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June 13-16 ● Wichita, KS
Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center
Workbook2
Therefore Go! Proclaim Christ
2018 Annual Conference Session Schedule
June 13-16, 2018
Century II Convention Center, Wichita, KS
Tentative Schedule
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
1:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration/Packet Pickup Century II Connecting Lobby
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Optional listening session Grand Eagle Ballroom Hyatt Regency
o A town hall meeting for the conference
o Latest information on the proposal from the Council of Bishops/Commission on A Way Forward
o A time for worship, prayers, learning and dialogue
o Additional time to inform you about the Council of Bishops’ proposal will be given during the business
of the annual conference on Friday afternoon
7:00 p.m. Service of Remembrance and Communion Century II Convention Hall
o Rev. Wayne Alloway preaching
o Offering – Christmas Camps
8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Meet-and-Greet Opportunity Century II Expo Hall
Thursday, June 14, 2018
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration/Packet Pickup Century II Connecting Lobby
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Gathering Music and Devotional Century II Convention Hall
9:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. First Plenary Business Session of Annual Conference
Opening of Great Plains Annual Conference Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr.
Call to Order and Enabling Motions Rev. Nan Kaye-Skinner
Approval of Standing Rules Rev. Lew Kaye-Skinner
Organization and Adoption of Agenda
Laity Address Courtney Fowler
Episcopacy Committee Report Rev. Maria Campbell
Episcopal Address Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr.
Break
Clergy Session Eagle Ballroom
Laity Session Century II Convention Hall
Adjournment for Lunch (Locations listed below)
Second Plenary Session Century II Convention Hall
Board of Ordained Ministry Report Rev. Amy Lippoldt
Introduction of Retirees
Commissioning of Interns Rev. Nicole Conard
Clergy Excellence Report Rev. Nancy Lambert
Congregational Excellence Report Rev. Nathan Stanton
New Church Development Report Lorna Geist
Camping Ministry Report Stuart Mack
Campus Ministry Report Rev. April Wegehaupt
3:10 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Break
Personnel Team Rev. Craig Hauschild
Treasurer’s Report Scott Brewer
Council on Finance and Administration Report (1 of 2) Rev. Zach Anderson
Pension and Health Benefits Report Kelly Williams
Trustees Report Loyd Hamrick
History and Archives (150-year anniversary) Rev. Mik King
Announcements and adjournment for Dinner
5:30 p.m Retirement Dinner and Celebration (Celebration will begin at 6:30 p.m.) Cypress AB3
Gathering Music and Devotional led by Youth Century II Convention Hall
Offering: Youth Service Fund
Teaching Session/Workshops Tree Rooms Hyatt Regency
Rev. Dr. Mark Teasdale, E. Stanley Jones Associate Professor of Evangelism at Garrett-
Evangelical Theological Seminary, is our featured guest
Workshop options include
o “Anatomy of Peace” Rev. Nathan Stanton
o “Bloom Where You’re Planted” Rev. Kimberly Pope-Seiberling
o “Contextualized, Holistic Evangelism for the 21st Century” Rev. Heather Lear
o “Fresh Expressions” Rev. Michael Beck
o “How to Be Practically Christian” Rev. David Watson
o “Local Church Marketing Plan Tool” United Methodist Communications
o “Making New Disciples in New Places” Rev. Bob Crossman
o “VBS Horizon Style” Jason Kennedy and Derek Steinacher
Break
Teaching Session/Workshops Same as above
Adjournment for Lunch
Third Plenary Session Century II Convention Hall
Saint Paul School of Theology Neil Blair
Council of Bishops’ Proposal on the Way Forward Bishop Reuben Saenz Jr.
Break
Constitutional Amendment
Connecting Council Report Rev. Nancy Lambert
Church Closings District Superintendents
Resolutions
Adjournment for Dinner (locations listed below)
Ordination Service Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey Century II Convention Hall
Offering: Seminary students’ Mercy & Justice Learning Opportunity
Music and Devotional Century II Convention Hall
Fourth Plenary Session
Nominating Committee Report Rev. Tessa Zehring
Nebraska United Methodist Foundation Report Anita Crisp
Kansas United Methodist Foundation Report Lee Sankey
Council on Finance and Administration (2 of 2) Rev. Zach Anderson
United Methodist Men Charles File
United Methodist Women Karen Dunlap
Break
Introduction of Extended Cabinet Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr.
Closing Motions Rev. Nan Kaye-Skinner
Closing Worship and Fixing of Appointments
Adjournment of Annual Conference
Prayer Room Oak
Parents/Lactation room Pear B101
Childcare Trail Rooms & Birch
Workshops Cypress A, Cypress B, Walnut, Redbud A, Redbud B, Redbud C, Osage, Maple, Cedar
Registration/Packet pickup Century II Connecting Lobby4
Other Scheduled Activities Related to Annual Conference
UMCOR Donation Drop-off
UM Men Scholarship Dinner & Auction FUMC, 330 N Broadway St, Wichita
Elkhorn Valley District Breakfast Cypress B
Missouri River Breakfast Cypress A
Extension Ministry Breakfast RedBud A
UMCOR Donation Drop-off
Mission Lunch Cypress AB
No Program Lunch Expo Hall
SMU Alumni Lunch Redbud A
Southwestern College Wichita Boathouse, 515 S. Wichita St.
Saint Paul School of Theology Alumni Lunch Harvest Kitchen at Hyatt Regency
Mutual Aid Association Meeting Hyatt Enterprise Boardroom
Retirement Dinner and Celebration Cypress AB
(Celebration will begin at 6:30 p.m.)
Youth & Campus Ministries Lunch Riverview Ballroom
No Program Lunch Expo Hall
UMWomen Lunch FUMC, 330 N Broadway St.
