Spiritual Refreshment: Clearing Paths for Sacred Journeys

2. https://youtu.be/CYgqIGuN_Bk Moment of Blessing

4. Let the Spirit Breathe…

5. “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’” - John 7:37-38 How will you choose to make space to be refreshed?

7. Facilitators Sean Langdon, Kim Naten, Steve Pomeroy and Pam Cress Clearing the Path To What Matters Most

8. Clearing the Path to What Matters Most • Children and Youth Worker Policies and Procedures • Mandatory Reporting • Priesthood Matters • Calls • Ministry Plans • Sacraments • Faithfulness & Generosity • Faithful Disagreement • Risk Management • New Temple School Courses and Recording

9. Children & Youth Workers Who should be a Registered Children & Youth Worker? • All mission center staff • All congregational leaders • All children & youth leaders • All youth camp and reunion directors • All youth camp staff • Anyone providing children & youth ministries at reunions

10. Children & Youth Workers • Anyone serving on a mission center team (Mission Center Council, Youth Camping Team, etc.) • Campground caretakers & board presidents • All priesthood • Sunday School teachers and assistants • Anyone who is working with children or youth • YOU!

11. Children & Youth Workers Reminders: • All RCYW should take the refresher course every 3-5 years • Find the RCYW Application at http://cofchrist-gpnw.org/officers.html • Applicants cannot provide references they are related to • Interviewer cannot be related to the applicant or references • Must become registered within 1 year of training • Must have application approved within 6 months of application date

12. Children & Youth Workers Future Webinar Trainings: • See “Youth Worker Training Webinars” Handout • Tuesday, April 18 (7-8:30 pm) • Sunday May 7 (6:30-8 pm) • Fall 2017 – TBD

13. Children & Youth Workers Training Facilitators: • Coordinator: Sean Langdon (South/Central OR) • Dorothy Wilgus (North/Central WA) • Brenda Sargent (SW WA/NW OR) • Dianne Webberley (SW WA/NW OR) – NEW • Laura Fish (North/Central WA) – NEW Contact a facilitator to schedule a training for your congregation.

14. Children & Youth Workers Highlights: • See “RCYW Policy Procedure Highlights” handout • RCYW Assistants: Ages 15-20 • RCYW: Ages 21 and older • 2:2 policy • 1:1 visual policy • No child alone with an adult behind closed doors

15. Mandatory Reporting See “Mandatory Reporting Flow Chart” handout Mandatory Reporting: • As a Registered Children & Youth Worker, you must immediately report when the following happens: • An allegation of abuse is shared or witnessed • A child or youth shares the intention to harm themselves • Anyone shares the intention to harm a child or youth • Also report abuse of elderly and vulnerable adults

16. Mandatory Reporting

17. Mandatory Reporting • Process should occur IMMEDIATELY • Registered Children & Youth Worker or pastor/event director can now make the report, if they choose. Must still complete the reporting flow chart. • Mandatory Reporter 24/7 • Even when not under the umbrella of Community of Christ ministry

18. The Priesthood Journey: WHERE IT BEGINS AND WHERE IT AKES US

19. Where It Begins: The Priesthood Call • Recommendation for Ordination (for Aaronic priesthood & Elders) • Use GPNW form on website (see handout) • Submit electronically to MC President with copy to Leadership Support Minister • Upon affirmation, candidate’s name sent to First Presidency for clearance to proceed • Letter from MC President sent to Pastor/Pastor Team detailing process, including required Temple School course(s)

20. Where It Begins: The Priesthood Call • Call is shared with candidate confidentially, he/she has 1 year to accept • Pastor team provides guidance to candidate throughout process • 1-2 mentors should also be identified to work with candidate before AND after ordination

21. Where It Takes Us: Priesthood Ministry Plans • Ministry Plans for all priesthood offices • Prepared annually with congregational leaders, mission center leadership, and/or World Church leaders (specific quorums) • Found at: www.cofchrist.org/ministry-and-priesthood

22. Where It Takes Us: Sacraments • Review of requirements and priesthood procedures for the Sacraments • Church Administrator’s Handbook • Found on Community of Christ website, search for “Church Administrator’s Handbook 2005” • Putting Prayer in Context: A Practical Reference • Priesthood Manual • Found on Community of Christ website, search for “Priesthood Manual 2004”

23. Where It Takes Us: Faithfulness & Generosity • Priesthood Faithfulness • Go to World Church website and in Resources search for “Covenant Principles for Faithful Priesthood Ministry” • Priesthood Generosity • Go to World Church website in Resources and search for “Tithing Policy for Consideration of Priesthood Ordination” • Review of Priesthood Offices • Search for “Ministry and Priesthood Commentary Series” on the World Church website

24. Where It Takes Us: Faithful Disagreement

25. Risk Management The risk management program helps identify and evaluate ways the church is potentially affected by risk. This includes implementing techniques to better protect the church, methods to avoid or transfer risk, and our insurance program.

