Core Leadership Team Nominations 2024-25

The time has come to begin taking nominations for the new slate of Core Leaders for the 2024-25 term.  Active members of the church are invited to CLICK HERE and fill out the form to nominate themselves or another for this leadership team. During the month of April, as your Senior Pastor, I will lead candidate interviews accompanied by other current CLT members.  I will present the qualified candidates to the current CLT in early May.  A final slate of candidates will be presented to the church in mid-May leading up to the annual Church Conference on May 19,2024. Members gathering at the Church Conference will approve the slate of candidates who will take office July 1, 2024.

The following information provided will help you decide whether you fit as a candidate or another active member.  *** For the 2024-25 slate, there will be 3 to 4 team member slots open. I will share the positions that are open in the near future.

Summary of responsibilities:

• Managing the church on God's behalf.
• According to His agenda.
• According to His purposes.

What this entails practically:

• Core Leaders act as the guardrails of the organization.
• Core Leaders are the backstop of the organization. If everything goes off the rails, they help us determine what to do in a crisis.  
• Core Leaders help make organizational decisions that serve the church in how it fulfills the mission.
• Core Leaders are the Board of Directors of John Wesley Methodist Church.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN CORE LEADERS

• Involved members - Involved in the life of the church: serving regularly in a ministry area, giving generously, and connecting in a small group.
• Act as shepherds and stewards -  (1) Lead themselves well and (2) steward God’s church.
• Demonstrates strong personal faith in Jesus - Live daily asking (1) “Do I live out God’s purpose and grace in my daily life?” (2) "Is my life a witness to our church and its mission?”
• Great maturity and discernment - Shows maturity and discernment in decision making, and is not in a rush or in a hurry.
• Agenda free -  Leads with God’s agenda and the JW agenda w/out personal compromise.
• Courageous - Ready to take risks, but not in a foolish way
• Chemistry - Ability to have harmony with the existing Core Leaders and the Senior Pastor.
• Engagement in JW mission - leading a small group, ministry, or involved in a shepherding role.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CORE LEADERS

• Available
• Humble
• Listener
• Knows how to ask good questions
• Spiritual Maturity

COMMITMENT 

• 1 Year Term
• 1 Monthly 2-3 hour meeting
• As assigned

TEAM BREAKDOWN
To view the current members of the CLT CLICK HERE