No Program Dinner Expo Hall
Ordination Dinner Cypress A
Therefore Go 5K Hyatt Regency bike path
Blue River District Breakfast Cedar5 Dear Conference Members: Welcome to 2018 Great Plains Annual Conference Session. It is always exciting to have 1,700 United Methodists from Nebraska and Kansas gathering together. You have pages of documents and reports to read, travel arrangements to finalize and possibly children, teens and other family members to plan for. The sessions planning team is working on the last details to help you have the best experience possible. We hope you will take the time to view the video of the venue that can be found at www.greatplainsumc.org/aclogistics, especially if this is your first visit to the Century II Convention Center. You can also watch a video about what to expect at annual conference at www.greatplainsumc.org/videopreviews. This year, our theme is “Therefore Go! Proclaim Christ,” helping us to focus on how we might have faith conversations with the people we know and meet who have yet to hear about the love of Jesus Christ. Annual Conference opens with a service of remembrance and communion on Wednesday, June 13. Following the worship service, there will be a “meet and greet” reception where you can connect with friends and make new connections. I hope you are like me, and find you know more people each year we gather as the Great Plains Annual Conference. A retirement celebration, ordination worship service, a 5K run and decisions about how we live and work together round out the days. The Rev. Dr. Mark Teasdale, speaking at the plenary session, will emphasize sharing faith authentically and in ways that are relevant to the experiences of the people we talk with. You will choose from one of eight workshops for the second learning opportunity on Friday. Together we will work to spread the Wesleyan witness in the communities where we live as we make decisions about how we will be the United Methodist church. See you in June! Grace and peace, Rev. Nancy Lambert Director of Clergy Excellence/Assistant to the Bishop
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Dear 2018 Great Plains Lay Members:
Welcome to the 2018 Great Plains Annual Conference Session! Our theme this year is “Therefore Go! Proclaim
Christ.” Our laity session will be on Thursday, June 14 at 10:35 a.m., in the arena at the Century II Convention
Center in Wichita. Adjournment of the conference is scheduled for noon on Saturday, June 16.
As a lay member, you represent the connection from your church to the annual conference session and
from the annual conference session to your church. This is a very important responsibility that requires our
intentional and faithful attention.
If you are a new lay member or even a returning member, I encourage you to view our new lay member to
annual conference session video on the Great Plains website, www.greatplainsumc.org. It will help you and
your church plan for your time at the annual conference session. See below for more helpful tips to maximize
your experience at the annual conference session.
• Before you arrive: print off and review the pre-conference workbook materials from the conference
website. A limited amount of copies will be available for sale at registration when you check in. The
workbook materials will be available in May on the conference website.
• Inform and discuss the issues that will be voted on at annual conference with members of your church.
•Other items you may need: a copy of the printed pre-conference workbook materials, the 2016 Book
of Discipline (optional) and your Bible.
The planning team has been working hard to make this event a meaningful and inspiring experience filled
with moments of learning and transforming worship as we make way for the spirit of Christ and discern God’s
plan for our future in the Great Plains Conference. Please plan to attend all sessions of the annual conference
session.
A reminder from the United Methodist Church Book of Discipline:
“The lay member of the annual conference shall participate in all deliberations and vote upon all measures
...” Paragraph 701.5 “The lay member of the annual conference shall serve as an interpreter of the actions of
the annual conference session . . . shall report to the local church . . . as soon as possible.” Paragraph 252.2
Our church in action requires our heart-felt commitment to making a difference by our attendance and
participation in the annual conference session. If you become unable to attend, your church’s alternate
lay member should be prepared to attend in your place. It is essential that your church and the laity of the
annual conference be represented. Thank you for taking the time to prepare for the next steps in our journey
together. See you in Wichita!
Sincerely,
Courtney Fowler
Great Plains Conference Lay Leader7
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Conference Action
1. Standing Rules for Sessions of the Great Plains Annual Conference................................................. 1
a. Voice and Vote Table..................................................................................................................... 4
2. Fast Facts........................................................................................................................................... 5
3. Minimum Compensation Proposal.................................................................................................... 5
4. Budget Summary............................................................................................................................... 6
5. Pensions and Health Benefits Items for Action................................................................................. 8
6. Connecting Council Motions
a. Structure of Annual Conference.................................................................................................... 9
7. Church Closings & Resolutions
RESOLUTION #1 - Upland UMC......................................................................................................... 15
RESOLUTION #2 - Glade UMC........................................................................................................... 16
RESOLUTION #3 - Gardner First Light UMC....................................................................................... 17
RESOLUTION #4 - Cedar Vale UMC................................................................................................... 17
RESOLUTION #5 - Supporting Lay Leadership................................................................................... 18
RESOLUTION #6 - Consider Investing in Wespath’s “Social Values Choice” Suite of Funds............... 19
RESOLUTION #7 - Advocating for the Rights of Children Living Under Israeli Occupation................ 20
RESOLUTION #8 - Creation of a Covenant Partnership with Haiti..................................................... 21
RESOLUTION #9 - Our Sinful Immigration System............................................................................. 22
RESOLUTION #10 - The Call to Offer Sanctuary................................................................................. 22
8. Nominating Committee .................................................................................................................... 24
B. Conference Reports
1. Administrative services
a. Commission on Archives and History........................................................................................... 34
c. Board of Pension and Health Benefits.......................................................................................... 35
d. Board of Trustees.......................................................................................................................... 39
e. Episcopacy Committee.................................................................................................................. 40
2. Connecting Council Report................................................................................................................ 41
3. Clergy Excellence
a. Great Plains Board of Ordained Ministry....................................................................................... 41
b. Transition into Ministry................................................................................................................. 42
4. Congregational Excellence
a. Vital Congregations Team.............................................................................................................. 43
b. New Church Development............................................................................................................ 43
c. Great Plains United Methodist Camps, Inc.................................................................................... 44
d. United Methodist Campus Ministry, Inc........................................................................................ 45
5. Mercy and Justice
a. Mercy and Justice Team................................................................................................................. 47
b. Disaster Response Team................................................................................................................ 47
c. General Board of Global Ministries ............................................................................................... 48
d. Peace with Justice Ministries......................................................................................................... 49
e. Holy Land Task Force..................................................................................................................... 50
6. Other
a. Lay Leader report........................................................................................................................... 50
b. Lay Servant Ministries................................................................................................................... 51
c. United Methodist Women............................................................................................................. 52C. Mission Agencies
1. Universities
a. Baker University............................................................................................................................ 52
b. Kansas Wesleyan University.......................................................................................................... 53
c. Nebraska Wesleyan University...................................................................................................... 54
d. Southwestern College................................................................................................................... 55
2. Health and Welfare Institutions
a. Aldersgate Village.......................................................................................................................... 56
b. Epworth Village............................................................................................................................. 57
c. Gracemed Health Clinic, Inc.......................................................................................................... 58
d. Released and Restored.................................................................................................................. 59
e. E.C. Tyree Health & Dental Clinic.................................................................................................. 60
3. Ministries with the Poor
a. Friendship House United Methodist Church and the House of Hope-Ogden............................... 60
b. Immigrant Legal Center (JFON)..................................................................................................... 61
c. United Methodist Open Door, Inc................................................................................................. 62
d. Big Garden/United Methodist Ministries, Missouri River District................................................. 63
e. Wesley House ............................................................................................................................... 64
f. Rural Response Hotline................................................................................................................. 64
D. South Central Jurisdiction
1. Lydia Patterson Institute................................................................................................................ 65
E. University & Seminary Reports
1. Africa University............................................................................................................................ 66
2. Boston University.......................................................................................................................... 67
3. Candler School of Theology.......................................................................................................... 68
4. Perkins School of Theology........................................................................................................... 69
5. Saint Paul School of Theology....................................................................................................... 70
6. Southern Methodist University..................................................................................................... 71
7. United Theological Seminary........................................................................................................ 72
8. Wesley Theological Seminary........................................................................................................ 72
F. Miscellaneous
1. United Methodist Health Ministry Fund....................................................................................... 74
2. General Board of Higher Education & Ministry (GBHEM)............................................................. 751
A. Conference Action
1. Standing Rules for Sessions of the Great Plains Annual
Conference
NB: Proposed additions are underscored and deletions are struck through.
