Mission Shaped Future Conference Organization Structure

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Our Goal

The Mountain Sky Conference will re-ignite a Christian movement that begins with grace, offers abundant life, and reclaims the life-changing love of Jesus Christ for ALL people. Our goal is for this to be the prevailing Christian theme in our area by 2030.

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Our Mission

The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Local churches and extension ministries of the Church provide the most significant arenas through which disciple-making occurs.

(¶ 120, The 2016 Book of Discipline)

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Our Values

• Strengthen Lay & Clergy Partnership

• Strengthen Districts & Circuits

• Reduce Institutional Burden

• Free People and Teams for Transformational Action

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Book of Discipline ¶ 610.1

"Annual conferences are permitted the flexibility to design conference and district structures in ways that best support the mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ in an increasingly diverse global community and that place secondary any prescribed structure, except for the mandated entities in ¶ 610 above. …Further, conferences are permitted to create contextually appropriate structures that encourage collaboration and partnerships among all program, administrative, and financial entities.”

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John Wimberly

“Thriving 21st Century organizations are not driven by top-down, command-and-control decision-making processes. On the contrary, they decentralize decision-making power into small groups/teams that can be more innovative and responsive.”

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John Wimberly “Highly successful 21st Century organizations (tech companies, the U.S. military, non-profits, etc.) are using teams to replace committees, boards and councils.”

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Committee Team

Committees & Teams

• Committees are oriented toward governance, as one governing body “commits” some of its authority to another group.

• Teams are action oriented, made up of team members who possess the specific skill sets needed to achieve the team’s assignment.

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Committee & Team Formation

• Committees are standing and members are named through the conference nominations process.

• Teams can be created by conference leadership, committees, or staff. They live until they meet their objectives and a missional purpose to them.

Committee Team

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Staff Definitions

Senior Executive for Transition and Conference Culture (Transitional Leader) will help create a single conference culture and will develop a transition timeline to handle the many issues that will come up in the transition from two to one conferences.

Superintendent of Leadership Development & Director of Connectional Ministries (DCM) cultivates new leadership at all levels of the conference.

Superintendent of Community & Congregational Development cultivates vital churches and empowers their witness of mercy and justice.

Congregational Resource Ministers deploy resources at the local church, circuit, and district level empowering congregations to live out their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. (Can be lay or clergy)

District Administrators oversee the administrative life of the district and work with local churches to be better equipped to meet their administrative needs.

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From Overhead to Supportive Foundation

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Responsible

Stewardship

Leadership

Development

Community

Engagement

Congregational

Vitality Communication

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Mountain Sky Roundtable

District Table

Local Church

Local Church

Local Church

Local Church

Local Church

Circuit

Responsible

Stewardship

Leadership

Development

Community

Engagement

Congregational

Vitality

Communication

Local Churches

and Circuits

Mountain Sky

Roundtable

Re-igniting our movement

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Mountain Sky Roundtable

Focusing the mission and ministry of the Mountain Sky Conference • Focus

• Fostering the Movement • Establishing Outcomes • Evaluating Progress

• Associated Committees • Administrative Review Committee (¶636) • Committee on Episcopacy (¶637)

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Mountain Sky Roundtable

The Mountain Sky Roundtable will conduct twice annual evaluations on the mission and ministry of the conference.

• Identify metrics for each setting at the roundtable. • Track metrics and identify areas of opportunity. • Implement strategic modifications to support emerging

opportunities.

The Mountain Sky Roundtable will conduct evaluations of our conference structure at least every other year.

• Is our structure helping us reach our goal of “re-igniting a Christian movement…”?

• Is the health and vitality of our local churches the primary focus of our conference structure?

• Are we demonstrably impacting the health and vitality of our local churches for the better?

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Mountain Sky Roundtable

Bishop

Dean of Cabinet

Conference Lay Leader(s)

Superintendent of Leadership Development

Superintendent of Community &

Congregational Development

Director of Community & Congregation

Engagement

Treasurer

Director of Communications

Board of Ordained Ministry Rep.

Congregational Resource Minister Rep.

Congregational Vitality Lay Member

Leadership Development Lay Member

Community Engagement Lay Member

Responsible Stewardship Lay Member Admin.

Review

Committee

Committee

on

Episcopacy

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Leadership Development

Developing people for leadership in today’s church and world.

