Ministry Management Seminars was established to provide seminars for churches to help educate and equip their staff and volunteers in tax, legal, and management areas. Many times there are issues that the church or ministry does not even know they need to do something about. It is our desire to help point out these issues and provide training for more effective work for the Kingdom.

Rick Battershell Rick Battershell has been working with churches, pastors, and Christian ministries since 1981.  He is a CPA with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master’s in Taxation from Golden Gate University .  He has been a long time member of the Washington State Society of CPAs and is a member of and regular speaker for the National Association of Church Business Administration.  In the early 1980s, Rick Battershell organized his first seminar for churches and ministers.  This yearly ministry rapidly expanded when Battershell & Co. was established in 1992.  Rick is dedicated to providing quality tax and accounting services to Christian ministries. Currently, the firm spends approximately 80% of its time serving churches, ministries, and pastors.

Troy Anderson Troy Anderson is an associate pastor and General Counsel at The City Church, a nondenominational church with multiple campuses, several ministries and outreaches, and a network of church plants and affiliated churches around the world. Prior to joining the church staff in 2004, he was a partner at Ellis, Li & McKinstry in Seattle and focused his law practice on churches and other 501(c)(3) organizations. Troy and his wife Bonnie are campus pastors and oversee weekend services at the church's campus in Seattle's University District. Troy graduated from Portland Bible College, Warner Pacific College, and Regent University School of Law.

Allen Quist Dr. Allen H. Quist, co-author of The Spirit Driven Church, offers over 35 years of banking experience including regional management, management of commercial lending operations, and training of commercial loan officers in lending, financial analysis, and financial management. He provides years of experience on church boards and working with church finances and is a retired adjunct professor at Multnomah Biblical Seminary where he earned his Master's of Arts in Pastoral Studies with an emphasis in Ministry Management and Development.  In October 2009 Allen earned the degree Doctor of Strategic Leadership from the School of Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship at Regent University..

Darcy Battershell Darcy Battershell a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University, organizes and administers our annual fall seminar for churches.