1 A. Rules of order and parliamentary procedures. The current Book of Discipline and the most recent edition of
2 Robert’s Rules of Order shall be the guides and authority for parliamentary procedure in the conduct of all session
3 business.
4 1. These rules may be suspended or amended by a two‑thirds majority of members present and voting.
5 2. No decisions of the conference may be overturned on procedural grounds after the adjournment of the
6 conference.
7 3. The agenda shall be the final distributed form at the beginning of the session. In the interest of efficiency, the
8 chair may adjust agenda items as necessary.
9 4. The Bar of the Conference shall be as designated in the Enabling Motions adopted at the beginning of the
10 session. Only members within the Bar may vote. However, a member outside the Bar, absent on conference
11 business at the conference venue and approved by conference order, may vote by absentee ballot.
12 B. Membership, Privilege of the Floor, and Attendance.
13 1. Privilege of the Floor: All lay and clergy members of the Great Plains Annual Conference, as well as clergy
14 from other conferences or denominations serving churches within the Great Plains Annual Conference,
15 shall have privilege of the floor and may address the session on any issue before the body. Persons serving
16 as District Superintendent Assignees (DA) or Certified Lay Ministers (CLM) shall have voice as lay members
17 of the Conference. This privilege shall be extended as well to the spouse of the Bishop; to any members of
18 Conference, General, or Jurisdictional boards, agencies, or institutions who are not otherwise members of
19 the annual conference; to all members of the extended cabinet; and to anyone else presenting items on the
20 agenda.
21 2. Lay Equalization Plan for Annual Conference Membership: The formula for lay/clergy equalization was
22 determined at Uniting Conference. For purposes of this formula, the numbers used shall be those in the
23 official Journal of the previous Annual Conference session as submitted to the General Council on Finance
24 and Administration.
25 a. Consistent with the provisions of ¶32 and 602.4 of The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist
26 Church‑2012, the basic lay membership of the annual conference shall include:
27 i. Churches with more than one appointed clergy will receive an additional lay member for each clergy
28 appointed to the church.
29 ii. All deaconesses, diaconal ministers and home missioners who are serving within bounds of the
30 annual conference.
31 iii. The conference president of United Methodist Women.
32 iv. The conference president of United Methodist Men.
33 v. The conference lay leader.
34 vi. One young person between the ages of 12 and 17 from each district, to be selected by the District
35 Council on Youth Ministry (or equivalent structure).
36 vii. One young person between the ages of 18 and 30 from each district, to be selected by the District
37 Council on Ministry (or equivalent structure).
38 viii. Each district lay leader.
39 ix. Conference Director of Lay Servant Ministries.
40 x. Conference Secretary of Global Ministries.
41 xi. The president of the conference young adult organization.
42 xii. The president of the conference youth organization.
43 xiii. The chair of the conference college student organization.
44 xiv. All lay campus ministers, chaplains and Wesley Foundation directors serving within the bounds of
45 the Annual Conference.
46 xv. For each clergy campus minister, chaplain and Wesley Foundation director, there shall be a lay board
47 member or student from the ministry.2 1 b. In addition to the lay members of annual conference mandated by The Book of Discipline (¶32 and 602.4), 2 the first priority in equalizing the number of lay and clergy members will be to grant a lay member from 3 each local church. 4 c. If, after meeting the requirements of 1 and 2 above, additional lay membership positions are available, lay 5 people assigned by district superintendents to serve as pastors of local churches District Superintendent 6 Assignment (DA) and Certified Lay Ministers (CLM) will be seated as lay members. 7 d. If, after meeting the requirements of 1, 2 and 3 above, additional lay membership positions are still 8 available, they will be filled in the following order of priority: 9 i. An additional youth from each district, to be selected by the District Council on Youth Ministry (or 10 equivalent structure). 11 ii. Associate conference lay leader(s) 12 iii. Chairpersons of conference boards and teams and the Conference Secretary and Conference 13 Treasurer (if laity). 14 iv. One person of color from each district, selected by the District Council on Ministry (or equivalent 15 structure). 16 v. All elected lay members of general boards and agencies from our Conference. 17 vi. All delegates and reserve delegates elected to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences. 18 vii. Five lay members of the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry (to be selected by the lay members 19 of the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry). 20 viii. District directors of Lay Servant Ministries. 21 ix. An additional young adult (ages 18‑30) from each district to be selected by the District Council on 22 Ministry (or equivalent structure). 23 x. Seventeen additional youth as determined by the Conference Council on Youth Ministries. 24 xi. Additional lay members as chosen by the conference secretary. 25 3. Roll Call: Roll will be taken by the signing of attendance cards. Cards not submitted by the end of the session 26 will not be accepted. Members shall be responsible for indicating which days they will be in attendance. If 27 changes in attendance become necessary for lay members, the alternate lay member shall report to the 28 secretarial staff to be seated. 29 4. Excuses for Pastoral Absences: Excuses for pastoral absence for cause during the session shall be secured from 30 the respective district superintendents, rather than from the floor of the conference. The clergy person must 31 also send written notification (by letter or e‑mail) to the conference secretary setting forth the reason (¶602.8). 32 5. Addressing the Body: 33 a. Those who wish to address the body shall move in an orderly manner to a microphone and wait to be 34 called upon by the chair. 35 b. When addressing the body, members shall identify themselves by name, church or current appointment, 36 and district. This practice may be relaxed at the chair’s discretion, such as when a particular individual 37 by virtue of office or role addresses the conference multiple times in a single plenary session. 38 C. Conference Secretary: Proceedings of the session shall be recorded in a manner determined by the secretary 39 and staff. The secretary shall daily review and consolidate records of the session to ensure accuracy of the official 40 record and recommend adoption by the annual conference. The secretary shall edit and publish the minutes and 41 reports, which when published, shall be the official report of the conference. 42 D. Items in Writing: 43 a. Any matter requiring action by the annual conference shall be printed and in the hands of the members 44 of the conference at least four session hours prior to action or overnight for action the following day, 45 to be monitored by the conference secretary. Such items for general distribution shall be prepared and 46 distributed by the sponsoring person or agency at their own expense. 47 b. All reports and main motions must be submitted to the conference secretary on paper or in an electronic 48 format determined by the secretary. All motions to amend shall be committed to writing and submitted 49 either when being moved or immediately afterward. 50 c. Privileged and Subsidiary motions other than motions to amend shall be recorded by the conference 51 secretary and secretarial staff and need not be submitted in writing. (Privileged motions include 52 Adjournment, Recess, Question of Privilege and Order of the Day. Subsidiary motions include Lay on the 53 Table, Previous Question, Limit or Extend the Limits of Debate, Postpone to a Certain Time and Refer.) 54 E. Debate: 55 a. Members shall speak no more than twice on a given item nor longer than three (3) minutes at a given 56 time without special permission from the chair.
