BC Conference Executive Report

1. BC Conference Executive Report

2. What is Executive? • Insert video 2.0

3. Policy Governance • In Policy Governance the Board (Conference Executive) is responsible for the whole organization but accomplishes this in two, distinct ways. • It creates a clear division of labour between the Board and the Executive Director (Executive Secretary). • The Conference Executive decides upon the “Ends”, the goals to be achieved • It empowers the Executive Director to focuses on the “Means”, how we will accomplish our goals, but within clear limitations

7. Role of Executive • In the Policy Governance approach, the three major tasks of the board are: • Listening to the people (owners) • Developing policies • Monitoring implementation of policies

10. Policies Ends • What good, for whom, at what cost? • Ends describe what we would like the Conference to look like because of the work that it does Limitations • What do we not want? • Limitations restrict what actions can be taken by the Executive Secretary and management

14. Questions? Regarding: BC Conference business structure Policy Governance How you fit in this system

15. Members of Executive Maureen Anderson – Cariboo Presbytery Jacob Black-Lock – Youth and Young Adult Debra Bowman – President Heather Burton – General Council Jenny Carter – President Elect Alvin Dixon – General Council Carole Finch – Westminster Presbytery Albert Fowler – Victoria Presbytery Ian Fraser – Kamloops-Okanagan Presbytery Gary Gaudin – Ministry Personnel Committee Murray Gordon – Fraser Presbytery Robyn Green – Youth and Young Adult Linda Gunn – Vancouver Burrard Presbytery Jean McCutcheon – Vancouver South Presbytery Nancy O’Higgins – Prince Rupert Presbytery Mark Paetkau – Finance Council Phillip Spencer – Comox-Nanaimo Presbytery Shelley Stickel-Miles – Kootanay Presbytery Brain Tsai – Ethnic Minsitries Jim White – Native Ministries Council

16. How well does it work? • Does the will of the owners become policy? Does this lead to action taken? How does it effect the beneficiaries? • Let’s see how the policies have affected the beneficiaries

17. Hear the good story • Sowing Promise – Ed Searcy (beneficiary) • Personnel Team – Jeff Seaton (beneficiary) • Camping/Camp Future - Jeff Willis (beneficiary) • Young Adult – Valerie Ziegler (beneficiary) • Youth – Colleen Chambers (beneficiary) • Property Resource Team – Sue Kellas (beneficiary) • Finances – Mark Paetkau (Finance Chair Report) • Financial Vision – Doug Goodwin (Staff Report) • ProVision Funds – Caroline Penhale (Beneficiary)

18. Sowing Promise Ed Searcy Beneficiary Account

19. Camp Futures JeffWillis Beneficiary Account

20. Property Resource Team Sue Kellas Beneficiary Account

21. We’ll be back! • We will get to hear some more stories this afternoon!

22. Youth & Young Adult Colleen Chambers & Valerie Ziegler Beneficiary Account

23. Personnel Team Jeff Seaton Beneficiary Account

24. Finances Mark Paetkau Finance Council Chair Report

25. Financial Vision Doug Goodwin Staff Report

26. ProVision Funds Caroline Penhale Beneficiary Account

27. Policy Development • The process of clearly defining Ends can be quite challenging, especially when keeping in mind our priorities for limited resources • Policies are reviewed and updated regularly to ensure they represent the current goals and priorities of the church • The BC Executive is currently working on a new version of the Ends document which will be clearer and easier to understand • The Executive plans to meet four times in the coming year to finish this work soon

28. Conclusion • We are the Executive and Staff of BC Conference. We are here to work on behalf of the people of Conference. We are friendly, come talk to us!