Dear Friends,
There are two "short" seats open on the Fellowship's general council, in case
anyone wishes to join our own Douglas Burns on that deliberative body.
And since I have your eyes, a quick reminder to join us for our first Golden
Gate Circle Community meeting this Saturday at 11:30am! Zoom details will
arrive magically in your inbox later this week.
XOX, Madame Mich
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<admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: Michelle Klimesh <mrklimesh@xxxxxxxxx>Sent: Tuesday,
January 26, 2021, 05:57:15 PM PSTSubject: Invitation to Serve on the Urantia
Book Fellowship General Council
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Dear Fellowship Member,
Are you interested in serving as a movement leader on the Fellowship’s General
Council?
There is a lot of work to be done and we are very busy. If you want to help us
execute our purpose and mission to support individual spiritual growth and
connect people together as brothers and sisters to share the truths of The
Urantia Book, we need your help.
We are trying many new approaches and are getting more focused on this new
purpose and mission. One approach is the new Stepping Stones Program that is
creating a website experience for people unfamiliar with The Urantia Book. The
idea is that site visitors can be introduced to ideas in The Urantia Book and
perhaps start actually reading the book. But if not, the concepts can give them
something that will help their spiritual journey in even a small way.
We know there are many readers with new ideas who can help us make a difference
in the lives of many people who have not yet found The Urantia Book. If you are
interested, please read the information below about the GC and our hopes for
team members. We need your help. Join us and let’s get creative!
The 36-member General Council (GC) is a deliberative body which guides the
overall direction of The Urantia Book Fellowship. This includes electing five
officers and three service team chairs, which make up the Executive Committee.
The GC also elects chairs of the nine departmental committees and approves
departmental committee members. The GC also has the power to change the
Fellowship's constitution and by-laws.
Two Councilor vacancies currently exist. Elections to temporarily fill these
vacancies will be held in February or March 2021. If you are interested in
applying, the official application form will be available on the Fellowship’s
website in early January 2021. These two vacancies, if filled, will only be
effective until July or August 2021. Then the Triennial Delegate Assembly (TDA)
will elect successors to serve the remainder of all terms which have become
vacant since the previous TDA, as well as elect or re-elect twelve Councilors
whose nine-year terms will then be ending. You can apply for one of these
longer term Councilor positions at that time.
Being on the Fellowship’s General Council is an amazing experience. Some
Councilors have served multiple nine-year terms. Lifelong friendships are
established and the beauties of deliberation, group wisdom, and teamwork are
illuminated in remarkable and inspiring ways.
Contact the Fellowship office if you have any questions:
Phone: 303-467-7858 EmailFellowship@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Below is a list of the Fellowship Councilor position requirements:
- Serve as a “movement leader” (in the Fellowship), guiding the overall
direction of The Urantia Book Fellowship.
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- This includes making decisions regarding the
vision/purpose/mission/goals (and any updates thereof) of the Fellowship,
including what programs and projects to support.
- Must be a member of a Fellowship Regional Urantia Society or a verified
Fellowship Member at Large (MAL).
- Must have read or listened to The Urantia Book in its entirety.
- Be willing to serve a nine year term (or at least the remaining years if
filling a Councilor position as an interim replacement).
- Participate in the election of Fellowship Officers and Chairs of Service
Teams and Chairs of Departmental Committees.
- Be willing to abide by, and participate in changes to, the Fellowship
Constitution and By-laws, and support the purposes as stated in the
Constitution (see ARTICLE II).
- Attend all General Council meetings. Currently this is two in-person
multiple-day (two to three days each) and two Zoom single-day meetings each
year.
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- Note: You should strive to attend the entire duration of meetings.
- Be prepared to pay for all of your own travel/lodging/meals to certain
locations in the USA and/or Canada to attend General Council meetings.
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- Some partial financial assistance may be available.
- Keep up to date on
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- Reports by Fellowship Officers and Service Team and Committee Chairs
(including all ad hoc committees)
- Financial reports
- All proposed policies and motions, including new areas of opportunity
- General Council meeting minutes
- Emails sent to the Councilors email list The above will require at
least one hour per week, and perhaps three hours (or more) per week leading up
to and preparing for each General Council meeting.
- In order to know what’s going on in the Urantia movement, it is
recommended that you participate in items such as (each is optional):
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- The Mighty Messenger, the Fellowship Herald and Mini Messenger
publications
- The Fellowship’s social media pages, i.e.,
https://www.facebook.com/TheUrantiaBookFellowship/?view_public_for=2008416872600736
- Socadmin discussion group (for current and past Fellowship Councilors
and Society Officers)
- The above may take an additional one or more hours per week.
- Volunteer to be a member of at least one Departmental or ad hoc committee,
which may require several hours per month to several hours per week (depending
on the committee).
- Possess basic knowledge of usage of applications used by the Fellowship
(like Google Workspace, Zoom meetings, task tracking tools) and/or be willing
to learn and use them.
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- This may take five to ten hours of initial orientation and training on
new technologies and additional orientation and training as needed.
- Possess basic knowledge of Robert's Rules of Order (provided by the
Fellowship).
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- This may require one to two hours of study time to acquire such basic
knowledge.
- Possess basic understanding of financial reports (basic understanding
support is provided by the Fellowship).
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- This may require about three hours of study time to acquire such basic
understanding, which may include studying our provided guidelines and up to two
hours of selected YouTube videos.
- Be able to support teamwork as per
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- “28:5.14 (312.1) These are the angels who foster and promote the
teamwork of all Orvonton. One of the most important lessons to be learned
during your mortal career is teamwork. The spheres of perfection are manned by
those who have mastered this art of working with other beings. Few are the
duties in the universe for the lone servant. The higher you ascend, the more
lonely you become when temporarily without the association of your fellows.”
You may learn more about our existing Councilors at
https://urantiabook.org/general-council.
You can create your application here.
Thanks in advance for your consideration and your willingness to serve!
81:6.37 13. Effective and wise leadership. In civilization much, very much,
depends on an enthusiastic and effective load-pulling spirit. Ten men are of
little more value than one in lifting a great load unless they lift
together—all at the same moment.
180:1.5 If you would share the Master's joy, you must share his love. And to
share his love means that you have shared his service.
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Sincerely,
Douglas Burns
Finance Chair
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