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Council of Ministries (COM)

goalsChair: Roger Howe
Minister: Rev. Becknell Marx; Board President: Deborah Rothschild
6 Ministry Leads (see org chart)

The new Council of Ministries (COM) was created to:

  • facilitate communication among groups (committees, etc.)
  • support the work of the groups
  • coordinate human resources
  • assure that RVUUF has no scheduling conflicts
  • facilitate achievement of congregational goals
  • facilitate cross-group activities
Council of Ministries (COM)
(coordination, collaboration, operations)
Community
Building
(S.Anderson)		 Spirit
(Rev.Leslie,
M.Rexford)		 Lifespan
Exploration
(P.Cossolias)		 Justice
(D.Rothschild)		 Religious Home
(Ashland Facility)
(M.Geigel)		 Administration
(D.Johnson)
Membership Committee Worship Committee RE for Children and Youth Committee Social Justice & Action Committee (SJ&A) (includes:
UU UN Committee,
Welcoming Congregation)		 Building and Grounds Committee (BaG) Finance Committee Office Volunteers
Fellowship Fun Committee Music and Arts Committee Adult Programs Committee Green Sanctuary Committee Aesthetics Committee Stewardship Committee Communication Committee (includes:
Newsletter;
Web Site)
Marketing and PR Committee Pastoral Ministries (includes:
Caring Network;
Health Ministries;
Pastoral Care Visitors)		 Young Adult Group Environmental Action Committee Building Expansion Committee Fundraising Technology Committee
Rogue Valley Growth Task Force (RVGTF) (includes:
Medford Satellite)		 Sunday Support Committee Leadership Development Committee UU Service Committee Endowment Trust Personnel Committee
Library Committee Legacy Circle Denominational Affairs
SOR UU Cluster Nominating Committee Conflict Resolution Committee
Social Groups:
Breakfast Group;
Garden Group;
Out-to-Lunch Bunch		 Spiritual Groups:
Addiction Recovery;
Arts Exploration;
Buddhist Meditation;
Camp Latgawa;
Women's Retreat		 Interest Groups:
Book Clubs;
Humanists;
Living Well Circle;
Men's Groups;
Women's Circle		 Archives Committee on Fellowship Ministries (CFM)

Mission Statement & Charge [20-Oct-2010]
Five-year Goals [20-Nov-2010]
Job Descriptions: Chair, Vice-Chair, Lead [21-Oct-2010]
RVUUF-COM (Collaboration & Coordination) Organization Chart [21-Mar-2011]
Calendaring Process [19-Nov-2010]
Congregational Forum [21-Nov-2010]: Intro: A New Way of Leading and Managing; Presentation Slides

Why call it a Council of Ministries? If we think of RVUUF as an organization with a common vision, then a ministry can be considered as a means of fulfilling that vision. Our committees and other groups are ministries in this sense. One of COM’s tasks this fall has been working with the Finance Committee on budget matters. Since the COM represents all of RVUUF’s ministries, it has been in touch with the ones who need funding to understand their needs and dreams for the next fiscal year. The COM has also been active in developing a group interested in an expanded adult education program. It has developed an efficient calendaring process that coordinates use of time and human resources. It is working with the Nominating Committee to explore an expanded role for them and to perhaps build a leadership development program into the process. And on it goes.