Governance

Committees, Financials, & Policies

Governance Committees

Committee Nominations Process - How to Serve on Resurrection's Committees/Online Application Form

Thank you for your interest in serving as an elected leader at Resurrection.

The process of considering a role of Christian leadership is one of discernment. Resurrection serves a variety of communities at different locations throughout the city. Leaders of all abilities, who bring diverse perspectives to these positions, can help ensure a culture that encourages collaboration, flexibility, equity, and Christian service.

Committee members typically serve in a preparatory year prior to a three-year term as a voting member. Note that you must be a member of Resurrection for at least two years prior to serving in a preparatory role, or three years before serving as a voting committee member.

Elected lay leaders are required to be Safe Gatherings certified within 30 days of election to a committee. The Safe Gatherings process includes background and reference checks, as well as boundary awareness training, to ensure the safety of our most vulnerable guests while protecting your integrity and that of the Church.

Please note the deadline has passed for service on Resurrection’s 2025 committees. We hope you will consider applying for 2026. Information regarding how to apply will be posted in the fall of 2025 in Resurrection’s all-church communications.

Thank you in advance for considering this important way to serve our church ministries. If you have questions about this process, please contact Margeaux Seymour, Lay Leader, at nominations@cor.org.

September 2025: Nominations process opens
October 2025: Interested leaders submit an Online Application Form (link forthcoming in 2025)
October 2025 – January 2026: Nominations Committee reviews and prayerfully considers all forms received
February 2026: Nominations Committee presents nominations slate to the Church Council and at the annual Church Conference for approval

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Who & what are the Church committees?

Elected leaders fulfill vital governance roles for Resurrection (Church). These committees are composed of a diverse group of Christ-followers from all Church locations who seek to foster a vibrant, healthy, ethical and sustainable church that strives toward its purpose of “building a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians.” Below are the committee structure and key objectives. To learn more, reach out to nominations@cor.org.

Resurrection Committees

Current Committee Members

To view a list of current committee members, please click the button below.

Church & Foundation Financial Report

Serves as the chief governing body and the executive agency of the Church between annual Church Conference meetings

Establishes vision, sets direction and initiates strategy planning for the Church’s mission and ministries
Provides for policy approval and oversight of the Church’s administration
Ensures congregational development leads to the fulfillment of the Church’s purpose
The Council is comprised of elected lay leaders, committee chairs, Church location representatives, and staff.

Questions: Contact Derick McGhee at churchcouncil@resurrection.church

Identifies and develops volunteer leaders for governance committees

Helps identify and nurture lay leadership development across Church locations
Reviews and deliberates over congregant committee applications
Prepares the annual committee nomination slate for the Church Conference
Meets approximately six times per year, typically on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm during the fall and winter

Questions: Contact Margeaux Seymour at nominations@resurrection.church

Oversees the Church’s real, personal, and intellectual property

Implements policies regarding receipt, management, and disposal of Church property
Reviews plan for strategic property investments, e.g., roofing, asphalt, HVAC, audio/visual equipment, and IT equipment
Oversees land acquisition and construction planning for current and future sites
Reviews the Church’s plans for insurance, continuity, and protection
Trustees must be at least 18 years of age.
Typically meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm

Questions: Contact Jan Kessinger at trustees@resurrection.church

Planning, administration, and oversight of fiscal policy

Oversees budget and financial health of the Church
Reviews and approves the annual financial audit
Develops plans to fund future building improvements, growth of the Church’s locations, and other needed investments
Typically meets on the last Thursday of each month at 4:30 pm

Questions: Contact Sean Garrett at financecommittee@resurrection.church

Serves as the liaison between the congregation and its employees and clergy

Oversees the Church’s compensation, employment, and benefit practices
Evaluates and recommends clergy candidates from our congregation
Connects with existing staff to understand employee satisfaction
Makes recommendations to the Annual Conference regarding the appointment of pastors to the Church
Committee members cannot be related to Church staff.
Typically meets 10 times annually on Thursdays at 6 pm

Questions: Contact Steve Gass at SPRC@resurrection.church

Cultivates planned gifts to ensure the Church’s future

Encourages legacy gift contributions that support the ministry of the Church
Fosters donor relationship development
Receives, invests, and distributes the Foundation’s assets for the benefit of the Church’s mission
Typically meets quarterly, plus subcommittee assignments. Foundation Board Members must commit to a planned gift.

