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fax: (970) 292-4305

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Group Publishing
Attn: Human Resources
1515 Cascade Ave
Loveland, CO 80538

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Group works on a wide variety of experiences and resources for church ministry. Here are descriptions of each of our departments and how they serve the church (in alphabetical order).

Camps
The Camps designs and executes summer camps for children, youth, and adults. These camps are mission opportunities, providing churches with faith-building experiences by serving others. Thousands of youth and adults repair homes and provide service to people in need in communities across the United States and in international locations. Activities include finding communities to lodge and feed up to 500 people per camp, typically in high schools. All logistics are handled, purchasing of supplies, recruiting the participants and volunteers, providing registration functions, designing bible studies and evening programs, training staff and ensures camp participants have a wonderful adventure of service.

Currently the Camps works on behalf of the Group Workcamp
Foundation. www.groupworkcamps.com

Champions
The purpose of the Champions team is to serve Group by providing V.I.P. leadership (Vision, Image, and Philosophy). The team consists of the Chief Creative Office (who leads the team), the children’s ministry champion, pastoral ministry champion, youth ministry champion, and brand champion. They collaborate with each business unit in concept development of new products, services, and marketing. They provide quality assurance by reviewing and approving all products and marketing projects. And they provide training and leadership for all market areas, brand positioning, and Group’s unique DNA.

Church Management
The mission of Church Management is to be the trusted source of integrated, easy effective solutions that equip churches to align mission and ministry support to fully achieve their potential.  This team works on Church Volunteer Central.

The Church Volunteer Central (CVC) is a member-based
association created by Group to help churches with one of their
greatest challenges: equipping and deploying Christians in their
God-given area of ministry. Group’s CVC team provides the
content and consulting for members, as well as markets the
association to the church. www.churchvolunteercentral.com

Conferences
The Conferences team produces training events for people who serve in Christian churches to improve their ministry effectiveness.  Events include: workshops, seminars and national conventions for children workers, youth workers church business leader and pastors. This group selects locations, event format, content and speakers; registers groups and individuals; and follows through with all marketing and event logistics.

Curriculum
Curriculum is responsible for creating Sunday school curriculum, children’s church and midweek programs and resources for church leaders seeking to help children, youth and adults grow in their relationship with Jesus. The cross-functional team develop each resource, from shaping new resource concepts, making writing assignments, editing content, designing interiors and packaging, acquiring art and photos, and producing finished files ready to be shipped to the printer.

Distribution
Our Distribution team is made up of four integrated workgroups: Assembly, Distribution, Order Management, and Customer Returns Processing. Assembly is responsible for production scheduling; assembling curriculum and VBS products; and performing other complementary assembly line processes. Distribution performs shipping, receiving, warehousing, transportation management, quality control, and inventory control functions. Order Management schedules and generates shipping orders for the distribution team, assigns order processing priorities, and entering “special handling required” orders. Customer Returns Processing handles customer returns, assigns returned material disposition, and issues credit for the returned material.

Finance
Finance is responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cost accounting, general ledger, financial reporting, and financial analysis. The Finance team is also responsible for 401(k)/profit-sharing plan and general business insurance.

The Supply Chain Management (SCM) team is primarily responsible for purchasing and materials management. Major duties include finding and qualifying suppliers, new product research, master scheduling, third-party production management and just-in-time material delivery. SCM is a strong partner with marketing and the new product development teams to discover the most innovative crafts, toys, print, media, and specialty items.

Marketing Solutions
Marketing Solutions sets Group’s overall marketing strategy and provides marketing services to the company’s business units.  Marketing Solutions is comprised of three teams: Online Services (develops & implements Internet technology for the company), Database & Research Services (manages Group’s customer database & prospecting efforts and performs market research services), and Marketing Operations (responsible for increasing Internet sales for the company). Group’s Web sites include group.com seven product-based sites, three portal sites and an e-commerce site.

Ministry Essentials
Ministry Essentials’ team develops books, kits, media, and Web-based resources for churches.  We create essential tools for children, youth, women, small group, and pastoral ministry.  If it’s not a curriculum, VBS, magazine, church management tool, or event, it’s probably a Ministry Essentials resource.  Our assignment is to resource specific ministries within the local church to make them more effective is building relationships with Jesus and others.

Multimedia Services
The media teams develop concept and create audio and video resources for all Group’s products and marketing pieces, as well as for other corporate projects.

Periodicals
Group’s three periodicals include GROUP (for youth leaders), Children’s Ministry Magazine, Children’s Ministry Magazine:
Professional Edition, and REV! (for pastors). Periodical functions include producing content, designing the products and marketing materials as well as directing circulation and selling advertising in our magazines.

Sales Strategies & Services
The Sales Strategies & Services team is made up of sales representatives who sell our products directly to churches, bookstores, special markets, and international customers.  Customer service, order entry, and inbound representatives provide outstanding customer support.

Simply Youth Ministry
Simply Youth Ministry (SYM) is our team located in Orange County, California.  The products and services provided by SYM are practical tools for youth ministry that have been tested and used by Doug Fields and others within the ministry of Saddleback Church.  Our assignment is to resource youth ministries within the local church to make them more effective in building relationships with Jesus and others. simplyyouthministry.com

Staff Services
Human Resources, Facilities and the Fireside Café make up the Staff Services team. Human Resources maintains Group’s fun, friendly and mission-driven culture. We develop, recommend, and implement company policies in staff recruitment, employment, organizational planning, training, compensation and benefits administration, employee relations, workers’ compensation and safety. The Facilities team maintains Group’s inviting campus, including building maintenance, workspace management, and grounds up-keep. Group’s Fireside Café is a down-to-earth, welcoming, and charming place to have breakfast, lunch, Starbucks® drinks, or a delicious midday snack. Our talented chefs, cooks, and baristas provide a wonderful café experience.

Technology
The Technology team is responsible for all computer systems including software, hardware, networks, telecommunications equipment and services, photocopiers, and fax machines. This department also coordinates computer training and implementation of new technology.

VBS
VBS (vacation Bible school) is a cross-functional team responsible for the strategy and implementation of plans regarding the development, design, and sales & marketing of Vacation Bible School programs, fall festivals, and other seasonal ministry events.

Its programs provide the church with outstanding opportunities to
conduct outreach efforts to children and families in its local
community as well as effectively minister to its members.
www.groupsvbs.com