The primary mission and ministry of the Secretariat department is to provide support to the more than 400 employees and 153 churches of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference. This is accomplished in the following ways:
The preparation, recording and maintaining of:
- Executive Committee agenda and minutes
- Personnel Subcommittee agenda and minutes
- Conference Administrative Committee minutes
Support to the Human Resources department, which is responsible for:
- Hiring
- Termination
- Retirement
- Employee mediation (with care, concern, & confidentiality)
- GCC Employee Handbook development
- Coordination of policy development and orientation
- Maintenance of employee service records
- Chair Salary Review Committee
- Process employee licenses and credentials
- Employee training in professional ethics and standards
Support to the Conference Membership Clerk:
- Oversight of membership functions
- Membership records
- Statistical records and archives
- Conference directory
- General Conference Yearbook
Ministry to conference churches in the following ways:
- Officiating functions
- Preaching
- Organizing mission groups, companies, and churches
- Conference ministry and social functions
- Conflict management for churches, schools, and personnel when initial first-level resolution is unsuccessful
- Member of Crisis Management Team
Ministry in support of the Conference Office operations:
- Employee training and development
- Communication
- Grievance and advocacy process
- Regular meetings with hourly staff
- Office Socials
- Interface with legal counsel in representing the interests of Georgia-Cumberland Conference and its constituents
This office is headed by Vice President for Administration/Secretariat Steve Haley and staffed with a dedicated team of professionals including Laurie Naus, administrative assistant; Connie Starkey, Human Resources director; Sheyla McHenry, Human Resources assistant; Caryn Payne, conference membership clerk; and Paul Elkins, conference receptionist.
In the past quinquenneum, the conference has experienced an unprecedented level of service delivered in support of our employees, ministries in the field, and in the organization and support of newly formed churches, companies, and mission groups. The Secretariat office is privileged to give its best in ministry and service to Georgia-Cumberland, its employees, its churches, and the faithful members who are the heart and soul of this conference.
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