Education and Interpretation Coordination
Leader empowers women to understand, interpret and participate in United Methodist Women's mission with women, children and youth, and outreach of the church, as well as engage in raising funds for mission and outreach. She will:
- promote and interpret the need for Mission Giving to fund the program of collective mission outreach of United Methodist Women with women, children and youth;
- work with district mission coordinators for education and interpretation, provide resources and conduct training at least annually;
- develop and promote strategies for engaging in and growing Mission Giving at all levels of United Methodist Women;
- understand and interpret United Methodist Women mission projects and concepts of mission including the changing roles of mission personnel in The United Methodist Church;
- inform United Methodist Women members of transformative educational opportunities including Mission u and Leadership Development Days;
- promote mission studies, local mission opportunities, Mission u, Leadership Development Days, United Methodist Seminars on National and International Affairs, mission encounters/ Ubuntu Journeys and supply material resources for mission programs and projects;
- promote and utilize United Methodist Women print, online and audiovisual resources to tell the mission story;
- serve on the conference Board of Global Ministries and work with the conference secretary of Global Ministries on mission education and interpretation (The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2016, ¶633.2); and
- serve on the following committees: Leadership Team, Program, Finance, Membership and Mission u.