The tutorials are short learning modules that walk you through a variety of topics. At the end of the tutorial, you are given the option to print a summary of the module.

Chapter Leadership

Administration Overview
Learn how to access and navigate in the Chapter Leadership Administration area.
    — Interaction and Simulation

Chapter Meeting Requirements
Chapter meetings are held to conduct chapter business, approve funding requests, and keep members informed about and involved in chapter activities.

 Requesting Funds and Reporting Activity Results
Learn about the Care Abounds in Communities^® program and how to request funding and report results for activities.
    — Interaction and Simulation

Managing Chapter Operating Funds
Learn how to track and report your chapter operating funds expenses.
    — Interaction and Simulation

New Chapter Leader
The 2008 New Chapter Leader/Congregational Coordinator Orientation teleconference replay is no longer available. Watch for 2009 materials coming soon.

Congregational Coordinator

Administration Overview
Learn how to access and navigate in the Congregational Coordinator Administration area.
    — Interaction and Simulation

Requesting Funds and Reporting Activity Results Online
Learn about the Care in Congregations® program and how to request funding and report results for activities.
    — Interaction and Simulation

New Congregational Coordinators

The 2008 New Chapter Leader/Congregational Coordinator Orientation teleconference replay is no longer available. Watch for 2009 materials coming soon.

NEW! One-on-one online training for congregational coordinators: Learn about the program and how to register.

Chapter Leadership

• 2008 Calendar of Key Dates
  (Black-and-white PDF, 196K) | (Color PDF, 192K)
• How to Access Chapter Leadership Administration (PDF, 150K)
• How to Create a Chapter Mailing (PDF, 453K) (UPDATED in January 2008)
• Reporting Election Results (PDF, 181K)
• Locally Supported Chapter Activities (PDF, 302K)
• Quick guide to chapter leadership board roles (PDF, 76K)  |  (Word, 31K)
• How to Order Supplies step-by-step instructions - effective Nov. 29, 2007 (PDF, 192K)
• Recruiting chapter leaders and congregational coordinators (PDF, 103K)  |  (Word, 36K)
• How to Register on Thrivent Financial's Web site (PDF, 70K)
• Reporting Net Funds Raised (PDF, 63K)
• Responsibilities of Leadership Board (PDF, 92K)
• Inviting elected officials to chapter activities (PDF, 74K)

• Conducting Year-End Audit of Chapter (PDF, 51K) —·(UPDATED in February 2008)
• Explanation of Chapter Summary Report (PDF, 75K) UPDATED
• Managing and Reporting Chapter Operating Funds (PDF, 302K)
—·(UPDATED in October 2008)
• Chapter Leader Expense Reimbursement Request (PDF, 268K)  |  (Word, 83K)—·(UPDATED in May 2007)
• Using the Operating Funds Excel Spreadsheet Template and Sample Spreadsheet (PDF, 165K)
• Operating Funds Excel Spreadsheet Template (MS Excel, 22K)
• Using the Quicken Template (PDF, 346K)
• Quicken Template (QIF 4K)
  (Right click on link and select Save Target As to save to your computer)

• All Roles
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 609K) | (PDF, 57K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Quick guide to chapter leadership board roles (Word, 31K) | (PDF, 76K)
• Communications Director
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 567K) | (PDF, 66K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 295K) (UPDATED in January 2008)
• Community Service Team Director
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 476K) | (PDF, 54K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 164K
• Congregational Coordinator
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 224K)
• Congregational Service Team Director
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 520K) | (PDF, 55K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 120K)
  • Checklist for Training New Congregational Coordinators (Word, 88.5K)
• Events Director
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 518K) | (PDF, 54K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 95K
• Financial Director / Assistant Financial Director
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 524K) | (PDF, 55K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 378K
• President
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 750K) | (PDF, 57K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 95K (UPDATED in August 2008)
• Records Director
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 474K) | (PDF, 55K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 74K
• Vice President
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 516K) | (PDF, 54K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 74K
  • Inviting elected officials to chapter activities (PDF, 74K)
• Youth Director
  • Road Map to Success (Word, 458K) | (PDF, 55K) (UPDATED in November 2007)
  • Understanding Your Role (PDF, 108K

Congregational Coordinator

• 2008 Calendar of Key Dates
  (Black-and-white PDF, 196K) | (Color PDF, 192K)
• How to Access Congregational Coordinator Administration (PDF, 122K)
• How to Order Supplies step-by-step instructions - effective Nov. 29, 2007 (PDF, 192K)
• Food for Thought module (PDF, 162K) for congregational coordinators and corresponding speaker notes (PDF, 148K) NEW!
• How to Register on Thrivent Financial's Web site (PDF, 70K)
• Understanding Your Role (PDF, 224K)

Chapter Programs

• Care in Congregations^® Updated for 2008 (PDF, 65K)
• Care Abounds in Communities^® Updated for 2008 (PDF, 60K)