Lay Leadership

The Lay Leader in a local congregation is someone very involved in the church and encourages all members to use their own talents and strengths to further the life and ministry of the church.

Administrative Council Chair

The Administrative Council is the group that "shall provide for planning and implementing a program of nurture, outreach, witness, and resources in the local church. It shall also provide for the administration of its organization and temporal life. It shall envision, plan, implement, and annually evaluate the mission and ministry of the church."

Staff Parish Relations Chair

The Staff-Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) is the administrative unit in the church where staff and congregational interests are integrated to focus on the mission of the church.

• The SPRC serves the “governing board” in an advisory capacity related to personnel administration.

• It does not exist to provide managerial or leadership oversight to the staff team (that is the work of the pastor).

Trustee Chair

Responsible for the oversight of church property, including the parsonage. Responsibilities also include making arrangements for maintenance and ensuring that the property stays in compliance with health codes and fire codes. Also oversight of the finances of the church, especially the investments.

Finance Chair

The job of the committee on finance is to identify, perfect, and manage the finance system for the congregation. The finance system is the processes of raising, managing, and dispersing the finances so that the mission and vision of the congregation can be achieved.

Treasurer

Responsible for maintaining and safeguarding all finances and financial records of the Church.

Conference Lay Delegate

Church law provides for a maximum of 1,000 delegates--half clergy, half lay. It mandates that each annual conference must have at least one delegate from each order. Beyond that, a conference's representation is based the number of lay members and clergy members in the conference. The list is arranged by jurisdiction and central conference.

PEFC Chair

Responsible for the administration and investment of all bequests, trusts, devises and trust funds made to LUMC.

Multimedia

Responsible for video, sound, computers, internet, website and communication systems for LUMC.