this session addresses cybersecurity lessons learned, governance and communications. Learn how state laws are changing and may impact your organization. You’ll also learn what to communicate to stakeholders including board members and trustees. Don’t miss the valuable insights, resources and sample communication templates that will be divulged. |
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Health Plans/Medicare: Where is the Madness Heading? Speakers: Karen Meyer, Vice President, Business Development, 98point6, Jonathan Majernik, Director and National Markets, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Joshua Smith, Senior Director, Products, Portico Benefit Services Description: With constant speculation on the next phase of U.S. healthcare reform, how do we begin to sort through likely projected outcomes and related implications for our own Healthcare plans? From “Medicare-for-all” to rapidly accelerating healthcare innovation from technology firms, come to hear from market leaders and CBA denominations alike on market Information, Innovation and Impact. |
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Retirement Plans: Help your Retirement Plan Participants Achieve Financial Wellness: A Holistic Approach to Plan Design Moderator: Marlo Kauffman, VP Financial Operations, Everence Speakers: Steven Clark, Associate General Counsel, Wespath Benefits and Investments, Vanessa Coakley, Managing Director, Empower Retirement, and Kenneth Forsythe, Vice President and Business Development, Empower Retirement Description: Plan participants often have financial pressure beyond saving for retirement, including student loan debt and affording health coverage in retirement. Help your participants achieve financial wellness with a holistic plan design approach. This session will discuss new trends in retirement plan design including:
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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Learning Communities |
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Effective Communication Strategies: Fast and Furious: The Changing Nature of Communications Speaker: Kaitlyn Barte, Director, Communications Consulting, Fidelity Investments Panelist: Kaitlyn Barte, Director, Communications Consulting, Fidelity Investments, Monica Buonincontri, Director, Enterprise Marketing, The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Gina Pastorello, Director, Channel Communications, Church Pension Group, and Judith Santiago, Communications Manager, Pension Boards-United Church of Christ Description: Learn from leaders in the benefits community about what is working, what no longer works, how to use new tools and develop communication plans that generate results with your members and participants. |
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Financial Planning/ Financial Wellness: Striving Towards Financial Wellness Moderator: Matthew Hoffman, CFP, ChFC, Chief Client Services Officer and Corporate Secretary, MMBB Financial Services Speaker: Justin Clowes, Senior Marketing Manager, Vanguard Description: More than half the people in the United States report money as a significant source of stress in their lives… and clergy are no exception. But why is financial wellness so elusive and what can be done to improve our financial journeys? Please join us for a Vanguard presentation on this topic. |
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Health Plans/Medicare: Where is the Madness Heading? (Repeat) Speakers: Karen Meyer, Vice President, Business Development, 98point6, Jonathan Majernik, Director and National Markets, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Joshua Smith, Senior Director, Products, Portico Benefit Services Description: With constant speculation on the next phase of U.S. healthcare reform, how do we begin to sort through likely projected outcomes and related implications for our own Healthcare plans? From “Medicare-for-all” to rapidly accelerating healthcare innovation from technology firms, come to hear from market leaders and CBA denominations alike on market Information, Innovation and Impact. |
Start and End Time |
Event Name |
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Learning Communities |
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Cybersecurity: We Were Hacked! Don’t Be Hacked Next! Cybersecurity Insights from the Trenches (Repeat) Speakers: Rev. Dr. Todd Adams, President and CEO, Pension Fund of the Christian Church and Michael Waters, Shareholder, Polsinelli Description: With sophisticated hackers routinely tapping into organizational data, cybersecurity is a top concern for CBA leaders. Stay informed as this session addresses cybersecurity lessons learned, governance and communications. Learn how state laws are changing and may impact your organization. You’ll also learn what to communicate to stakeholders including board members and trustees. Don’t miss the valuable insights, resources and sample communication templates that will be divulged. |
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Human Resources and Legal: And Justice for All…Legal and Ethical Obligations Facing Our Congregations and Ministries Speaker: Michael Gan, JD, Partner, Peer, Gan & Gisler LLP Panelist: Michael Gan, JD, Partner, Peer, Gan & Gisler LLP, Donn Meindertsma, JD, Attorney, Conner & Winters, LLP, and Jennifer Trousdale, Associate Attorney, GuideStone Financial Resources Description: Equal pay and the gender pay gap are in the news, especially in light of the recent US Women’s Soccer World Cup victory. Join this learning community for a discussion on how equal pay and pay gap issues, as well as other employment legal issues, impact religious communities. Michael Gan, an employment lawyer, will talk about ways we can move the needle on the pay gap. Members of the CLWG will bring other HR and legal updates. |
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Retirement Plans: Help your Retirement Plan Participants Achieve Financial Wellness: A Holistic Approach to Plan Design (Repeat) Moderator: Marlo Kauffman, VP Financial Operations, Everence Speakers: Steven Clark, Associate General Counsel, Wespath Benefits and Investments, Vanessa Coakley, Managing Director, Empower Retirement, and Kenneth Forsythe, Vice President and Business Development, Empower Retirement Description: Plan participants often have financial pressure beyond saving for retirement, including student loan debt and affording health coverage in retirement. Help your participants achieve financial wellness with a holistic plan design approach. This session will discuss new trends in retirement plan design including:
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Opening Devotional The American Spiritual Ensemble was founded by Dr. Everett McCorvey in 1995. The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to keep the American Negro Spiritual alive. Its members have sung in theaters and opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and abroad in Italy, Germany, Britain, Scotland, Spain, China, and Japan. The repertoire of the American Spiritual Ensemble ranges from opera to spirituals to Broadway. The members of the American Spiritual Ensemble are soloists in their own right and have thrilled audiences around the world with their dynamic renditions of classic spirituals, jazz, and Broadway numbers highlighting the Black experience. The founder of the American Spiritual Ensemble is Dr. Everett McCorvey. Dr. McCorvey is a native of Montgomery, Alabama and he currently lives Lexington, Kentucky, where he is on the faculty of the University of Kentucky. He holds an Endowed Chair in Opera Studies and is Director of Opera. Dr. McCorvey is also the Artistic Director and Conductor of the National Chorale of New York City. |
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
Thursday Plenary: The Case for Empathy: Why Financial Wellness is So Difficult Speaker: Peter Dun, CEO, Your Money Line Description: Peter Dunn will discuss:
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11:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
Closing Remarks |