26. Child Protection & Misconduct Allegations The ministry of child protection ensures the safety of children in our care, justice for abusers, and the building of communities of blessing. World Church ministers who become aware of sexual misconduct have a responsibility to initiate a report.

27. Policies and Guidelines • An understanding of policies and guidelines for camps, high risks activities, and special situations is important. • Camping Guidelines • Advanced planning and preparation are necessary to meet all required camping guidelines. • High Risk Activities • Leadership assumes the responsibility to understand and implement these guidelines with wisdom and effectiveness. • Playground Equipment • When installing or constructing playground equipment on church property, professional services must be used.

28. Policies and Guidelines • Insurance Coverage • Know insurance requirements before signing contracts or beginning plans for any new project or event. • Dangerous Conditions • When dangerous conditions occur, Risk Management provides policies and guidelines for their correction. • Insurance Claims • Follow the steps for filing a variety of claims including auto, injury, building or property, and workers compensation.

29. Risk Management Contracts and Service Agreements Office of General Counsel (Legal)

30. Risk Management • For more Risk Management information and assistance: • World Church website • Pastors and Leaders Field Guide • Church Administrator’s Handbook • Contact Mission Center Financial Officer

31. Temple School Courses and Recording

33. Facilitator Bill McFarlin The Bill Report

35. Facilitators Kim Naten and Mike Bessonette Mission Center Support to Leaders and Mission

36. Hoping to Build a Better Watch

37. Rationale • Previous Congregational Support Minister (CSM) model is no longer viable, due in part to: • Reduction of paid ministerial staff (5 2) • Increased responsibilities of all mission center ministerial staff • This results in the need to reduce the number of congregations each paid staff member serves, while continuing to provide support for mission and congregational health alongside our self-sustaining ministry colleagues  • More reliance is needed on self-sustaining ministers in order to support congregational leaders • Congregational leadership (whether leadership team or sole pastor) should have a dedicated, trained minister to support that leadership

38. Organization for Congregations • Congregations are assigned a Leadership Support Minister (LSM) to support the congregational leadership. This includes communications, visioning, priesthoods calls, contracts, etc. • The Leadership Support Minister (LSM) is the point of communications to and from the mission center and the congregational leadership. The LSM is the link to the congregational leadership (not the entire congregation).  • The Leadership Support Minister (LSM) can refer questions that they are unsure of to the Mission Center President or Mission Center Financial Officer. 

39. Organization for the Mission Center • Each Leadership Support Minister is connected directly to a Team Lead for communication and reporting. The Team Lead is a paid ministerial staff member (i.e., a member of the Mission Center Leadership Team).  • The Leadership Support Ministers meet at least once quarterly with the Mission Center Leadership Team for updates and training.  • This model supports Members and Friends not affiliated with a congregation (“Mission Center Non-Resident” designation). 

40. LSM Training Plans 2017 Training  • Attendance at a Nuts & Bolts workshop  • “Encountering Mission” training event in September – Apostle Ron Harmon, President of Seventy Larry McGuire & Field Support Minister Bill McFarlin hosting • Staff meetings  2018 Training • Staff Retreat with specific training  • Pastors’ Retreat – triennial event  • Staff meetings

41. 2017 Assignments

42. 2017 Assignments

43. 2017 Assignments

44. 2017 Assignments

45. Questions and Answers

47. Facilitator Steve Pomeroy Closing Worship https://youtu.be/3xrWDXkieQI

48. Closing Worship Together We Sing! “We Are A Family of Faith” CCS 350 Prayer of Blessing and Commissioning Sending Forth Go out in the world. You are loved!The Creator knows your name.Go out in the world. Be as one!In community we become whole.Go out in the world. Share my love!We came to be filled. Now, go!You are loved. We are loved. They are loved.Go out! Go!