Conference Nominations

Positions on committees and councils of the annual conference are filled by the conference's Nominating Committee. The committee's primary responsibilities are to identify, recruit and nominate qualified individuals to serve in a variety of positions on the conference level.

If you are interested in serving on a conference committee, please review conference Mission and Ministry Opportunities and complete this brief interest finder online.

For more information on the work of the committee or openings, contact:

Pastor Bruce Draper, Chairperson
Telephone: 816-830-0936
Click to e-mail: Bruce Draper

Nominating chooses committee members; members elect chair:

  • Board of Pensions and Health Benefits
  • Council on Finance and Administration
  • Board of Trustees

Nominating Committee chooses at-large members only:

  • Conference Leadership Team - Bishop chairs
  • Human Resource Council
  • Committee on Episcopacy - chooses own chair
  • Board of Discipleship
  • Young Adult Ministry Team
  • Ethnic Local Church Concerns Committee - chooses own chair
  • Board of Global Ministries
  • VIM/Disaster Response Committee

Nominating Committee selects members and the chairperson for the following committees:

  • Council on Diversity and Advocacy
  • Personnel Committee
  • Board of Church & Society
  • Camping Ministry Team
  • Commission on Archives and History
  • Communications Commission