GSUMC – Role Description
We are called to love, worship, and serve as we seek to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
Role: Finance Committee Chair (¶249.4)
Ministry Area: Resource Ministries - Finance
Purpose
Term: 3 years
Role Summary:
This person calls and presides over the finance committee meetings. He or she is the one who collects the various budget requests (apportionments and local church work areas). This person should also recruit tellers and provide a written schedule of the tellers to the church office for publication in the newsletter. There shall be designated at least two persons not of the immediate family residing in the same household to count the offering. They shall work under the supervision of the financial secretary. A record of all funds received shall be given to the financial secretary and treasurer.
This role calls and presides over the finance committee meetings. Reports financial needs and issues to the Administrative Council as needed.
The Chair is responsible for educating the congregation regarding stewardship in the Church and guiding the members and constituents of the church toward a full understanding of stewardship and to encourage them to be faithful stewards in all aspects of the Christian life.
Chair must be able to interact with the congregation in the following ways:
1. Conducts meetings and provides input to the committee regarding mission and ministry needs.
2. Presents Finance Committee reports/information to the Administrative Council.
3. Collaborates with the pastor in educating the congregation regarding stewardship.
4. Attends other committee meetings to provide input regarding stewardship and determine needs to support their ministries.
5. Interacts with members of all ages within the congregation regarding ministries of the church, service, funding and other stewardship roles.
Responsibilities:
1. Plan and promote a comprehensive program for stewardship, including stewardship education, proportionate giving and tithing, funding the church’s ministries, planned giving, economics and money management and a Christian lifestyle of stewardship. Encourages, motivates and inspires others through education of congregation regarding Christian stewardship and by his/her own example Christian stewardship
2. Interprets the biblical and theological basis for stewardship through programs and resources consistent with the doctrines of The United Methodist Church.
3. Develops funding concepts within the local church consistent with sound stewardship principles.
4. Participates in ministries of Gum Spring UMC through prayers, presence, gifts, and service. Communicates with leaders of various Church ministries to determine resources needed to accomplish goals of those ministries and communicate those needs to the Finance Committee for funding.
5. Educates the local church about the concept that tithing (giving 10%) is the minimum goal of giving in the United Methodist Church.
6. Design and schedule interpretive events, distribute promotional material, and participate in a year-round program of stewardship.
7. Provides guidance in the ministry area of stewardship to the Church Finance Committee.
8. Creates within the congregation a deepening commitment to personal and corporate Christian stewardship, which includes the use and sharing of talents and resources.
9. Knowledgeable of ministries of GSUMC. Able to interpret the mission and ministry of the Church for others in the congregation and the community.
10. Ability to listen and communicate with members of the congregation of all ages, with other volunteers and various committees of the church.
11. Conduct meetings of the Finance Committee.
12. Member of the Finance Committee
13. Member of the Administrative Council
14. Obtains input from church leaders for preparation of the annual Church budget.
15. Recruits and trains tellers.
a. Provides the Tellers schedule for Sunday worship services to the church office for publication in the newsletter.
16. Assembles and leads audit committee for annual audit of all church accounts.
Skills:
1. Good listening skills.
2. Organizational skills.
3. Good interpersonal skills.
4. Multi-media communications skills.
5. The Chair of the Finance Committee should have a passion for the gospel of Jesus Christ and for stewardship.
6. A working knowledge of principles of financial management and accounting (GAAP) and competency in basic computer skills is helpful.
7. Good communication skills with committees, groups and members of all ages of the congregation of GSUMC are essential.
8. Ability to identify pertinent issues which impact the annual budget of the church.
Estimated Time per Month: Monthly - 3 hrs. Additional time needed during Audit and Budget processes
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