3 1 b. Limitation of Debate: 2 i. When the chair determines the agenda to be thirty minutes behind schedule or at his/her discretion, 3 the chair may declare that debate on motions shall be limited to two speeches for and two speeches 4 against, not to exceed two minutes per speech. This limitation shall include allowing any member 5 to speak only once on a given item. If the chair determines the conference agenda has returned to 6 schedule, the chair may declare the limit on debate to be lifted. 7 ii. At any time when this limitation is in effect, any member of the body may move to suspend the 8 limitation for a particular item or series of items. Such a motion is not debatable and requires a 9 two‑thirds majority. 10 iii. This limitation of debate shall not apply to sub‑groups orany other committee. 11 iv. With Respect in Debate: 12 (a) In accordance with John Wesley’s general rules to do all the good that you can and to do no 13 harm, debate is to be conducted in an atmosphere of respect in listening and speaking, including 14 refraining from applause during debate. 15 (b) Certain rules of respect are already addressed in Robert’s Rules of Order; the extra mile of respect 16 may be done in the model of Holy Conferencing or other communication models. 17 F. Voting Matters: 18 1. When balloting for representatives to General and Jurisdictional Conferences, any individual’s ballot shall be 19 invalid in any of the following instances: 20 i. Fewer or more names are marked than are needed for that round. 21 ii. A lay person is selected on a clergy ballot or a clergy person is selected on a lay ballot. 22 iii. A person already elected or an ineligible name is selected on the ballot. 23 iv. A person is selected twice on a single ballot. 24 2. Between sessions, when the Bishop, in consultation with the Connecting Council, determines that a matter 25 of the annual conference cannot wait until the next regular session, a vote may be taken by email and/or 26 mail ballot. 27 i. The members of the annual conference (lay and clergy) who are eligible to vote will be notified that 28 a vote will be taken and informed of the issue via electronic and written methods. 29 ii. Ballots shall be sent out via written and electronicmeans by the Conference Secretary in coordination 30 with the office of the Bishop. Ballots will be received and counted by the conference secretary. 31 iii. Reasonable time will be given for the body to respond and a deadline for response announced. 32 iv. A two‑thirds majority of the respondents must affirm the motion for the vote to be binding. 33 v. The members of the annual conference will receive notification of the results of the vote as soon as 34 possible after the deadline for voting. 35 G. Financial matters: 36 1. Revenue neutrality: After adoption of a funding plan and formula for mission shares, any motion from the 37 floor to increase spending in any area of the budget must include an equal or greater corresponding reduction 38 in spending as part of the same motion. 39 2. Referrals to CFA: All items with financial implications will be referred to the Council on Finance and 40 Administration (CFA) before final adoption. Such referral, at the chair’s discretion, may be before or after 41 discussion and refinement by the body. 42 H. Resolutions: 43 1. For the purposes of the Great Plains Annual Conference, a resolution asks the annual conference to take a 44 stand on a particular issue or to direct somebody within the conference to consider a specific action. 45 2. Submissions: All professing members of local churches within the boundaries of the Great Plains Annual 46 Conference, and all clergy members of the Great Plains Annual Conference, shall have the right to submit 47 resolutions for consideration by the annual conference session. 48 3. Submission Deadline: All resolutions to the annual conference must be submitted by April 15 to be included 49 in the Annual Conference Workbook. 50 4. Late Submissions: All late items for action may be included in the packet distributed at registration if approved 51 by the Annual Conference Sessions Planning Team. The person or group submitting the late item shall supply 52 1,800 copies printed on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper and punched with three holes and mailed to a location designated 53 by the Secretary. Late resolutions should be placed in the mail no later than 14 days prior to the opening of 54 Annual Conference. In addition, the person or group must submit an electronic file to the conference secretary 55 prior to the beginning of the annual conference session.
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1 5. Format: Resolutions shall be submitted in accordance with formatting guidelines established by the Annual
2 Conference Session Planning Team.
3 6. Editorial Revision: The Secretary shall have the right to review and revise resolutions for purpose of spelling,
4 grammar, and formatting. In cases where there is more than one signatory of a resolution, only the first
5 signer’s name shall be listed, followed by the number of additional signatories indicated in the conference
6 workbook. The names of all signatories will be provided on the annual conference website.
a.
