Nominees elected in May 2023 will begin 3-year terms in July. Please consider the following when making recommendations:
During this time of transition, it’s essential to keep our institution’s fundamental groups working correctly. Please consider recommending a friend or someone you worked with at church and who impressed you.
The Board of Trustees (BOT) is the governance team of MLUC. It is charged with clarifying and codifying the church’s long-term vision as policy. It then works with the executive team (led by the Senior Minister) to set goals and achieve results. The Board can also create subcommittees, such as QC2, the Committee of Ministry Health, Endowment Committee, and Coping with COVID Committee. It also oversees the church finances and assets. For more information, see Board of Trustees.
Helpful qualifications include: enjoys visionary and policy work, open-minded, consensus builder, reliable and level headed, and experience on church committees.
The Nominating Committee (NC) identifies congregants who should be considered for positions on the Board of Trustees, the Nominating Committee, the Committee of Ministry Health, the Settled Minister’s Search
Committee, and Moderator. It recruits candidates and puts their names on the ballot for congregational voting. The committee also solicits recommendations from the congregation. For more information, see Nominating Committee.
Helpful qualifications include: enjoys speaking with people, willing to call people, has a broad social network at the church.