We are currently looking for people for the opportunities listed below. We invite you to consider whether you might feel called to some of this work within the wider church. We also invite you to consider whether you might know others who would be a good fit for one of these roles, and encourage you to share this information with them.
If you are interested in further information about one of these opportunities, you are welcome to contact the Nominations Committee anytime at: lsrcnominations@gmail.com
If you would like to put your name forward for consideration for one of these roles, please click here for the Nominations form.
And now, here are our current openings:
Property Commission: one new member. This Commission oversees and makes decisions on various property-related matters in our Region. This Commission meets primarily electronically or by telephone, and sometimes needs to meet on short notice. This position is a three-year term. More information about the Property Commission is here.
Nominations Committee: three new members. This committee gathers a slate of nominations for the officers of the Regional Council and its executive, commissions, committees, task groups, steering committees, or teams. It also provides nominations for unexpected vacancies or new positions which occur during the year. These positions are all three-year terms.
The Committee on Ministry Personnel Support: one new member. The focus of this committee is to “encourage and support Ministry Personnel toward health, joy and excellence in ministry practise.” This position is a three-year term. Read more about this committee here.
The Committee on Community of Faith Support: one new member. The focus of this committee is to support Communities of Faith in their life and work. Experience with current pastoral oversight process or sexual misconduct prevention and response is an asset. This position is a three-year term. Read more about this Committee here.
We are in need of one more person to serve as a Refugee Liaison. This is a three-year term.
We are in need of six members to form an Affirming Process Task Group. This group will be asked to design and propose a process through which our Regional Council might consider becoming an Affirming Region.
We are in need of three members to form a Rural Pastoral Care Process Task Group. This group will explore and recommend a process or plan for addressing the issue of pastoral care needs and coverage in rural areas where congregations have closed and/or the ministry personnel available are scarce or stretched. This group will include at least one ministry personnel and at least one lay member.
And finally, we are working with the Pastoral Relations Commission to help find folks from across our Regional Council to serve as Pastoral Relations Liaisons. The liaisons are a bridge between communities of faith and the Regional Council, touching base with a community of faith or ministry personnel in times such as discussions about the pastoral relationship, changes in pastoral relations, creating a community of faith profile, or throughout the search process. Support is provided by the Pastoral Relations Minister and Pastoral Relations Commission.
Again, if you are interested in further information about one of these opportunities, you are welcome to contact the Nominations Committee anytime at: lsrcnominations@gmail.com
If you would like to put your name forward for consideration for one of these roles, please click here for the Nominations form.
In gratitude,
your Nominations Committee: Susan Reed (convener), Yvonne Terry, and Jeannette Warrian
