{"id":23855,"date":"2024-06-29T20:13:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T20:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23855"},"modified":"2024-06-29T22:26:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T22:26:20","slug":"calling-denominational-leadership-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/calling-denominational-leadership-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling Denominational Leadership Study Committee provides survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Erika Clary<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Calling Denominational Leadership Study Committee has developed a survey and is asking Church of the Brethren members to complete it. The survey asks about the experience of the nomination process and suggestions to improve the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are links to the survey: <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/munak8a4\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/munak8a4<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/CDLStudyCommittee\/CallingDenominationalLeadershipStudyCommitteeSurveyAC\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.cognitoforms.com\/CDLStudyCommittee\/CallingDenominationalLeadershipStudyCommitteeSurveyAC\">www.cognitoforms.com\/CDLStudyCommittee\/CallingDenominationalLeadershipStudyCommitteeSurveyAC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Calling Denominational Leadership Study Committee, which was formed at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference last year, has been tasked with several questions regarding the denominational leadership process. We have been specifically looking at things like lack of representation on the ballot from marginalized groups (women, people of color, young people, LGBTQ+ people, racial\/ethnic minorities, etc.). We have also been exploring the reasons why people do not accept nominations, and what is working and not working in our current process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of our information gathering, we are asking all Annual Conference delegates to complete our survey regarding their own experiences with the leadership process. The survey is not just open to delegates, though, as we want to receive as much of a response as possible. We are hoping the survey will provide some feedback about what is working and not working and hope to use that information as part of our final suggestions to be presented next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8212; Erika Clary is a member of the Calling Denominational Leadership Study Committee of Annual Conference along with Eric Bishop and Emmett Witkovsky-Eldred.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/CDL-Survey-Flyer-Final-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/CDL-Survey-Flyer-Final-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/CDL-Survey-Flyer-Final-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/CDL-Survey-Flyer-Final-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/CDL-Survey-Flyer-Final-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/CDL-Survey-Flyer-Final-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/CDL-Survey-Flyer-Final-560x725.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/CDL-Survey-Flyer-Final-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/six-awards-from-associated-church-press\/\">Messenger and Communications receive six awards from the Associated Church Press<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conscientious-objection-event-for-adults\/\">Virtual event for adults will follow on conscientious objection sessions for young people<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/world-refugee-day-service\/\">Deportation Defense Response invites participation in World Refugee Day Ecumenical Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-bits-111\/\">Brethren bits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/jeff-thomson-to-direct-bdm\/\">Jeff Thomson hired to direct Brethren Disaster Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Calling Denominational Leadership Study Committee has developed a survey and is asking Church of the Brethren members to complete it. 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