¶ 260. Age-Level, Family, and Specialized-Ministries Coordinators (see also ¶ 253)--1. The charge conference may elect annually a coordinator of children's ministries, a coordinator of youth ministries, a coordinator of adult ministries, and a coordinator of family ministries. Where young adult and specific age-level ministries would be enhanced, coordinators of young adult and/or older adult ministries may be elected. Where needs for specialized areas of ministry arise (for example, single adults or persons with handicapping conditions), coordinators of these areas of ministry may be elected. Each of the coordinators shall, under the guidance of the pastor or a representative from the employed professional staff and the chairperson of the council on ministries or administrative council, study the needs of the age group and the goals of the congregation's ministry and coordinate the planning and implementation of a unified and comprehensive ministry with the age group. Each coordinator shall serve as liaison with organizations, persons, and resources in and beyond the local Church which relate to the particular age level. The coordinator shall represent on the council on ministries or administrative council the concerns of age-level organizations when they are not otherwise represented. Youth and adult ministry coordinators, in cooperation with others holding related responsibilities, will bring before the congregation Christian vocation as a calling to ministry in all spheres of life.
2. The coordinator of family ministries shall work with the age-level coordinators and the council on ministries or administrative council to develop a family ministry for the local Church, taking into consideration the suggestions of the general Church agency and the annual conference agency responsible for family life. This coordinator shall keep the council on ministries or administrative council aware of resources and activities to be used in planning family activities in the Church and home, in the guidance of families in Christian living in the home, in the preparation of youth for marriage, and in helping families find opportunities for service in the community and the world.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 260
1996 United Methodist General Conference