[RMC News] Annual Conference Notes; Effectiveness; Merit Award; YOS Chaplain; RMN/CSN

[Roe, Ben]

Contents
	Effectiveness Plan Documents Available
	Annual Conference Notes
		Lay Equalization Rules Available
		Display Policy and Application Form Announced
		Room Reservations Open
	Merit Award Reminder
	Chaplain Needed at YOS
	Reconciling Ministries Networks and Church & Society Invite Conversation


Effectiveness Plan Documents Available
Clergy evaluations (self-evaluation and the S/PPRC evaluation) are due to each district office by May 1. The clergy evaluation tools are on the RMC web site at Church Resources -> Effectiveness Strategy (http://rmcumc.org/CR/effectiveness.htm).
 
Congregational evaluations are to be competed every three years.  Those congregations which did not complete theirs in 2007 must complete one in 2008.  That tool is available on the RMC web site at the same page (http://rmcumc.org/CR/effectiveness.htm).

Note these forms are made so that they can be saved to one's hard drive, completed, and then e-mailed back to the proper personnel.  They can also be printed out and completed by hand and mailed if that is your preference.  If you have any questions about this process, contact either your district office or Ben Roe at the Conference Office.


Lay Equalization Rules Available
The Lay Equalization Rules were inadvertently left out of the 2007 Conference Journal.  They are now available on the RMCUMC.org web site, at Conference Information -> Annual Conference Sessions -> 2008 Annual Conference page -> Equalization Process (http://rmcumc.org/COI/ac/ac2008/equalizationrules.htm).  Please make a note of the process as you participate in choosing equalization members of the Conference Session.


Display Policy and Application Form Announced
The registration Application for Annual Conference Display space deadline is April 20, at the time we will review all applications , and using the criteria stated in the Conference Display Area policy (found on our Conference Website) and the space limits we will either approve or return applications .

At that time we will invoice the approved tables for the amount due payable by June 1st. 

We need a completed application from any group interested in a table, the applications are the tool we will use to determine the allocation of space along with the priority listed in the policy.

Please note there are a limited number of display spaces available.

Gary Dyer - Display Coordinator and Nancy Butterfield, Annual Conference Coordinator


Room Reservations Open
If you know you are attending Annual Conference this year, you may use the Marriott reservation system similarly to last year's process.  See the Conference web site for the details:  Conference Information -> Annual Conference Sessions -> 2008 Annual Conference page -> Room Reservations (http://rmcumc.org/COI/ac/ac2008/index.htm#rooms).  


Merit Award Application Reminder
The Conference Board of Higher Education is now accepting applications for the 2008 Board of Higher Education Merit Award for students attending a United Methodist Senate approved college or seminary, with a deadline of April 14th.  The nomination form is here: http://rmcumc.org/COI/BHECM/2008%20Merit%20Award%20Applic.rtf.  


Opportunity for Chaplain at Youthful Offenders System in Pueblo Announced
The Church and Society Network Advocating for Peace with Justice announces an opening for the position of part-time Chaplain at the Youthful Offender System facility in Pueblo.  The position is 20 hours a week and involves planning and carrying out weekly worship services at the facility, leading a weekly Bible study, notifying residents of deaths in their families and providing pastoral care during that time, supporting other ministries with residents such as Story Time and Epiphany weekends and encouraging and supporting Camp Joy among other responsibilities. Applicants should be United Methodist ordained clergy or certified local pastors or probationary members in process.   For a more detailed job description and more information,  contact the Church and Society Network at peacewithjustice at rmcumc.com.  Interested applicants should send a resume and references to the Church and Society Network at the Rocky Mountain Conference Office, 6110 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111. The deadline for applications is Feb. 22.


Reconciling Ministries Networks and Church & Society Invite Conversation
Troy Plummer, Executive Director of the Reconciling Ministries Network, will be visiting the Boulder and Denver metro area the first weekend of March.  The Church and Society Network is co-sponsoring with the Reconciling Ministries Network a gathering for networking and conversation with pastors of Reconciling Congregations, Reconciling United Methodists and others interested in a more inclusive church.

Where: Grant Avenue United Methodist Church (216 S Grant St, Denver, CO)
When: Sunday, March 2, 2008 @ 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Contact: Rev. Mariah Hayden, 303-287-4718

One of the things we will be talking with Troy about is a way to celebrate Reconciling Ministries in the Rocky Mountain Conference, perhaps directly after this year's General Conference. We will begin planning this event at the March 2nd gathering which we hope will be a witness to a fully inclusive, whole church. If you (or your church) are interested in participating in the planning or the event itself, please contact Mariah Hayden at the number above.


Ben Roe
Information Administrator
Rocky Mountain Conference, The United Methodist Church
ben at rmcumc.com  303-325-7046  800-536-3736x146 
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