• Focus • Equipping Excellence • Guiding Discernment • Nurturing Call

• Associated Committees

• Board of Laity (¶631) • Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635)

• Book of Discipline Roles Assumed by Leadership Development Committee • Council on Young Adult Ministry (¶650) • Board of Higher Education & Campus Ministry (¶634) • Council on Youth Ministry (¶649) • Safe Sanctuary Task Force • Commission on Equitable Compensation (¶625) • Nominations Committee

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Superintendent of Leadership

Development §

Cabinet Liaison §

Board of Ordained Ministry Rep.

Board of Laity Rep.

Elected Members (6-8)

Board of

Ordained

Ministry

Board of

Laity

Youth

Leadership

Team

Campus

Ministry

Team

Leadership Development

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Key § Staff

Committee

Team

Congregational Vitality

Equipping congregations and disciples for vital ministry • Focus

• Strengthening Churches • Creating Faith Communities • Developing Disciples

• Book of Discipline Roles Assumed by Congregational

Vitality Committee • Board of Discipleship (¶630) • Small Membership Church (¶645)

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Superintendent of Community &

Congregational Development §

Cabinet Liaison §

Elected Members (6-8) *

*At least two people from rural/small churches

Congregational Vitality

Invitational

Evangelism

Whole

Church

Initiative

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Key § Staff

Committee

Team

Community Engagement

Mobilizing the church and communities to transform the world. • Focus • Living Faithfully • Acting Courageously • Loving Boldly

• Book of Discipline Roles Assumed by Community Engagement

Committee • Global Ministries (¶633) • Church and Society (¶629) • Hispanic/Latino Ministries (¶655) • Ethnic Ministries (¶632) • Committee on Native American Ministry (¶654) • Disabilities Concerns (¶653) • Religion and Race (¶643) • Commission on the Status and Role of Women (¶644)

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Community Engagement

Director of Community &

Congregational Engagement

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Cabinet Liaison §

Elected Members (6-8)

Team

Team

Team

Team

Team

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Key § Staff

Committee

Team

Community Engagement

Action oriented teams will be created to address ministry priorities, interest and commitment related to programmatic areas, including: • Missions (UMCOR, Advance, Volunteers in Mission, Missionary

Covenant Relationships, Angola Pastors Support, Blackfeet Parish, Intermountain Children’s Home, Mission Adventures)

• Mission u • Church & Society and Social Principles • Hispanic/Latino Ministries • CONAM (Committee on Native American Ministry) • Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations • Disability Concerns • Religion and Race • Commission on the Status and Role of Women • Emerging Topical Issues and Ministry Priorities

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Team

Team

Team Team

Responsible Stewardship

Facilitating administrative ministries of the conference • Focus

• Cultivating Resources • Financial Transparency • Missional Budgeting

• Associated Committees

• Board of Trustees (¶640 & ¶2512) • Council on Finance & Administration (¶611) • Board of Pension & Health (¶639) • Commission on Archives & History (¶641)

• Book of Discipline Roles Assumed by Responsible Stewardship • Personnel Policies and Practices (¶613)

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Treasurer §

Conference Benefits Officer §

Cabinet Liaison §

Council on Finance &

Administration Rep.

Pension & Health

Benefits Rep.

Board of Trustees Rep.

Council on

Finance &

Admin.

Board of

Trustees

Board of

Pension &

Health

Responsible Stewardship

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Archives &

History

Key § Staff

Committee

Team

Communication

Managing and sharing information and inspiration for the conference. • Focus

• Proactive Storytelling • Oversee Technology • Connecting Ministry

• Book of Discipline Roles Assumed by

Communication Team • Commission on Communication (¶646)

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Communication Team

Director of Communications §

IT/Database Manager §

Bishop §

Senior Executive for Transition

and Conference Culture

(Transitional Leader) §

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Key § Staff

Committee

Team

Cross Functional Teams

Annual Session

Program and

Arrangements

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Conference

Rules

Key § Staff

Committee

Team

Local Churches & Circuits

Appointed/Assigned Clergy Local Church Lay Leaders

Circuit Leaders Circuit Lay Leaders

United Methodist Women United Methodist Men

United Methodist Youth Fellowship Lay Servants

Certified Lay Ministers

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District Table

Deploying resources and support to local churches and circuits for increased vitality and community engagement. • Focus

• Personal Contact • Contextualizing Ministry • Resourcing Congregations

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District Table

District Superintendent §

District Lay Leader

Congregational Resource

Minister §

District Administrator §

Council on Youth Ministry

District Rep.

District UMW President

District UMM President

District Lay Servant Coordinator

Others as needed

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Key § Staff

Committee

Team