Voice and Vote
Elections for lay delegates
character, and conference
delegates to the General,
Jurisdictional and Central
Jurisdictional and Central
Your name tag indicates your voice and vote status
Matters of ordination,
at plenary sessions. Please wear your name tag in a
Conference Business
Recommendation &
Voice without Vote
Elections for clergy
relations of clergy
visible location during these sessions. Annual
to the General,
Conference Members with both voice (meaning
Constitutional
Conference(s)
Conference(s)
Amendments
they can speak in plenary sessions) and vote
(meaning they can make and amend motions and
vote on motions) are as follows:
Clergy Members in full connection (¶ 602.1.a) X X X X
Provisional Clergy Members (¶602.1.b) X
Provisional Clergy Members who have completed X X
all of their educational requirements (¶ 602.1.b
errata)
Associate Clergy Members (¶ 602.1.c) X X
Full- and Part- time Local Pastors under X
appointment to a pastoral charge (¶ 602.1.d)
Local Pastors who have completed Course of Study X X
or an M.Div. degree and have served a minimum of
two consecutive years (since July 1, 2013) under
appointment before the election (¶602.1.d errata)
DSA/CLM according to number three of the Lay X X X
Equilization Plan
Elders or Ordained Clergy from other X
denominations serving under appointment within
the Annual Conference (¶346.2)
Lay Members: Elected Members representing X X X •
congregations, Members by Virtue of Office, At-
large Members as designated by districts, Youth
Members (¶602.4)
Official Representatives from other X
Denominations (¶ 602.9)
Missionaries regularly assigned by the GBGM in X
nations other than the US & Certified Lay
Missionaries from nations other than the US
serving within the bounds of the Annual
Conference (¶ 602.9)
Conference Chancellor if not otherwise a voting X
member (¶ 602.10)
Ordained Clergy or Provisional Members from X
other Annual Conferences and other Methodist
Denominations (¶346.1)
Visitors, Spouses of Clergy & Great Plains
Conference Staff
If also a member of the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, they may vote at Clergy Session
•If also a lay member of the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and/or Committee on Investigation (¶
602.6) rev 4/13/176
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Great Plains Conference
Local Church Report to Annual Conference
2017 Fast Facts (as of 4/17/2018)
2017 compared to 2016
2014 2015 2016 2017 % Change Change
Professions of Faith 4,076 4,045 4,013 4,327 7.82% 314
Full Member
Average Worship Attendance 87,696 85,445 82,269 77,696 -5.56% -4,573
2. FAST FACTS
Membership 219,136 215,689 212,313 209,554 -1.30% -2,759
Status
Associate Member
Provisional Member
Number of churches reporting 1,040 1,031 1,025 1,014 -1.07% -11
Small Groups (lines 22,23,&24) 9,283 9,100 8,566 8,546 -0.23% -20
2019
Persons in Mission(line 28) 55,897 66,783 65,746 63,563 -3.32% -2,183
$ 44,040
Full‐Time Local Pastor $ 36,879
$ 41,653
$ 39,266
2014 2015 2016 2017
Number of % of Total Number of % of Total Number of % of Total Number of % of Total Numerical
Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Churches Change % Change
Personnel Committee - Craig Hauschild, chairperson
No reported profession of faith 524 50% 530 51% 525 51% 494 49% (31) -3%
No confirmation class 765 74% 740 72% 740 72% 726 72% (14) -1%
No small groups (inc. SundaySchool) (lines 19-24) 78 8% 90 9% 102 10% 126 12% 24 2%
No hands-on mission reported (lines 27-28) 400 38% 330 32% 238 23% 163 16% (75) -7%
2014 2015 2016 2017 % Change Change
Income for Operating Budget 148,379,612 145,877,046 142,704,660 145,664,774 2.07% 2,960,114
Income for Capital Improv/Sp Proj 56,515,445 51,424,168 53,410,908 54,643,986 2.31% 1,233,078
3. MINIMUM COMPENSATION PROPOSAL
Income from within the Con. Struct. 1,912,619 2,321,556 1,984,478 2,100,559 5.85% 116,081
Total Income 206,807,676 199,622,770 198,100,046 202,289,061 2.11% 4,189,015
Grand Total Paid (Spent) 183,518,350 178,860,383 176,167,867 180,929,171 2.70% 4,761,304
Amount paid for principal and interest on debt 11,686,249 9,295,729 11,719,477 11,646,285 -0.62% (73,192)
Amount paid on capital expenditures 18,296,162 18,344,374 14,567,021 19,016,942 30.55% 4,449,921
Amount spent on all other causes 153,535,939 151,220,280 149,881,369 150,265,944 0.26% 384,575
% Paid on apportionments 87.04% 88.08% 89.48% 90.08% 0.67% 0
2 salary levels. This corresponds with the national rate of inflation. If approved this would go into effect Jan. 1, 2019.
