Guidelines Lay LeaderLay Member by Board Of Discipleship; & Jodi L. Cataldo

Author:Board Of Discipleship; & Jodi L. Cataldo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2016-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Responsibilities of the Lay Member

The lay member of annual conference has many responsibilities, some before the annual conference session, others during, and still more following the session. If you are employed, you will have to take time from work to attend these gatherings. When the dates are announced, take care to plan with your employer for the necessary days of vacation. It is important that you attend the entire annual conference session.

Prepare for Annual Conference

Study the pre-conference journal and materials that are submitted for action by the annual conference. These materials may be mailed or e-mailed to you several weeks before annual conference, or they may be available on the annual conference website. To prepare, you should

•attend any pre-conference district meetings and training sessions.

•learn your annual conference process for conducting business (For example, some conferences operate with Robert’s Rules of Order (parliamentary procedure); other conferences operate with discernment processes and consensus. Your pastor or annual conference office can help you prepare before your first session.

•develop a general knowledge of The Book of Discipline (see the sidebar on page 6 of this Guideline).

•meet with the pastor, lay leader, and congregation members to discuss issues that will be a part of the annual conference business.

•note issues and concerns that need to be taken to the annual conference session.

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