District News

TRAINING TUESDAYS CONTINUE WITH TRUSTEES, FINANCE AND MORE

 

Last Tuesday, you exceeded all expectations by enrolling in such large numbers for Training Tuesday that our system crashed. This week, we've increased the package that Zoom provides to ensure everyone can participate. Metropolitan UMC in the Annapolis District was just one church to sing the praises of Training Tuesday, reporting that the session "was informative and well done." The SPRCA Committee met at the church and viewed it together. "Thank you," they said, "for the use of technology in this way."

 

The zoom video for this Zoom session on Staff Parish Relations is now online. 

 

This Tuesday, John Strawbridge, chair of the BWC's Board of Trustees, will lead a Zoom training for local church trustees, pastors and other church leaders.  Register online.  Additional sessions will cover: the Finance Committee, Church Council, Nominations Committee and Unified Board. Learn more. 

• November 26 (7p-8:30p)—Training for Church Council  
• December 3 (7p-8:30p)—Training for Nominations & Leadership Development
• January 7 (7p-8:30p)—Training for Unified Board

FEATURED THIS WEEK  

Bishop Easterling passed out a form to the Elders who attended the Order of Elders meeting.  The form is called the Itineracy Consultation Form. This form is due December 1. Please share with those who did not attend the Elders meeting. Only Ordained Elders, Provisional Elders and Associate Members are part of the itinerant system, so they should be the only ones requesting and receiving this form. Please bring the original form to the conference center of give to the DS before December 1, 2019. 

 

 

Order your 2019 BWC Journal: Online orders for the 2019 Journal are now being taken. Only the electronic version is available at present due to a technical glitch with Amazon for the print versions. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will alert you when the print versions are again available. For more information or for questions, contact Kayla Spears. 

Due December 1—Pastor and SPRC Evaluations 

There are only 3 forms this year. See below for who completes what form.

Pastoral Ministry Evaluation & SPRC Appointment Advisory —This evaluation is completed for each pastor serving in the church by the SPRC based in part on performance goals set in the previous year. It also evaluates the overall profile of the congregation.

Pastor Self-Evaluation & Appointment Advisory —  This form is completed by each pastor serving the church.

Deacon Self-Evaluation & Appointment Advisory — This form is completed by each deacon serving the church.

Pastoral Goals for 2020 — These goals are used to evaluate the pastor each year. If your pastor is newly appointed, please refer to the goals that were created at the Pastor/SPRC Transition Workshop.  Make sure to keep a copy of these goals so you can review them in 6 months to make sure you are on-track.

Statistical Report Training (registration coming soon).