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4. BUDGET SUMMARY
Great Plains Budget Summary 2017 2018 2019 Apprvd vs Propsd
Approved Approved Proposed $$$ Chng from % Chng from
Actual
Budget Budget Budget 2018 to 2019 2018 to 2019
INCOME:
Mission Shares $14,560,893 $14,478,318 $14,244,434 $14,367,202 $122,768 0.9%
Less: Allowance for Unpaid Mission Shares ($959,167) ($1,436,137) ($833,248) ($858,957) ($25,709) 3.1%
Net Mission Share Income $13,601,726 $13,042,181 $13,411,186 $13,508,245 $97,059 0.7%
% of Mission Share Asking 93.41% 90.08% 94.15% 94.02%
Other Income:
Restricted Reserve-Budget Support (5%) $1,873,829 $1,105,041 $1,831,306 $1,843,669 $12,363 0.7%
Restr Reserve-Budget Support Special Distribution $0 $0 $133,983 $138,350 $4,367 3.3%
Use of Missional Opportunity Reserves $49,099 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Income $15,524,654 $14,147,222 $15,376,475 $15,490,264 $113,789 0.7%
EXPENSES:
Personnel
Wages and Housing $4,104,775 $3,865,951 $3,663,897 $3,604,584 ($59,314) -1.6%
Other benefits & Payroll taxes $685,382 $588,151 $601,504 $704,224 $102,720 17.1%
Total Personnel $4,790,157 $4,454,102 $4,265,401 $4,308,808 $43,406 1.0%
Episcopal Office
General Church Ministries for Episcopacy $731,601 $659,034 $735,550 $710,738 ($24,812) -3.4%
Episcopal Office Expenses $24,977 $24,780 $184,081 $51,995 ($132,086) -71.8%
Episcopal Residence Maintenance $16,850 $6,798 $15,000 $15,000 $0 0.0%
District Office Expenses $295,500 $251,195 $298,840 $308,445 $9,605 3.2%
Cabinet Operations $642,300 $547,337 $654,000 $785,700 $131,700 20.1%
Total Episcopal Office Budget $1,711,228 $1,489,144 $1,887,471 $1,871,878 ($15,593) -0.8%
Clergy Excellence
General Church Ministries for Clergy Excellence $834,404 $751,634 $838,907 $810,609 ($28,298) -3.4%
Board of Ordained Ministry $175,500 $159,464 $175,500 $176,000 $500 0.3%
Trans Into Ministry Mission Share Request $147,182 $145,988 $209,068 $229,270 $20,202 9.7%
Clergy Excellence Programming Expense $56,000 $55,395 $85,000 $197,000 $112,000 131.8%
Clergy Excellence Office expense $31,000 $22,830 $32,500 $32,650 $150 0.5%
Total Clergy Excellence Budget $1,244,086 $1,135,311 $1,340,975 $1,445,529 $104,554 7.8%
Congregational Excellence
Leadership Development:
General Church Ministries for Leadership Development $407,323 $366,929 $409,521 $395,707 ($13,814) -3.4%
SCJ Ministries for Leadership Development $121,082 $87,956 $97,643 $97,643 $0 0.0%
Congregational Leadership/Training $187,000 $65,414 $195,500 $140,800 ($54,700) -28.0%
Campus Ministry Mission Share Request $636,285 $636,285 $617,968 $625,000 $7,032 1.1%
Camping Mission Share Request $685,094 $685,094 $712,500 $712,500 $0 0.0%
Total Leadership Development $2,036,784 $1,841,678 $2,033,132 $1,971,650 ($61,482) -3.0%
Vital Congregations:
Resource Center Mission Share Request $26,920 $26,706 $26,920 $4,000 ($22,920) -85.1%
Youth Ministry $110,900 $94,988 $112,400 $112,400 $0 0.0%
Ethnic Mission Share Request $500,855 $404,671 $442,424 $468,500 $26,076 5.9%
New Church Starts Mission Share Request $539,856 $539,856 $545,255 $550,708 $5,453 1.0%
Total Vital Congregations Budget $1,178,531 $1,066,221 $1,126,999 $1,135,608 $8,609 0.8%
Congregational Excellence Office Expense $78,403 $64,102 $65,700 $72,100 $6,400 9.7%
Total Congregational Excellence Budget $3,293,718 $2,972,001 $3,225,831 $3,179,358 ($46,473) -1.4%
Mercy and Justice
General Church Ministries for Mercy and Justice $2,470,452 $2,225,400 $2,483,784 $2,400,000 ($83,784) -3.4%
Disaster Response $18,600 $5,936 $18,600 $23,600 $5,000 26.9%
Mercy and Justice Ministries $150,500 $149,317 $158,600 $169,000 $10,400 6.6%
Mercy & Justice Office expense $18,200 $15,770 $20,200 $20,195 ($5) 0.0%
Total Mercy and Justice Budget $2,657,752 $2,396,423 $2,681,184 $2,612,795 ($68,389) -2.6%
Administrative Services
General and SCJ Ministries for Admin Services $404,366 $377,216 $420,704 $408,541 ($12,163) -2.9%
Administrative Committee Expenses $89,913 $85,297 $91,002 $94,200 $3,198 3.5%
Administrative Services Office Expense $144,485 $133,723 $167,850 $155,550 ($12,300) -7.3%
Information Technology $174,400 $163,645 $174,400 $174,400 $0 0.0%
Annual Conference Expense $119,300 $82,765 $129,600 $152,750 $23,150 17.9%
Safe Gatherings $90,950 $105,988 $115,100 $166,950 $51,850 45.0%
Conf Office Building Maintenance expense $211,500 $209,798 $169,157 $211,705 $42,548 25.2%
Trustees: Insurance, Auto, Dist Office & Parsonage $439,800 $425,716 $412,450 $412,450 $0 0.0%
Communications Program Expense $152,999 $116,093 $145,350 $145,350 $0 0.0%
Total Administrative Services budget $1,827,713 $1,700,241 $1,825,613 $1,921,896 $96,283 5.3%
Missional Opportunity fund request $0 $0 $150,000 $150,000 $0 0.0%
Total Great Plains Conference Budget $15,524,654 $14,147,222 $15,376,475 $15,490,264 $113,788 0.7%
Net Income (Loss) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
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Great Plains Budget Summary 2017 2018 2019 Apprvd vs Propsd
Approved Approved Proposed $$$ Chng from % Chng from
Actual
Budget Budget Budget 2018 to 2019 2018 to 2019
Mission Agency Support:
1% of line 67 for Agencies $1,456,089 $1,079,838 $1,424,443 $1,436,720 $12,277 0.9%
Colleges/Universities
Nebraska Wesleyan Univ - Lincoln, NE $60,000 $41,284 $115,100 $103,600 ($11,500) -10.0%
Baker University - Baldwin City, KS $126,100 $86,764 $115,100 $103,600 ($11,500) -10.0%
Saint Paul School of Theology - KS/OK $126,100 $86,765 $115,100 $103,600 ($11,500) -10.0%
Kansas Wesleyan University - Salina, KS $126,100 $86,764 $115,100 $103,600 ($11,500) -10.0%
Southwestern College - Winfield, KS $126,100 $86,765 $115,100 $103,600 ($11,500) -10.0%
Health & Welfare Institutions
Aldersgate Village (Good Sam. Fnd) - Topeka, KS $72,750 $50,157 $67,600 $58,000 ($9,600) -14.2%
Asbury Park, (Good Sam. Fnd) - Newton, KS $33,950 $24,685 $31,500 $27,000 ($4,500) -14.3%
GraceMed Health Clinic - Wichita and Topeka, KS $48,500 $36,403 $45,100 $39,000 ($6,100) -13.5%
Released & Restored - NE $29,100 $22,272 $27,000 $24,000 ($3,000) -11.1%
EmberHope (Youthville) - KS $33,950 $52,076 $31,500 $31,000 ($500) -1.6%
Epworth Village - York, NE $33,950 $29,060 $31,500 $29,000 ($2,500) -7.9%
Tyree Health and Dental Clinic - Wichita, KS $19,100 $24,000 $4,900 25.7%
Ministries with the Poor
