OHIO WEST AREA OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH  ________________________________________________________________________ BRUCE R. OUGH, Resident Bishop                                                            JOYCE E. FRY, Assistant to the Bishop Karen M. Martin, Executive Secretary                                                       Tim McCoy, Executive Secretary

January 5, 2010   Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:   Grace and peace to you from God, our Creator, and the Lord Jesus Christ.   Our conference treasurer, Rev. Stan Sutton, is retiring this coming June. As you know, this is a very important position within any conference and who we select is, likewise, of great significance.  I ask that you share the availability of this position in any conference or denomination related enewsletters and on your respective websites.  We have redefined the position and it is now called CFO and Director of Administration of the West Ohio Conference. In addition to fulfilling the roles and responsibilities of conference treasurer as defined in The Book of Discipline, this person will serve as my chief of staff and provide broad administrative leadership on many matters of the conference, including leadership on implementing our vision, goals and objectives; human resources and benefits administration; and coordination of financial and administrative activities across the various conference and district offices.    The position description being used in our outreach to identify the ideal candidate to replace Rev. Sutton can be found on our conference website at www.westohioumc.org\CFO. Deadline for applications is January 31, 2010. Feel free to encourage qualified candidates you know to consider making themselves available for consideration.   Thank you for your help in ensuring our conference's leadership provides the support needed to fulfill our mission in the world.  Please pray for those involved in the process that they may have the wisdom and discernment to identify the best candidate.  Please pray that God's call to the willing and able is heard and that those who hear the call respond.  Finally, please pray for our conference, whose administrative leadership, like yours, impacts so many facets of the work of the church in making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.   May God continue to bless your faithful and fruitful work and witness.   Yours in Christ, Bruce R. Ough

Birchwood Camp is seeking an Office Manager to be part of our ministry team! The Office Manager is responsible for general office operations and communications, bookkeeping, record keeping, and camp registrations. The position requires 20 to 30 hours per week year round at $12-$14/hour. Applicants should have a background working with QuickBooks and Microsoft Office. Experience in FrontPage or other web design is a plus.  Please refer questions and resumes to Marie Sweezey, Camp Director, at 688-2734 or director@birchwoodcamp.org.

The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church is seeking candidates to fill the position of Associate General Secretary in the Division of Higher Education. The Search Committee is actively seeking a pool of qualified candidates who would be representative of the church. We are requesting your nominations and your assistance in bringing this position to the attention of persons who might be interested in applying for the position. A position profile is attached for your reference.

Thank you for your assistance in this search process that will result in securing appropriate leadership for the Board’s continuation of its mission, nationally and internationally, "to lead The United Methodist Church in the recruitment, preparation, nurturing, education and support of Christian leaders - lay and clergy - for the mission of Christ in the world."

Grace and shalom,

 

Jerome King Del Pino

General Secretary

The Division on Ministries with Young People is seeking an individual to work part time (60%) in each of the jurisdictions for an initial period of one year (non-benefitted) with the possibility of moving to a permanent part time position following the initial period.

 

These persons are responsible for developing relationships, identifying needs, working with youth, young adult, and adult leaders on jurisdictional, conference, district, and local church levels to grow leaders for more effective ministries with young people throughout the connection. These ministries are for the purpose of making young disciples for the transformation of the church and world. They will participate as a team member with the staff of the Division on Ministries with Young People and relate to elected division members to define and accomplish their assigned roles.

 

Expected competencies include, knowledge and experience in young people’s ministries on various levels of the church, ability to advocate on behalf of Young People’s Ministries within the jurisdictional structure of the church, ability to initiate and coordinate critical networking functions, and demonstrated ability to resource leadership development in young people’s ministries.

 

If you are interested in this position, please fax your resume to 615-340-7565 or email it to awilkerson@gbod.org.  The General Board of Discipleship is an Affirmative Action Employer.  M/F/D/V EOE