Metropolitan Community Churches

Elder's Nominating Committee

Current Regional Nomination Process

Nominees have been announced!  (Click the links below.)

Region 6              Region 7


Current Moderator Nomination Process
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The Elders Nominating Committee (ENC) is pleased to announce that it has reviewed all of the applications that had been submitted to the ENC and has selected two qualified individuals for presentation to the 2008 and 2009 Regional Conferences.

The candidates for nomination are:

Rev. Jon Haack

Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson

Each Regional Conference will have an opportunity to vote on the list of qualified candidates in order to select up to two names to be nominated by the Region. In order to qualify as a nominee, a candidate must be nominated by at least two Regional Conferences.

1. The Regional Nominating Forum will be held during Regional Conference for no more than one hour.

2. The Forum will be open for anyone to attend; one does not need to be a Clergy or Lay Delegate to participate.
Current Nomination Process - Moderator of MCC
Candidates:
Rev. Jon Haack
Rev. Jon Haack
Dallas, Texas (USA)
English  |  Spanish
Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson
Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson
Sarasota, Florida (USA)
English  |  Spanish


 

3. The Regional Nominating Facilitating Committee (RNFC) will facilitate the Forum.

4. Those present will have an opportunity to review and discuss the candidates' vision statements and view a five-minute video from each candidate.

The final nominee or nominees will be announced prior to the 2010 General Conference, when an election for Moderator will be held.

Questions/Comments?

Committee Description (Meet the Members of the ENC)
The Elders Nominating Committee (ENC) is an ongoing committee appointed by the Board of Elders to act as an international search committee to seek out qualified candidates for the position of Moderator and for the position of Regional Elder when a term of office has expired or when a vacancy has occurred.

This committee works with the Regional Nominating Facilitating Committee (RNFC) that is elected from each Region to facilitate the regional consultation
and election processes.  The ENC is responsible for exercising the spiritual gift of discernment, being a part of the process for discerning God’s will for the leadership of the denomination. With this in mind, these guidelines will be followed in a spirit of prayer and openness to God.

For election of an Elder, what are the respective roles of the ENC and RNFC?
The ENC is appointed by the Board of Elders according to the UFMCC Bylaws for the purpose of qualifying candidates for the position of Moderator and naming a nominee for Regional Elder elections. Each RNFC is comprised of three individuals elected by their own Region.

The task of each RNFC is to work cooperatively with the ENC to facilitate the regional consultation and election processes.  The ENC will issue a call for applications to the position of Regional Elder. Prior to issuing a call for applications, the ENC will consult with the RNFC to determine the most appropriate method and process for consultation with the particular region.  The RNFC also will be asked to approach people they feel are qualified and to encourage them to apply for the position of Regional Elder.  The ENC receives and reviews each application to determine if the applicants meet the minimum requirements for nomination to the position for Regional Elder.  If the ENC is concerned that there would appear to be an inadequate selection of qualified candidates available for consideration in a particular Region, it may call for more candidates for that Region and/or proactively seek out individuals with a request to apply.  It is the ENC which selects the nominee for a Region.

Process for Electing a Regional Elder

Regional Elders are elected.  Their nominations are brought forth through a process engaging the Elder Nominating Committee (ENC) and Regional Nominating Facilitating Committee (RNFC).  Guidelines for nominations are set forth in the document below:

Guidelines for Elders Nominating Committee and Regional Nominating Facilitating Committees
(Updated 2008)
(.doc   or   .pdf)

 

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