United Methodist Ministries - Omaha, NE $194,000 $133,484 $182,300 $167,000 ($15,300) -8.4%
Immigrant Legal Center(JFON) - NE $155,200 $106,863 $144,400 $132,000 ($12,400) -8.6%
Friendship House of Hope - Ogden, KS $18,430 $13,065 $17,000 $14,500 ($2,500) -14.7%
Wesley House - Pittsburg, KS $70,000 $50,852 $65,100 $58,000 ($7,100) -10.9%
Fellowship and Faith - Topeka, KS $9,700 $14,539 $9,000 $7,500 ($1,500) -16.7%
Living Hope-Omaha, NE $50,000 $34,403 $38,300 $34,000 ($4,300) -11.2%
UM Open Door - Wichita, KS $72,500 $71,640 $67,400 $58,000 ($9,400) -13.9%
Genesis Family Health (UM Mex-Amer Minist), KS $53,000 $42,838 $49,300 $39,000 ($10,300) -20.9%
Ecumenical/Interchurch organizations
Rural Response Hotline, NE $13,313 $9,160 $23,200 $19,000 ($4,200) -18.1%
Total Mission Agency Support Budget $1,452,743 $1,079,839 $1,424,800 $1,279,000 ($145,800) -10.2%
Net Mission Agency Support Income $3,346 ($1) ($357) $157,720 $158,077
For Information Only - included in the above budget
General Church Apportionments
Episcopal Office $731,601 $659,034 $735,550 $710,738 ($24,812) -3.4%
Africa University $74,487 $67,102 $74,889 $72,363 ($2,526) -3.4%
Black College $332,836 $299,827 $334,632 $323,344 ($11,288) -3.4%
Ministerial Education $834,404 $751,634 $838,907 $810,609 ($28,298) -3.4%
World Service $2,470,452 $2,225,400 $2,483,784 $2,400,000 ($83,784) -3.4%
General Administration $293,346 $264,248 $294,929 $284,980 ($9,949) -3.4%
Interdenominational Cooperation $65,256 $58,781 $65,609 $63,395 ($2,214) -3.4%
Total General Apportionments $4,802,382 $4,326,026 $4,828,300 $4,665,429 ($162,871) -3.4%
South Central Jurisdiction Apportionments
Mt Sequoyah $23,368 $0 $0 $0 $0 0.0%
Lydia Patterson Institute $97,714 $87,956 $97,643 $97,643 $0 0.0%
SCJ Mission And Administration Fund $45,764 $47,408 $52,630 $52,630 $0 0.0%
Total SCJ Apportionments $166,846 $135,364 $150,273 $150,273 $0 0.0%
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5. PENSIONS AND HEALTH BENEFITS ITEMS FOR ACTION
The following are the recommendations of the Board of Pension and Health Benefits of the Great Plains Conference of
the United Methodist Church for 2018:
1
2 1. Resolution on Rental/Housing/Household Expense Allowance, in accordance with Federal Guidelines for
3 clergy housing, the following resolution is recommended.
4
5 WHEREAS, the religious denomination known as The United Methodist Church (the Church), of which this
6 Conference is a part, has in the past functioned and continues to function through ministers of the Gospel
7 (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code section 107) who were or are duly ordained, commissioned, or
8 licensed ministers of the Church (Clergypersons);
9
10 WHEREAS, the practice of the Church and of this Conference was and is to provide active Clergypersons with a
11 parsonage or a rental/housing allowance as part of their gross compensation;
12
13 WHEREAS, pensions or other amounts paid to active, retired, terminated, and disabled Clergypersons are
14 considered to be deferred compensation and are paid to active, retired, terminated, and disabled Clergypersons
15 in consideration of previous active service; and
16
17 WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service has recognized the Conference (or its predecessors) as an appropriate
18 organization to designate a rental/housing allowance for Clergy Persons who are or were members of this
19 Conference and are eligible to receive such deferred compensation;
20
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
22 THAT an amount equal to 100 percent of the pension, severance or disability payments received from plans
23 authorized under The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist (the Discipline), which includes all such
24 payments from Wespath Benefits and Investments, during the period January 1, 2019 through December 31,
25 2019 by each active, retired, terminated, or disabled clergyperson who is or was a member of the conference,
26 or its predecessors, be and hereby is designated as a rental/housing allowance for each such Clergyperson; and
27
28 THAT the pension, severance or disability payments to which this rental/housing allowance designation applies
29 will be any pension, severance, or disability payments from plan, annuities, of funds authorized under the
30 Discipline, including such payments from Wespath Benefits and Investments and from a commercial annuity
31 company that provides an annuity arising from benefits accrued under a Wespath Benefits and Investments
32 plan, annuity, or fund authorized under the Discipline, that result from any service a Clergyperson rendered to
33 this Conference or that an active, a retired, a terminated or a disabled Clergyperson of this Conference rendered
34 to any local church, annual conference of the Church contributions to or accrue a benefit under, such a plan,
35 annuity, or fund for such an active, a retired, a terminated, or a disabled Clergyperson’s pension, severance, or
36 disability plan benefit as part of his or her gross compensation.
37
38 Note: The rental/housing allowance that may be excluded from a Clergyperson’s gross income in any year for
39 federal (and, in most cases, state) income tax purposes is limited under Internal Revenue Code section 107(2),
40 and regulation thereunder, to the least of: (a) the amount of the rental/housing allowance designated by the
41 Clergyperson’s employer or other appropriate body of the Church (such as this Conference in the foregoing
42 resolutions) for such year; (b) the amount actually expended by the Clergyperson to rent or provide a home in
43 such year; or (c) the fair rental value of the home, including furnishings and appurtenances (such as a garage),
44 plus the cost of utilities in such year. Each Clergyperson or former Clergyperson is urged to consult with his or
45 her own tax advisor to determine what deferred compensation is eligible to be claimed as a housing allowance
46 exclusion.
47
48 2. Health Insurance/Health Insurance Allowance
49
50 The Team recommends continuing the health insurance allowance for 2019 at the 2018 level of $15,850 annually.9
1
2 3. Clergy Retirement Security Program (CRSP) Funding
3 o Use the Pre-82 Pension Plan over-funding to fund the 2018 and 2019 CRSP-DB portion while
4 maintaining a minimum funding level of 120 percent.