Questions: Contact Debi Nixon, Executive Director, at foundation@resurrection.church

Lay Delegates to the Great Plains Annual Conference represent the Church at legislative sessions of the United Methodist Church in Kansas and Nebraska.

Serves as a voice between our congregation and the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church
Votes upon resolutions and petitions which affect the Great Plains Conference
Requires multi-day meetings at the Great Plains Annual Conference scheduled for June 4-7, 2025, in Salina, Kansas, at Kansas Wesleyan University.

Questions: Contact Margeaux Seymour at nominations@resurrection.church

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Church Policies

Church policies are approved by the Church Council and are informed by the expertise of the Church’s governance committees, The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, and the expectations of the Great Plains Annual Conference.

Church policies are intended to guide the Church’s pastors, staff, volunteers, and others in their daily activities in a manner consistent with the Church’s Purpose, Vision, and Journey. The Church Council is committed to ensuring the Church acts ethically and complies with all applicable laws. The Church Council has adopted these policies to effectively communicate its expectations and create a culture of compliance designed to protect the people it serves and faithfully steward the resources entrusted to the Church.

Policies addressing volunteer, congregant, and public activities and use of the Church are linked below.

For questions regarding any policy or to report suspected violations of policies, laws, or ethical standards, contact Sean O’Neill, Director of Safety, Compliance, and Risk Management, at Sean.O’Neill@cor.org.

Safe Gatherings

Resurrection uses the Safe Gatherings program developed by the Great Plains Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church to screen and train its staff, governance committee members, and covered volunteers to protect children and vulnerable adults participating in ministries sponsored by the church.

The Church’s Safety of Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy requires volunteers who have regular, direct contact with any “protected person” at on- or off-site ministries sponsored by the Church to complete the Safe Gatherings certification process. Protected people include children under the age of 18 and vulnerable adults who may be unable to care for or protect themselves from significant harm or exploitation due to mental or other disability, age, or illness.

Covered volunteers include Church governance committee members, KiDSCOR, rezlife, Partner School, Matthew’s Ministry, Silver Link, and Care Ministry volunteers, and mission and disaster relief trip participants. The Church or the Great Plains Annual Conference may add additional categories of volunteers as appropriate.

Safe Gatherings is a program developed by the Great Plains Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church to screen and train staff and volunteers. Safe Gatherings requires an online application, electronic reference checks, four levels of background checks (including county of residence), online abuse prevention and boundary awareness training, and regular re-certification. The Church pays for the cost of all background checks and Safe Gatherings certification.

Safe Gatherings requires each applicant to submit the name of one clergy reference that the applicant has known for at least two years. Questions regarding this requirement may be directed to Human Resources at Mary.Murray@cor.org.

Due to the time required to complete the comprehensive certification process, the Church’s volunteer application also includes authorization for an additional background check through Protect My Ministry.

Resurrection requires adult volunteers to have six continuous months of regular online or in-person worship or service to the Church prior to applying for Safe Gatherings certification. For newer volunteer applicants, the Program/Team Director can facilitate a meeting with the Location Pastor to discuss service opportunities.

Until Safe Gatherings certification is confirmed, the Church requires every volunteer in direct contact with a protected person to be visually supervised by another certified individual. Volunteers under the age of 18 must always be visually supervised when serving protected people. Please see the Church’s Safety of Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy for definitions and additional information.

Next Steps

After completing an application on the Volunteer Hub, visit the Safe Gatherings website to start your certification process. Click here to begin the Safe Gatherings process.

Report Suspected Abuse

If you suspect abuse, we encourage you to confidentially report this information.

Website Privacy & Content Rights

Content Rights

All other content on this website unless marked otherwise belongs the The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection and may not be used, copied or distributed without express written permission.

Privacy Policy

This is a website of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection headquartered in Leawood, Kansas. By using our site, you consent to our Privacy Policy as detailed below. Our website privacy policy is as follows:

Information security practices

We and our website hosting providers employ a variety of security measures in our data centers and hosting facilities to protect against the unauthorized access, theft, loss, misuse, or alteration of information we collect from you.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that our sites store on your computer through your web browser (if you allow it) that enable our systems to recognize your browser and remember certain information. We use cookies to:

Understand and save your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services.
Help remember and process donations or items for purchase.
Compile aggregate data about site usage in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies through your browser. If you disable cookies, some of our features will not function properly.

