Church Conference Training (Church Conference Forms)

A Better Church Conference Forms Experience Arrives August 17

Same familiar access, dramatically better forms

This year, Baltimore-Washington church conference forms are getting a major upgrade. You will still access your forms the way you always have through Arena, but once you open them, you will notice the difference immediately. This launch builds on lessons learned from years of your feedback, and the improvements target the frustrations you have told us about most:

Stop and come back anytime. The most requested improvement for years is finally here. No need to finish in one sitting. Save your progress, gather the answers you are missing, and pick up right where you left off. Works on any device: computer, tablet, or phone. The forms adjust to your screen. Incorrect or missing responses are flagged before you submit, so forms arrive complete and correct the first time. Calculations are built in. Pastor compensation and benefits calculations update automatically as data is entered. No need to complete and attach Excel files. When you hit submit, you are done. A clean, print-friendly PDF is provided immediately to both you and the conference staff for your records.

These changes pay off on both ends. Complete and correct submissions mean less back-and-forth chasing corrections, and forms flow straight into conference systems, freeing staff in the weeks before church conference to help churches instead of processing paperwork.

The forms go live on the week of August 17, with a live Baltimore-Washington training seminar on August 19, at 7 p.m. (recorded and posted in short segments for later viewing). Forms are due October 1, and help is close by the whole way; including a dedicated telephone tech support line for each district, a tech support email and website resources. For non-technical issues, your district staff are ready to assist.