Job announcement from ...

[andrewlittle]

... our friends at FirstLight. It was posted on their site. I'd love it, but Minneapolis is too far away for me.

National Field Organizer Job Announcement

Overview
The Association for Welcoming and Affirming Baptists, Brethren Mennonite
Council for LGBT Interests, Gay and Lesbian Affirming Disciples, and the
Welcoming Community Network, invite applications for a full time
National Field Organizer. This grant-based position will be housed in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The National Field Organizer will utilize the tools of grassroots
organizing and coalition building in order to increase the number of
welcoming congregations in the Disciples, Baptist, Community of Christ,
Church of the Brethren and Mennonite traditions. In collaboration with
an Oversight Committee and the Director of the Institute for Welcoming
Resources, the Field Organizer will develop ecumenical training
materials, organize training events, and provide follow up support to
participants. In addition, the Field Organizer will offer consulting
services to the four collaborating organizations to assist them in
program and organizational development.

Areas of Responsibility
Community Organizing - develop curriculum for an ecumenical training in
faith-based community organizing; plan and facilitate regional training
events; recruit training leaders and participants; provide follow up
support and counsel.

Organizational Consulting – assess strengths and needs of collaborating
organizations in order to provide recommendations for strengthening the
welcoming movement within each denomination; work with collaborating
organizations to build organizational infrastructure and growth.

General Administrative – meet regularly with an Oversight Committee to
plan long and short term goals; fulfill all grant requirements; organize
and maintain project records and files; maintain fiscal accountability.

Qualifications

* Experience in community organizing and training
* Sensitivity to lgbt community needs
* Biblical and theological knowledge
* Openness and appreciation for ecumenical work
* Strong writing, computer and communicating skills
* Willingness to travel
* Bachelor’s degree required, graduate degree or compatible
experience preferred


Other
Salary and benefits package of $45,000 - $50,000 depending upon experience.

For a full job description, go to www.WelcomingResources.org. To apply,
submit cover letter and resume by February 10, 2007 to:
NFO@.... Questions may be directed
to Barbara Satin at Barbara@... or call 612.821.4397.

Qualified candidates will be considered for application without regard
to gender, gender identification, race, color, national origin, sex,
sexual orientation, disability, age, height, weight, religion, ancestry,
marital, economic or parenting status.

[BruceChris]

I know Barbara Satin, she's a member of my church.

http://www.soulforce.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1093

I know Reverand Rebecca, she used to be my/our pastor. She now heads up the Institute For Welcoming Resources, which is the religious arm of the N.G.L.T.F. And, she's due in March, or thereabouts!

I haven't been paying attention! (Well, Rebecca goes to another Church) It's a beautiful baby girl, Shannon MacKenzie George Voelkel !

http://www.welcomingresources.org/ -- OOPS, I Guess you just said that.

They're wonderful people, and they're great organizers.

Much Peace and Love, Bruce Chris

P.S. Andrew, Google offers me 100,000's of FirstLight. Where can I find it?

P.P.S. There's a FirstLight in St Louis, with links to NARTH, and EXODUS, not the one.

[andrewlittle]

From the FirstLight group page:

First Light is a community for sharing concern, struggle, experience and opinion on integration of healthy LGBTQ sexual identity and practice and sincere faith identity, believing these are compatible and that sexual and spiritual integration is God's will for all.

It can be found at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FirstLight/

The group is moderated by Soulforce member Hallam, and is California based, I believe. They are not the empoying group, nor even closely related as far as I know. They simply posted the job search as a service, I think.

Since you are local to the Twin Cities and part of the community, you may know people who would fit the bill and should apply - if not yourself.

I will also post this at United Theological Seminary, if it isn't already.

I would love the opportunity to try for this position, but the Cities are 4 hours away from where I live.

[BruceChris]

I like to refer to the members of my congregation as "overeducated human service professionals", and I'm sure that they'll see the ad, but I'm mostly a mechanic at heart. When I'm not helping out at church, i'm usually getting dirt under my fingernails.

Tomorrow, we are having a meeting of the local chapter of the UCC Coalition for GLBT Concerns. I'm sure that the word will get out there.

Peace and Love, Bruce Chris