Discovering Leadership: Called to Serve
Our Presbyterian Constitution says, “some are called to ordered ministries, to fulfill particular functions.” (G-2.0101). What does it mean for ruling elders and deacons to be called to fulfill particular functions in the life of Christ’s Church? In this webinar we will explore that question by considering leadership capacities and gifts, and how those gifts are discovered. Leadership will be contemplated both from an individual outlook and a community dynamic, while probing the meaning of “sharing with others a deep life of worship, prayer, fellowship, and service.” (Book of Order, F-1.0032d.)
About the Leaders:
Daris Bultena serves as the General Presbyter and Stated Clerk for the Presbytery of Tropical Florida. Daris has helped the presbytery to identify the meaning of being Vibrant Together that commits congregations and leaders to building relationships, seeking out spiritual depth, and being missional. Daris has also recently completed a term on the General Assembly Nominating Committee where he also served as its moderator.
Anna Kendig Flores is the Antiracism Coordinator for the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area and co-moderator of the GA Committee on Representation. From youth ministry to worship planning to social justice, Anna has led collaboratively in congregational and national church life as both a ruling elder and a teaching elder.
valerie izumi serves the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as an assistant stated clerk in the Office of the General Assembly coordinating the General Assembly nominations process. valerie writes for Regarding Ruling Elders newsletter and co-host the Along the Road: Encounter podcast. Her longtime commitment to racial and gender justice, and to promoting racial equity is widely recognized.
Jihyun Oh is the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and was elected and installed at the 226th General Assembly. For the previous five years, she served as director of Mid Council Ministries in the Office of the General Assembly and was OGA manager of call process support before that. Ordained as a teaching elder by the Presbytery of Tropical Florida on behalf of the Presbytery of Chicago, Oh has served in several pastoral roles as well as hospital chaplain.