How to complete Charge Conference Forms 2022
ARKANSAS CONFERENCE CHARGE CONFERENCE AND COMPENSATION FORM "HOW TO" CONVERSATION
"How To" webinar about the 2022 Charge Conference Forms led by Rev. Blake Bradford, and Becky Neighbors, District Administrator. Including:
Membership Report
Trustees, Finance, Safe Gatherings
Culture of Call and 200K More Reasons
There will be a special emphasis on the CLERGY COMPENSATION FORMS to include the following:
Conference Compensation Date
Minimum Compensation Requirements
Housing Allowance
Accountable Reimbursements
LINKS:
https://arumc.org/our-resources/forms-and-documents/
Charge Conference Forms
Individual Forms
District Officers: Training for District Leadership Boards and DBCLB
District Officers: Training for District Leadership Boards and DBCLB
As Dean of the Appointive Cabinet in the Arkansas Conference, I created quick 30-minute training videos for the simplified structure District Leadership Board and the District Board of Church Location and Building. In addition to each video, I have a PDF of the slides I used and some helpful resources.
District Leadership Board
District Board of Church Location and Building (DBCLB)
2022 "My Job" District Workshops: Finance and Trustees
Blake presented a District Superintendent Q&A session as part of a 2022 training series for local church leaders
PowerPoint Slide Links:
Trustees Job Description (PDF)
Link to Blake’s Recorded Zoom:
Recording of Blake’s Zoom Workshop for Trustees and Finance
Links to recorded 2019 Cabinet & Conference Staff Interviews:
Finance Committee and Treasurer Orientation: https://youtu.be/AWnKlQf1Cwg
Trustees Orientation: https://youtu.be/PFRj7FykYGE
2022 "My Job" District Workshops: Church Council/Nominations and the SPRC
Blake presented a District Superintendent Q&A session as part of a 2022 training series for local church leaders, linking the Q&A sessions to pre-recorded interviews with other DSs and Conference Staff.
Links to 2019 Recorded Interviews with Conference Staff and Cabinet:
Pastor/Staff Parish Relations Committee Orientation: https://youtu.be/yB26FUtBTrY
Church Council Orientation: https://youtu.be/f1GNsFyCCFA
Church Council/Nominations My Job Workshop and Q&A
¶ 252.1. Purpose - The church council 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. The church council shall be amenable to and function as the administrative agency of the charge conference (¶ 244).
SPRC My Job Workshop and Q&A
¶ 258.2. There shall be elected annually by the charge conference in each local church a committee on pastor-parish relations or staff-parish relations who are professing members of the local church or charge or associate members (¶ 227), except in cases where central conference legislation or local law provides otherwise. People serving on this committee must be engaged in and attentive to their Christian spiritual development so as to give proper leadership in the responsibilities with which the committee is entrusted.
In conducting its work, the committee shall identify and clarify its values for ministry. It shall engage in biblical and theological reflections on the mission of the church, the primary task, and ministries of the local church.
The committee shall reflect biblically and theologically on the role and work of the pastor(s) and staff as they carry out their leadership responsibilities. The committee shall assist the pastor(s) and staff in assessing their gifts, maintaining health holistically and work-life balance, and setting priorities for leadership and service. It is the responsibility of the committee to communicate with the committee on nominations and leadership development and/or the church council when there is a need for other leaders or for employed staff to perform in areas where utilization of the gifts of the pastor(s) and staff proves an inappropriate stewardship of time.