Dear Church Family, This week's e-note covers the following topics: Letting Laity Lead 2012 Stewardship Update Bad News with Some Good News Letting Laity Lead: Two weeks ago, I "fired" our entire staff. Not from their job. But from the Church Council. This decision was made with the blessing of our Church Council chairperson, our Lay Leader, and the staff themselves. Before this decision, the Church Council was made up of about half staff members. Although this arrangement had some positive benefits, it diminished the voice of our laity. One of my goals at BUMC is to get substantial input and guidance from the many intelligent and gifted laypersons in our church. Making the Church Council an exclusive lay group (other than the senior pastor) is an important step in moving BUMC toward a more lay led congregation. I'm also working with key lay leaders to create a senior pastor lay advisory team to provide me with regular and ongoing lay input. By necessity, churches our size will always have significant staff leadership, including running the day-to-day operations of the church. But we can-and will-involve more laypersons in leading BUMC.
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