For reaching more people, younger people, more diverse people  Fruitful congregations  Who plant new faith communities  New generation of spiritual leaders  Making missional connections in places the local church can’t do alone

What the Conference must do that the local church cannot do for itself

Oklahoma Annual Conference Structure Annual Conference Council (ACC) Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) Board of Pension and Health Benefits Board of Pension and Health Benefits Commission on Equitable Compensation Commission on Equitable Compensation Council on Finance and Administration (CFA) Audit Review Project Review NEW Task Force- Apportionments, Pension and Health Benefits Billing NEW Task Force- Apportionments, Pension and Health Benefits Billing Board of Pension and Health Benefits Health Insurance Pension Task Force- Apportionments, Pension and Health Benefits Billing Task Force- Apportionments, Pension and Health Benefits Billing Wellness Commission on Equitable Compensation Committee on Clergy Housing

Council on Finance & Administration (CFA) Audit Review Project Review NEW Task Force  Apportionments  Pension and Health Benefits Billing NEW Task Force  Apportionments  Pension and Health Benefits Billing

Board of Pension & Health Benefits  Health Insurance  Pension Task Force  Apportionments  Pension and Health Benefits Billing Task Force  Apportionments  Pension and Health Benefits Billing  Wellness

Commission on Equitable Compensation  Committee on Clergy Housing

 Cookson Hills Mission  TEEM  Neighborhood Services Ministry  Cookson Hills Mission  TEEM  Neighborhood Services Ministry Mission & Service Ministry Team  Office of Mission  Board Church & Society  Addiction Ministries  Peace w/ Justice  Project Transformation  Office of Mission  Board Church & Society  Addiction Ministries  Peace w/ Justice  Project Transformation  Circle of Care  Skyline Urban Ministry  Retirement Facilities x 5  Restore Hope Ministry  Woodworth Trust  Circle of Care  Skyline Urban Ministry  Retirement Facilities x 5  Restore Hope Ministry  Woodworth Trust  Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministry Board

Leadership Development Ministry Team  Board of Ordained Ministry  Ministerial Recruitment  Board of Laity  Lay Servant Ministries  Commission on Religion & Race  Commission on the Status & Roles of Women  United Methodist Women  Conference Nominations  Board of Ordained Ministry  Ministerial Recruitment  Board of Laity  Lay Servant Ministries  Commission on Religion & Race  Commission on the Status & Roles of Women  United Methodist Women  Conference Nominations

Discipleship Ministry Team  Board of Higher Education & Campus Ministries  Young Adult Committee  Older Adult Committee  Rural/Smaller Membership Church  Strengthening Black Church for 21 st Century  Board of Higher Education & Campus Ministries  Young Adult Committee  Older Adult Committee  Rural/Smaller Membership Church  Strengthening Black Church for 21 st Century  Trustees of Camps and Conferences  Saint Paul School of Theology at OCU  Oklahoma City University  Local Campus Ministry Boards of Directors  Oklahoma City University  Local Campus Ministry Boards of Directors

Department of Congregational Development  Hispanic Ministries

Department of Communications Web MinistryContact Newspaper Audio/Visual Media Library Design/publications

Finance

Budgets  Resetting the financial base line for the Conference – funding the strategic plan priorities.  Budgeting time line  2013 Budget revisions are due December 14, 2012  2014 ACC proposed budgets due January 25, 2013  2014 Admin budgets due March 8, 2013  CF&A budget meeting is March 12, 2013

Finance Reports  Each month, Elena Vap on our staff will send designated person on each committee your finance report.  Elena’s contact information is:  

G/L Number DescriptionAnnual Budget Budget for Period Actual for Period Budget YTD Actual YTDVariance Here is the standard format for reports : Archives Program (2,100.00)(175.00)0(875.00)(900.35)1, Here is an example: Expenses are negative numbers Income are positive numbers The variance is how much you have left in the budget

Vouchers

 Expense vouchers must be signed and processed through the assigned staff liaison for your committee.  Standard mileage rate for all committees, boards, councils and commissions is 14 cents per mile and is set by Congress and affirmed by CF&A  All requests for honorariums must have the recipients social security number included.  Checks are processed daily at the conference center and available after 3:00 pm most days.