Staff Oversight of Ministries

Each ministry or program in the Church has a designated staff lead, who is responsible for overseeing the activities of the program to ensure full alignment of the Vision of Shared Ministry and our congregational values, as well as compliance with established Operational Procedures.  Staff leads regularly connect with the lay leaders of their designated ministries, help with recruitment, program design, development, and execution, and provide both spiritual and logistical support for the participants in the ministry.  Ultimately this role prioritizes the spiritual experience and opportunity for deepening in faith formation over any other goals in more traditional “oversight.” 

The full list of staff leads for each of our groups and ministries can be found here.

Annually, the staff leads work with the Senior Minister to ensure alignment of the programs with the Vision.  In this review, it is possible that some programs or ministries will be deemed either less of a priority than in prior years, or no longer in alignment.  In these cases, the Senior Minister will work with the staff lead and the Executive Team to assess how to best ensure a renewed alignment, including the possibility of ending the program or ministry.  Further, the staff lead is responsible for working with any program leads or congregants with a new idea at the outset of any new idea, event, or initiative to ensure that it aligns with the Vision, using the “Making Things Happen at Foothills Procedure” found at foothillsuu.org/idea.