DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS
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COMMITTEE / TEAM CHAIRS
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COMMITTEE & MINISTRY TEAM
DESCRIPTIONS
MEETINGS
Meets: 2nd Thursday
2:30 p.m.
FUNCTIONS
Serve as pastor and counselor to ministers and certified church educators; facilitate relations between congregations, ministers and church educators; give counsel regarding calls; visit each session at least once every three years; implement equal opportunity employment; promote peace and harmony among churches, and where necessary help resolve conflicts.
GIFTS NEEDED
Consultative skills; exhibit pastoral care, warm sympathies; able to maintain confidentiality; exhibit mutual forbearance; interpersonal skills, and value harmony.
MEETINGS
Meets: 2nd Monday
4:00 p.m.
Presbytery Offices (Except Feb, July, Dec)
FUNCTIONS
Identify and nominate persons to serve on committees, ministry teams and board of trustees; nominate Vice Moderator and Moderator of Presbytery; nominate Commissioners and Youth Advisory Commissioners to General Assembly andSynod of the Covenant.
GIFTS NEEDED
Committed to inclusiveness and diversity of races, cultures, genders and congregations; skill of networking; persistent; relate easily with people in person and on the phone.
MEETINGS
Meets: 1st Tuesday
10:00 a.m.
Rotate Churches (Except April, July, Dec)
FUNCTIONS
Instructs sessions on their role in the inquirer and candidacy process, provides an annual consultation with each inquirer and candidate; provides care and oversight for professional service to the church; certifies candidates ready to accept a call; monitors studies and other preparation for inquirers, and ruling elders who are seeking a commission.
GIFTS NEEDED
Interviewing skills; able to give support and encouragement; exhibit concern for spiritual and mental health; understand and expresses sympathetic interest, ability to give guidance and instruction; interpersonal skills.
MEETINGS
Meets: Twice a year
FUNCTIONS
Assist the Committee on Nominations in finding diversity of leadership; advocate for fairness and diversity in all levels of Presbytery and congregational leadership; annually inform Presbytery of progress toward fair representation; consult with Coordinating Cabinet on employment
GIFTS NEEDED
Committed to inclusiveness and justice; committed to diversity; graceful openness; fair; persistent; analysis; ability toevaluate.
MEETINGS
Meets: As needed
FUNCTIONS
Serve in judicial matters in accordance with the Book of Order’s Rules of Discipline.
GIFTS NEEDED
Committed to justice, fairness, grace, and restoring trust in the Church; informed (or willing to learn) about ecclesiastical law; legal skills and knowledge helpful but not necessary.
MEETINGS
Meets: 1st Tuesday
6:00 p.m.
Presbytery Offices
FUNCTIONS
Oversee Presbytery’s properties, insurance, investments, loans, mortgages; receive and review requests to sell, mortgage, lease or purchase property, manage cash flow and monitor; provide for annual audit, discharge legal obligations as required by laws of the State of Michigan.
GIFTS NEEDED
Financial acumen; building management and organizational skills; comfortable in dealing with finances and budgets;make sound judgments.
MEETINGS
Meets: 3rd Monday
10:00 a.m.
Presbytery Offices
FUNCTIONS
Find ways to equip congregations and their leadership to live into the new thing that God is doing there with Resources that include grants and learning opportunities.
GIFTS NEEDED
Ability to plan, good communication skills and ability to network.
MEETINGS
Meets: Two Times a Year
Feb and June
FUNCTIONS
Establishes programs for education and training programs for lay and clergy leadership, educators, clergy support groups; Provide educational resources; Provide worship experiences at Presbytery Assemblies.
GIFTS NEEDED
Ability to train clergy and laity; mediation skills; communication skills; commitment to being current in new developments in leadership. knowledge of Youth Ministry.
MEETINGS
Meets: 2nd Thursday
12:00 p.m.
FUNCTIONS
Aid the Presbytery in moving towards multicultural diversity in our congregations and to be aware of racism by raising awareness and training.
GIFTS NEEDED
A passion for cultural and racial diversity; ability to train and network.
MEETINGS
Meets: 2nd Tuesday
1:00 p.m.
Ashland Seminary
FUNCTIONS
Seeks to identify innovative leaders within our Presbytery communities in order to train, encourage, and resource them for starting innovative new ministries within our Presbytery’s geographic bounds. The end goal is to foster a culture of innovation in which our next generation of New Worshipping Community starters will arise.
GIFTS NEEDED
Ability to use demographics, consultative skills; understanding of start-up organizations and businesses; ability to raisefunds.
MEETINGS
Meets: 3rd Thursday
3:00 p.m..
Presbytery Offices
FUNCTIONS
Works with Executive Presbyter to evaluate personnel positions, structure, compensation, procedures in accounting, purchasing, payroll, administration, and policy.
GIFTS NEEDED
Competency in human resources; Skills in financial processes or organizations; Understanding of administrative skills; Understanding of team collaboration and interrelations; Knowledge of policy making and of staff operations.
MEETINGS
Meets: 3rd Wednesday
1:00 p.m.
FUNCTIONS
Develop programs on social justice and peacemaking; address issues of hunger and metro urban communities.
GIFTS NEEDED
Commitment to address world and local hunger issues, homelessness, inter- personal relations; Commitment to revitalization of urban areas.
MEETINGS
Meets: 1st Thursday
9:30 a.m.
FUNCTIONS
Develop plans and actions to lead Presbytery into its vision for future; Recommend and annual budget; Monitor Teams and Committees to meet Presbytery goals, policies and vision.
GIFTS NEEDED
Planning skills; budget development; ability to apply a theological perspective; organizational structures, review andevaluation.
MEETINGS
Meets: 4th Wednesday
10:00 a.m.
FUNCTIONS
Looks for new mission opportunities.
Address local, national and international
missions. Provide resources and leadership
in helping local congregations to establish
mission partnerships.
GIFTS NEEDED
Experience and enthusiasm for mission.