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Members & Leaders > Roles & Responsibilities > Language Coordination

Language Coordination 

The person appointed to the position of language coordinator* must be: 

  1. an existing or new member of the United Methodist Women organization;
  2. able to travel within the conference and to events organized by United Methodist Women National Office;
  3. competent in the English language, as well as the language of the group she will be working with;
  4. able to work and relate to members of the conference leadership team;
  5. able to participate in online training.

The language coordinator, with the help and support of the United Methodist Women conference leadership team shall:

  1. establish and nurture relationships with local leaders in her own language group that could lead to greater participation in United Methodist Women events, and starting a new unit and/or building capacity with local unit leaders;
  2. develop programs and budget to reach out and nurture women whose first language is not English;
  3. make recommendations to conference leadership team regarding education and leadership development needs of women in assigned language groups;
  4. recommend Mission u class in second language to conference leadership team and assist in finding prospective study leaders;
  5. attend conference leadership team meetings;
  6. make recommendations to conference leadership team and the national office for event and workshop leader needs;
  7. attend training sessions for language coordinators in person or via technology provided by United Methodist Women National Office;
  8. assist in identifying trends in emerging communities and inform the national office;
  9. relate to United Methodist Women National Office through the staff liaison for language coordinators.

*It is recommended that the appointment for the language coordinator position be a two-year term and eligible for a maximum of four years or two terms. See Constitution and Bylaws, Article V. Section 2.e. page 142. United Methodist Women Handbook 2017-2020 (unitedmethodistwomen.org/umwhandbook2017-2020.pdf)

Contact your staff liaison for questions and clarifications.

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