NOMINATIONS REQUESTED
The deadline for nominations for the Annual Conference ballot is Dec. 4. The denomination depends on leaders elected at Conference from nominees proposed by the wider church. There are deliberate, purposeful steps to the process of discernment which leads to the Nominating Committee engaging in prayerful discussion of the nominees when it meets in January. The list is narrowed to four names per office which is then sent to the full Standing Committee, which votes to further narrow the list to two names per office in order to create the Annual Conference ballot. It should be noted that the Review and Evaluation Committee consists of five members, therefore the Annual Conference ballot will need to consist of ten nominees. The delegates of Annual Conference elect those who will finally serve.
We are grateful for the excellent nominations already submitted, but additional names are needed! The offices open for 2025 are: Moderator Elect, Program & Arrangements Committee, Mission & Ministry Board from Area 1 (ANE, Mid-Atlantic, MPA, SPA, WPA), Mission & Ministry Board from Area 4 (MO/ARK, NPL, SPL, WPL), Pastoral Benefits and Compensation Advisory Committee-Laity, and Review and Evaluation Committee. Detailed information regarding these positions is available at https://www.brethren.org/ac/nominations.
Pray over these open positions and let the Spirit lift in your heart names of people you know who might fill these roles. You can nominate them using the simple form on the nominations webpage. Be sure to contact the person you have nominated and let them know why you think their gifts qualify them for the role, and encourage them to agree to take the next step in filling out the nominee information form on the Annual Conference website.
If you have been nominated and have not yet accepted, we encourage you to prayerfully discern your possible call and willingness to serve the church in this way. Then fill out the nominee information form and return it so you will be included in the pool of candidates who will be considered for the ballot in 2025. That form indicates your acceptance to be considered.
Have you had interest and a sense of call to serve in one of the roles that are open? Talk to someone who knows you and test that sense. If affirmed, ask that person or another to nominate you!
As we seek a range of candidates who represent the whole church, we pay particular attention to the Call for Accountability in order to include our diversity in terms of age, race/ethnicity, gender, and theology. Thank you so much for participating in this important process! (from Tim Hollenberg-Duffey, Nominating Committee chair)
We are grateful for the excellent nominations already submitted, but additional names are needed! The offices open for 2025 are: Moderator Elect, Program & Arrangements Committee, Mission & Ministry Board from Area 1 (ANE, Mid-Atlantic, MPA, SPA, WPA), Mission & Ministry Board from Area 4 (MO/ARK, NPL, SPL, WPL), Pastoral Benefits and Compensation Advisory Committee-Laity, and Review and Evaluation Committee. Detailed information regarding these positions is available at https://www.brethren.org/ac/nominations.
Pray over these open positions and let the Spirit lift in your heart names of people you know who might fill these roles. You can nominate them using the simple form on the nominations webpage. Be sure to contact the person you have nominated and let them know why you think their gifts qualify them for the role, and encourage them to agree to take the next step in filling out the nominee information form on the Annual Conference website.
If you have been nominated and have not yet accepted, we encourage you to prayerfully discern your possible call and willingness to serve the church in this way. Then fill out the nominee information form and return it so you will be included in the pool of candidates who will be considered for the ballot in 2025. That form indicates your acceptance to be considered.
Have you had interest and a sense of call to serve in one of the roles that are open? Talk to someone who knows you and test that sense. If affirmed, ask that person or another to nominate you!
As we seek a range of candidates who represent the whole church, we pay particular attention to the Call for Accountability in order to include our diversity in terms of age, race/ethnicity, gender, and theology. Thank you so much for participating in this important process! (from Tim Hollenberg-Duffey, Nominating Committee chair)
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