IP address tracking

When you connect to our site, our servers recognize the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the computer providing you with Internet access. The IP address is used to gather location information of site visitors and can help diagnose problems with our servers or otherwise administer our site.

Personal information collection

We collect information from you when you create an account, make a donation, register for an event, sign up for a newsletter, respond to a survey, or any time you enter information into our site. Users can visit the site anonymously, with the understanding that our servers do collect IP address information.

In order to complete the purposes of your visit to our site, you might be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, credit card information or other details.

We may use the information we collect from you in the following ways:

To complete the purposes of your visit.
To personalize your experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content in which you are most interested.
To improve our website in order to better serve you.
To send emails and/or text messages regarding your account, donation, registration, etc.
To send periodic email newsletters you requested.
To follow up with you after correspondence with us.

Third-party disclosure

Any information collected is for use by the church. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personal information. This does not include website hosting providers and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when such release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety.

Access to your information

Upon request we will provide you with access to all information that we have collected about you. Visitors may obtain and correct this information by sending a request to us at info@cor.org so that we may take action to remove such information.

Email from the church

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can contact us at info@cor.org.

Text Messages

Giving us your mobile number constitutes your express written consent to receive promotional, marketing, and/or informational text messages regarding our ministries, programs, and services. Such messages will be clearly identified as coming from us. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.

When you text us, our system will reply with instructions, sometimes including a website link, such as: “We’re glad you’re here! Click https://my.resurrection.church/AddAttendance/xxxxx to complete your attendance.” Delays in receiving reply messages from us may be due to your telephone carrier.

Data obtained from you may include your mobile number, your telephone carrier’s name, and the date, time, and content of your messages, as well as other information that you provide. We may use this information to contact you and to provide the services you request from us.

To provide you relevant information and to help us serve you better, our system may collect your location. Your location may be stored by third parties we engage to provide location-based products and services.

To stop receiving texts from us, text STOP in reply to a message we sent you. You may receive a subsequent message confirming your request. If you opt out of receiving text messages, we reserve the right to contact you if it relates to verifying your account, any transaction made using our system, or if required by law.

For help, text HELP in reply to a message we sent you. Our goal is to respond within 3 business days.

Third-party links

Sometimes we include or link to third-party websites on our website. Third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies; we have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites.

Privacy policy changes

We may change this policy from time to time. If we do, we will post the new policy here.

Any questions about our website, inquiries about copyrighted material, or concerns about this policy should be directed to:

Resurrection, A United Methodist Church

13720 Roe Avenue Leawood, KS 66224

info@cor.org

913-897-0120

Resurrection Website Privacy Policy

This is a website of Church of the Resurrection – United Methodist, dba Resurrection, A United Methodist Church.

This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we may collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your data. By using our website, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

We may collect personal information from you when you voluntarily provide it to us through forms, registrations, donations, or other interactions on our website. This information may include your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and any other information about you and your household you choose to share.

We collect other information automatically when you visit our website. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and browsing behavior. This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies, and it is used for analytical purposes to improve our website’s performance and user experience.

Use of Information

We use the collected information for various purposes, including but not limited to:

Fulfill your requests, process donations, and communicate with you regarding our programs, events, and services.
Analyze user behavior and preferences, allowing us to optimize our website and create a more personalized experience.
Send periodic emails, newsletters, text messages, or other updates related to our ministries, programs, and services. You can opt-out of receiving such communications at any time.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal obligations.

Sharing of Information

The information we collect from you may be accessed by our staff members, authorized volunteers, contractors, and third-party vendors who help us provide our ministries, programs, and services. We may also share your information with law enforcement or other government agencies if required by law.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

Data Security

We implement reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no data transmission over the internet or storage method is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.

Your Choices

You can request access to the personal information we hold about you and update or correct any inaccuracies.

You can opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in our emails or texts, or by contacting us directly.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Content Rights

All other content on this website unless marked otherwise belongs to Resurrection and may not be used, copied, or distributed without express written permission.

Text Messages

When you text us, our system will reply with instructions, sometimes including a website link, such as: “We’re glad you’re here! Click https://my.resurrection.church/AddAttendance/xxxxx to complete your attendance.” Delays in receiving reply messages from us may be due to your telephone carrier.