How to Build an Effective Lay Organization:
Connectional Responsibilities
EACH local church should make the commitment to attend every Pittsburgh Conference Lay Organization meeting of which there are two Executive Board and Fifth Sunday meeting. The Local Lay President as well as your Local Director of Lay Activities should be in attendance at all of these meetings. The information discussed at this meeting should be disseminated to the local level. If for some reason the President and Lay Director would be unable to make it a phone call should be placed to the President of the Pgh.Conference Lay Organization for an excused absence. After the meeting, the local President should follow up with the Conference President obtain pertinent information to disseminate.
The Third District Annual meeting (held in June) is another educational opportunity for those who are actively involved in the local lay organization.
And, if at all possible attendance at the Biennial, (held every two years), is another educational resource.
These meetings are a crucial part to teaching and training your local lay organization
EACH local church should make the commitment to have a Lay Witness Sunday during the month of April and invite a lay speaker to give a message geared toward the connectional theme, as set by the Connectional Lay Activities Director. EACH local church should make the commitment to participate in the CLEDC (Connectional Lay Economic Development Committee) as found in the Doctrine and Discipline 2000, page xxx.