Optional Lunch Sessions 12:30-1:30

Friday, Nov. 2nd

1. Q & A:  If you are here as a guest and would like to know more about The Navigators, please join our National Leadership team and other Navigators leaders for lunch and a Q &A time.


2. Now is the Time…to Plan for the Future.  (Suggested age 20 to 40)
   Presented by:  Peter Bressler, Assistant Treasurer and Nadine Thompson, Benefits Analyst
       People in the United States enjoy one of the highest per capita incomes and standards of living in the world.  However, many of them find that they are unable to retire when they had planned or end up living their retirement years on incomes that are below the poverty level.   To learn some strategies on how to avoid many of the retirement roadblocks please join us as we examine how to:
   
   • Take a financial inventory – net worth and cash flow
   • Manage credit wisely
   • Invest early and on a regular basis
   • Use tax laws to your advantage


3. How to Write a Book for NavPress
   Presented by Dan Benson, editorial director for NavPress
   If you’ve been thinking that perhaps God is leading you to write a book, this seminar will cover the important questions you may be asking. Among them:
   
   • What types of books is NavPress planning to publish in the future?
   • Is my idea marketable?
   • What does the NavPress publishing board look for in a book proposal?
   • How do I structure my book for life-changing impact?
   
   Dan Benson, editorial director for NavPress, is a 25-year veteran of Christian book-publishing management. He has served with Thomas Nelson Publishers, Multnomah Publishers, and WaterBrook Press, among others, and has authored books published by Tyndale House, Zondervan, and W Publishing.
   

Saturday, Nov. 3rd

1. Debugging the Investment Maze (Suggested age 20 to 50)
   Presented by:  Leon Neumann, Treasurer, Peter Bressler, Assistant Treasurer and Nadine Thompson, Benefits Analyst
         Feel like your drowning in information about retirement planning options?  Perhaps you feel that you have no real control over your own money because you don’t understand enough about investing.  If so, don’t worry.  You’re not alone. 
       People as intelligent and financially responsible as you are, at all income levels, often feel totally unqualified to invest their own money, no matter how competently they handle everything else in their lives.  This presentation will discuss many of the strategies needed for successful investing, such as:
   
   • Stock market characteristics;
   • How to focus on the things you can control;
   • Specifics to the Navigator Plans
   • How to avoid the things that can derail your plan
   • Tools and Resources
   
   
2. Mystery Housing Allowances--what? And Other Tax Questions  A cartoon depicts a young boy asking his father, “Dad, Why is it called a Tax ‘Code’?” The father replies, “Because you can’t read it, it doesn’t make any sense, it’s scrambled and nobody can figure it out.”  Yes, tax laws (the Internal Revenue Code) are complex and can be very confusing.  However, the Bible says in Romans 13:7, “If you owe taxes, pay taxes…”  Come crack the Code with us regarding the elusive Minister’s Housing Allowance, the foreign earned income credit and other tax questions as time permits.  You may e-mail general questions by October 15, 2007 to carol.story@navigators.org


3. Women's Lunch Bunch  Hosted by the National Women’s Network. Come (with your box lunch) and meet the women involved in the NWN. Find out what we are all about and how we want to serve and connect with you. Door prizes and give-aways!!


4. How to Write a Bible Study for NavPress
   Presented by Dan Benson, editorial director for NavPress
   Too many would-be authors think that Bible studies are a quick-and-easy way to break into print. Far from it! If you’ve been leading small groups and want to check into writing Bible studies for publication, don’t miss this seminar. Together we’ll explore:
   
   • The types of Bible studies NavPress is looking for
   • The differences between the average study and an engaging, life-changing study
   • What the NavPress publishing board looks for in a Bible-study proposal
   
   Dan Benson, editorial director for NavPress, is a 25-year veteran of Christian book-publishing management. He has served with Thomas Nelson Publishers, Multnomah Publishers, and WaterBrook Press, among others, and has authored books published by Tyndale House, Zondervan, and W Publishing.
   

Sunday, Nov. 4th

1. Looking Ahead to Retirement (Suggested age 50+)
   Presented by:  Peter Bressler, Assistant Treasurer and Nadine Thompson, Benefits Analyst
         Each of us has a unique vision of retirement.  Some look forward to an extended vacation and others may look forward to all the activities they never had time to do.  Whatever your dreams are you need to be planning ahead to make those dreams come true.  In this session we will initiate a process to help you design your own individual plan for living meaningful and fulfilling retirement years.
       In this workshop we will look at:
   
   • The Needs and Expenses of Retirement
   • Retirement Challenges
   • Sources of Retirement Income
   • How to Turn your Savings into Income
   • Protecting your Savings
   • Estate Planning and Survivor Benefits
   • Resources and Benefits available
   
   
2. How to Write for Discipleship Journal and Pray!
   Presented by Sue Kline
   NavStaff sometimes get frustrated because it’s not easy to get published in DJ and Pray! In this seminar you’ll learn what it takes to write successfully for our magazines. For instance:
• Who is the typical DJ or Pray! reader and how do I shape an article to their needs?
• What qualities are nearly always present in the articles that are accepted for publication?
• How do editors evaluate whether a query or article is appropriate for their magazine?
• What will make me a writer editors will turn to again and again?