Miami Valley District United Methodist Men

West Ohio Conference


Miami Valley District UMM President

The Miami Valley District President of United Methodist Men (hereafter referred to as District President) should organize the district committee on United Methodist Men to paragraph 666 in the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church.

    Specific Responsibilities of the District President include:

  1. DISCIPLINARY RESPONSIBILITIES;
    2.
  1. Work with local units of UMM developing programs meeting the needs of men.
  2. Promote the objectives and programs of the GCUMM.
  3. Encourage and support spiritual growth, mission, outreach, prayer, evangelism and faith development.
    4.
  1. ANNUAL CHARTER AND EMS GOALS-the District  President should work with the local presidents of United Methodist Men as well as the GCUMM, to set and achieve annual district goals in the following categories;
    2.
  1. New Charters
  2. New EMS
  3. Renewed Charters
  4. Renewed EMS
  5. Lapsed Charters (How many can we get to renew?)
  6. Lapsed EMS (How many can we get to renew?)
    7.

The District President in coordination with the Conference President should determine goals for the Miami Valley district. An annual report on goals and strategies utilized to reach goals and results of the efforts made, should be submitted to the Conference President.

  1. ENCOURAGE AND EQUIP LOCAL CHURCH PRESIDENTS OF UNITED METHODIST MEN-The District President should encourage and where possible help resource the local church presidents of United Methodist Men. Working closely with local leadership the District President should help fill every vacancy within United Methodist Men on a local church level. Where District Presidents are asked to select local leadership for UMM, care should be taken that the local leader conforms to the responsibilities described in the Job Description for Local United Methodist Men leaders document. Working closely with the GCUMM staff and the Conference President, the District President should help equip the local church presidents as needed.
  2. RECRUIT LEADERS TO ATTEND NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND CONFERENCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES-The District President has the responsibility to assure that he attends leader UMM training events either on a national, regional or local level. The GCUMM staff may be called upon to help District Presidents in planning district training and retreat events.
  3. COMMUNICATE DISTRICT AND LOCAL CHURCH PLANS FOR UMM-The District President should be in regular communication with the men of the local churches in his district about the plans, goals, programs and resources available for the men of the church. This can be achieved by regularly contributing to a conference UMM newsletter, a regular article on UMM in the district newspaper, an e-mail or fax based newsletter, part of a district laity/clergy newsletter and working with the staff of the GCUMM to develop a communication strategy. Each District President should have an Annual Report ready to present yearly at his or her district conference, or equivalent district structure. It is also the District President's responsibility to see that United Methodist Men are represented at the district meetings. Whenever possible, the District President should given an oral and/or written report at appropriate district meetings. Resources for communication pieces can be obtained through the GCUMM.
  4. MEET REGULARLY WITH LOCAL CHURCH PRESIDENTS, DISTRICT UMM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES AND DISTRICT SCOUTING, PRAYER, HUNGER, AND STEWARDSHIP ADVOCATES AND COORDINATORS-The District President must schedule regular meetings and contacts with the UMM leadership within the Miami Valley Districtt. At least twice a year is recommended, once a quarter is preferred.
  5. RECRUIT AND PROMOTE ATTENDANCE AT ALL EVENTS HELD IN THE CONFERENCE, DISTRICT AND EVERY QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS OF UNITED METHODIST MEN-It is a major responsibility of the District President , working in coordination with the conference president of United Methodist Men, to promote and recruit men (lay and clergy) to attend all district and conference events as well as the quadrennial Congress on United Methodist Men. .
  6. ENSURE THAT ALL UNITED METHODIST MEN'S DISTRICT ACTIVITIES RELATE TO THE COMMON PURPOSE OF UNITED METHODIST MEN-The district programs should use this purpose as the basis for its events, training, mission and priority making decisions.
  7. ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS OF THE CONFERNCE UNITED METHODIST MEN'S LEADERSHIP-the District President is expected to regularly attend meetings called by the conference president of United Methodist Men. The District President is expected to implement programs that are approved by the National Association of Conference Presidents, the UMM annual conference leadership team and the GCUMM. 
    8.