There are 14 committees that operate
the
various areas of our regional ministry. Here you'll find brief
descriptions
of their responsibilities. CLICK on the underlined
names to send e-mail to the chairs.
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PRO-RECONCILIATION/ANTI-RACISM
Responsible for enabling the Pacific
Southwest
Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in becoming more
transforming,
anti-racist, inter-generational community of Christians:where brothers
and sisters of all races, cultures and languages share fully in the
leadership
of the region; where regular evaluations and analysis are made;where
active
efforts are undertaken to attack the sin of racism within our
communities
and partnerships;where the biblical and spiritual mandates of
inclusiveness
drive our actions; and where all have a place at the table and
none
shall be turned away.
Frankie Stewart-Weems ,Chair
Roster
CAMPS AND
CONFERENCES
Responsible for the Regional Summer
camp
programs and other youth ministries conducted throughout the
year.
These include, but are not limited to; Feb-Camp (weekend event for high
school youth in February,) JanBoree (weekend event for Jr. High in
January,)
Spring Fling (spring youth event,) Unity walk youth, Regional Assembly
youth, Youth Leadership Team.
Kortni Ingebrigtsen, Chair
Roster
CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION
Responsible for: children’s
ministries
(other than camp), leadership education/training at Regional Assemblies
and other gatherings around the region.
Susan Boyd, Chair
Roster
CHURCH IN
SOCIETY
Responsible for assisting regional
and
local congregations in developing an awareness of justice issues in
which
the church needs to be concerned. The committee is also
responsible
for: Unity Walk, recommendations for the distribution of Reconciliation
funds, Camile funds, and mission trips to Third World Countries.
Larry Hixon &
Diane Kenney, Co-Chairs
Roster
Current
Events:
Martin
Luther King, Jr. Celebration
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here for scholarship information]
COMMITTEE ON
MINISTRY
Responsible for the oversight and
care
of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ministers. This
includes,
but is not limited to, recommendations for ordination and licensed
ministry;
continuing education; and, evaluation of ministerial standing.
Galen
Goben & Pamela Moore,
Co-Chairs
Roster
COMMUNICATIONS
Responsible for the publications of
the
region. In addition, the committee oversees program booklets and
promotion of major events in the region. The committee makes resources
for contemporary communication methods available through the regional
church
office.
Don Colhour, Chair
Roster
ECUMENICAL
& INTERFAITH
RELATIONS
This committee helps the local and
regional
church understand its relationship with other churches, both
denominational
and “non-denominational,” and other religions, as opportunities are
available.
These opportunities include, but are not limited to, World Day of
Prayer,
financial and prayer support of campus ministries, Religious Leaders of
Los Angeles County, and Churches Uniting in Christ, to name a few.
Jeff
Utter, Chair
Roster
News
FINANCE
As the name implies, this committee
overseas
and makes recommendations to the regional board regarding budgets and
legal
and property matters.
Jerry
McHarg, Chair
Roster
GLAD
GLAD-PSWR is an official chapter of
the
national GLAD Alliance and is organized and supported by the Church in
Society Committee of the Region. Committed to transformation through
education,
support and advocacy, their mission is to be a safe, accepting and
faithful
place for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and affirming
community.
David
Downing, Moderator
Roster
NEW CHURCH
DEVELOPMENT
Responsible for new church starts,
receiving
congregations into the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and
congregation
revitalization.
Sylvester
Warsaw, Sr., Williiam
K. Backstrom, Co-Chairs
Roster
NOMINATING
Works diligently to recruit and
recommend
officers, committee chairs and board members to serve the Regional,
General
and Ecumenical Church.
Beverly Weatherill, Chair
Roster
OLDER ADULT
MINISTRIES
Seeks to provide training to enable
the
needs of older adults to be met in new ways. This includes, but
is
not limited to, sponsoring workshops about how to minister to older
adults
effectively, how local congregations can help develop affordable
housing
for Sr. Citizens, and more.
Jeanne
Halverson-Hoelscher, Chair
Roster
OUTDOOR
MINISTRIES
Keeping conference centers in
condition
to receive visitors is a major responsibility accepted by the members
of
this committee. They direct oversight of Loch Leven Christian
Conference
Center, a 160-acre conference center located in the San Bernardino
Mountains,
east of Mentone. In addition, they work with the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) Hispanic Convencion who maintains and
administrates
the use of Bethany Pines Camp Ground, 310/327-5489, a semi-rustic
conference
center west of Frazier Park, CA. Both have proven to be marvelous
facilities for church and other retreat/camp settings.
Tom Perring,Chair
Roster
PERMANENT FUNDS
Oversees the management of the
permanent
funds of the Regional Church. The interest drawn from these funds
enables new church starts, camp scholarships and more.
Roster
PERSONNEL
Responsible for the hiring and
evaluation
of Regional Church employees. In addition they make
recommendations
to the Regions Board of Directors regarding the descriptions of
ministries
undertaken by employed regional staff.
Judy Thorndyke, Chair
Roster
TRANSFORMATION
Developed to share responsibility of
the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) commitment to revitalize
1,000
existing Disciples congregations by the year 2020. In keeping with
Church
Extension's New Church Development mantra. "We will revitalize a
thousand
churches a thousand different ways." Under consideration will be
that a congregation will enter into a five-year evaluation and ministry
plan with the region.
Mike Fronk, Chair
Roster
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