Church Strategy Summit in Dallas The Christian Management Association (CMA) is offering a new Church Strategy Summit as part of its National Conference--April 21-24, 2008 in Dallas, TX. Workshop leaders include Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson of www.secondchairleaders.com and Larry Osborne from North Coast Church in Vista, CA. Other highlights of the conference include 19 in-depth Intensive Training Institutes, 50 workshops, 2 special two-day programs, and 20 Peer Networking groups. Leadership Network author Kevin Harney will also be leading a workshop on "Seismic Shifts: The Small Choices and Changes that Can Transform Our Future." Awaken 2008 at Mosaic Awaken 2008 is an invitation into the imagination of some of today's most inspiring spiritual leaders. Join a 3-day conversation between uniquely different voices, generations, styles, passions and perspectives--April 1-3, 2008 at Mosaic in Pasadena, CA. Voices of experience, such as Bill Hybels and Wayne Cordeiro, "experimental" cutting-edge leaders such as Erwin McManus and Dan Kimball,and experts such as Dr. Henry Cloud and Emmanuel Katongole are among the leaders of the event. A 15% discount is available for Leadership Network Advance readers. Church Spending on Social Assistance In a survey of social services that churches provide for their communities, 43% of American congregations spend less than 10% of their budgets on social services in their community, while 12% spend more than 30%. Only 7.1% of U.S. congregations receive government grants to provide social services. For the small percentage of churches that provide services via an incorporated nonprofit organization, the most common 501(c) 3 programs were housing development, homeless shelter, and health care.