{"id":160,"date":"2024-11-18T17:17:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disabilityministries\/?p=160"},"modified":"2024-11-18T17:17:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:17:52","slug":"elca-disability-ministries-advisory-team-seeking-1-2-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disabilityministries\/elca-disability-ministries-advisory-team-seeking-1-2-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"ELCA Disability Ministries Advisory Team: Seeking 1-2 New Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi friends!<\/p>\n<p>Every day I get the honor of serving as the coordinator for ELCA Disability Ministries. I love so much of what I am called to do, but I know I&#8217;m not able to get it done alone. The advisory team that volunteers with Disability Ministries does amazing work in this ministry. They craft and lead workshops, review grant proposals, develop new resources, speak at events across the church, and a lot, lot more. Every day I give thanks to God for them and all they bring to this ministry.<\/p>\n<p>We have reached a point in our time together where we feeling a want and need for some new friends to be on this advisory team along with them and myself. So, if you sense God may be calling you to come alongside us, here is what that search process is going to look like and the qualities we are looking for in 1-2 new team members.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Volunteer Job Description:<\/strong> The purpose of the ELCA Disability Ministries Advisory Team is to advise and support the work of the ELCA Disability Ministries Coordinator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duties: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bring your ideas, experience, and insights to the work of the team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend web-based team meetings as scheduled by the coordinator (at least once a quarter and typically on Microsoft Teams)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contribute ideas and material for the blog and the quarterly newsletter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Review grant proposals and collaborate with the team on final selections<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend in-person planning meetings (Usually one a year)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prepare workshop proposals and presentations in consultation with the team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conduct workshops and presentations on behalf of the team as approved by the coordinator<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q<strong>ualifications:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strong team player who will fit in well with the current team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Knowledge of and\/or experience with a disability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Must be able to keep confidentiality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Support the ministry of the ELCA and ELCA Disability Ministries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Next steps:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write up a bio and a short document (300 words max) sharing why you feel this ministry is important to you and the life of the church, and why you feel called to serve in this capacity.<\/li>\n<li>Applications can also be received in a video or audio format. Do not exceed two minutes, please.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dates: Please send your materials to<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/DMTeamApplication\"> https:\/\/bit.ly\/DMTeamApplication <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">by no later than January 31st,2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New members will be announced by March 31st. Thanks and God bless your discernment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peace,<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Lisa Heffernan, ELCA Disability Ministries Coordinator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi friends! Every day I get the honor of serving as the coordinator for ELCA Disability Ministries. I love so much of what I am called to do, but I know I&#8217;m not able to get it done alone. The advisory team that volunteers with Disability Ministries does amazing work in this ministry. 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