Ministry Oversight Teams

Three Ministry Oversight Teams (MOTs) will have responsibilities for oversight in the following respective areas of ministry: (1) Empowering the Local Church, (2) Spiritual Formation and Leadership Development, and (3) Reaching Our Neighbors.  Each of these teams will consist of six members as follows: (1) one Associate Conference Lay Leader selected by the Conference Lay Leader and associates, (2) two members of the Conference Leadership Team as selected by the Conference Leadership Team, to serve as co-conveners, and (3) three at-large members elected by the Annual Conference upon nomination by the Committee on Nominations and Leadership Development.  These teams will be amenable to the Conference Leadership Team, and, through the Conference Leadership Team will relate to the Connectional Table.  The role of the MOTs will be to direct and resource conference ministries: (1) they will receive and (as appropriate) approve proposals for ministry; (2) they will create, empower, terminate (as appropriate), and evaluate (for effectiveness) the Conference Ministry Action Teams (MATs) necessary to implement the approved ministries and to accomplish their goals and objectives; and (3) they will allocate human and financial resources to approved ministries in accordance with priorities established by the Conference Leadership Team and funds available through the Conference Executive Staff Team and the Conference Council on Finance and Administration.

Empowering Local Church
Nathan Trost*
Desiree Chaires
Rev. Jennifer Castle
Paul Reed
Larry Russell

Leadership and Spiritual Development
Rev. Elizabeth Quick*
Rev. Meredith Vanderminden
Paul Sweet
Nancy Dibelius
Ilah Walser (Associate Lay Leader)

Reaching our Neighbors
Rev. Sara Baron*
Rev. J. Paul Womack
Phyllis Doane
Nicole Bell
Kristen Dart (Associate Lay Leader)