5 o While maintaining a minimum funding level of 120 percent, use the Pre-82 Pension over-funding to
6 fund the 2018 and 2019 UMPIP contributions needed (two percent) to bring the amount up to the
7 funding level of those serving 25 percent.
8 o Maintain the CRSP defined benefit (CRSP-DB) contribution funding at two percent of compensation.
9 o Maintain the CRSP defined contribution (CRSP-DC) funding and CPP funding at three percent of
10 compensation for each.
11 o Maximum total contribution for pension and CPP at the local church level will be eight percent for
12 2019 with the understanding that it may be increased in future years. Full-funding is currently 15.2
13 percent. The difference between what local churches pay (eight percent) and the full-funding (15.2
14 percent) is subsidized by the Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits Team.
15 o The Pre-82 Pension Plan spousal benefit (CAP) shall remain at the current level of 85 percent for
16 (former) Nebraska and Kansas East and 100 percent for (former) Kansas West. This will be reviewed
17 annually with the goal to increase it to 100 percent across the board when over-funding permits that
18 change.
19 4. Past Service Rate
20 Continue the PSR increases at or near the level of two percent or COLA. 2019 PSR will be increased to $791.00,
21 a two percent increase. Any increases to the PSR is required by Wespath to be funded immediately in the year
22 in which the increase occurs.
23 5. Funding Level
24 A minimum funding level of 120 percent is to be maintained to protect the Pre-82 Pension Plan commitment.
25 6. Special Pension Grants
26 Continue to provide Special Pension Grants for the following:
27 o Kathy Kirkus, dependent daughter of Eldo Kirkus, clergyperson of the former Nebraska Conference.
28 The grant is $323.98 monthly.
29 o John Carey, dependent son of La Donna Carey. The grant is $1,100.00 monthly.
30 7. 2018 Comprehensive Funding Plan
31 Prepared by Wespath.
6. CONNECTING COUNCIL MOTIONS
a. Structure of the Annual Conference
A. Guiding Principles.
1 1.
All groups and structures related to the Great Plains United Methodist Conference shall demonstrate a clear
2 connection and alignment with the calling and missional priorities of the Great Plains United Methodist
3 Conference.
2. The structure of the annual conference shall provide the minimal infrastructure necessary for accomplishing
4
the mission and priorities of the Great Plains United Methodist Conference while also remaining accountable
5 to the people of the United Methodist Church.
6 3. Ministries should be encouraged to form and function outside the formal structure of the GPUMC.
7 B. General Provisions
8 1. There shall be a Connecting Council. Its purpose shall be to review and evaluate the conference’s missional
progress, to align major initiatives of the GPUMC, to enhance communication with all parts of the annual
9
conference, and to take such actions between sessions of the annual conference as are permitted.
10 2. Committees under the Connecting Council include those annual conference structures mandated by The
11 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, which are:
12 a. The Board of Ordained Ministry (¶635)
13 b. The Board of Pensions (¶639)
c. The Board of Trustees (¶640)
14
d. The Council on Finance and Administration (¶611)
15 e. The Committee On the Episcopacy (¶637)
16 f. The Commission on Archives and History (¶641)
17 g. The Committee on Investigation (¶2703.2)
h. The Administrative Review Committee (¶636)10 1 3.The Connecting Council will include appropriate structure for developing spiritual leadership, creating vital 2 churches and connecting disciples to transform the world. The structure supports our preferred future: 3 a vision of great churches, great leaders, great disciples—transformed world. The proposed structure is 4 foundational to our purpose to equip and connect local churches. The structure will be grouped into the 5 following five areas: Episcopal Office, Clergy Excellence, Congregational Excellence, Mercy and Justice, and 6 Administrative Services. 7 4. Any team that is part of the annual conference structure may form sub-teams as needed to address emerging 8 opportunities for mission within its area of responsibility. It may form such sub-teams by using its own 9 members or by recruiting new people from within the annual conference. 10 5. Lay or clergy members of the GPUMC may request that the Connecting Council form a new team to address 11 an emerging opportunity for mission or to assign a specific responsibility to an existing team. Such requests 12 should be sent to the Assistant to the Bishop. 13 6. Whenever the Conference has a person serving as a member of a General Board or Agency, that person shall 14 be an ex officio member with vote of the Conference Board or Agency with responsibility for relation to the 15 General Board or Agency. 16 C. Connecting Council 17 1. Purpose: The Connecting Council connects the various boards, committees, agencies and leaders of the 18 GPUMC, including: 19 a. To establish an internal structure necessary for the accomplishment of its work. 20 b. Provide for the ongoing review and evaluation of the conference’s missional progress. 21 c. Align major initiatives of the GPUMC. 22 d. Enhance deep communication with all parts of the GPUMC. 23 e. Take such actions between sessions of the annual conference as permitted. 24 f. As recommended by the Personnel Team, establish and maintain a comprehensive staffing plan for the 25 Annual Conference for the fulfillment of the priorities of the GPUMC within the annual budget approved 26 by the annual conference. 27 g. As recommended by the Personnel Team, establish and maintain the Great Plains United Methodist 28 Conference Staff Handbook containing the personnel policies and practices for the staff of the conference. 29 2. Composition: 30 a. Bishop of the Great Plains Area, who serves as Chairperson of the Council (1) 31 b. Conference Director-Level Staff (4) 32 c. Dean of the Cabinet (1) 33 d. Assistant Deans of the Cabinet (3-4) 34 e. Lay leader and associate lay leaders (4) 35 f. District lay leaders (17) 36 g. Representatives from teams (14) 37 i. Board of Trustees 38 ii. Board of Pensions 39 iii. Council on Finance and Administration 40 iv. Lay Leadership/Vital Congregation 41 v. New Church Development 42 vi. Youth Ministry 43 vii. Camping 44 viii. Campus Ministry 45 ix. Episcopacy Committee 46 x. Board of Ordained Ministry 47 xi. Mercy and Justice 48 xii. Disaster Response 49 xiii. Archives and History 50 xiv. Personnel 51 h. The United Methodist Women’s and United Methodist Men’s presidents or the designated representative 52 from these two organizations (2). 53 i. At-large members for expertise and inclusiveness, 3 of whom will be youth (17). 54 3. Primary Staff: 55 a. Assistant to the Bishop/Director of Clergy Excellence
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