DIEM Representative Nomination

To help you discern about being nominated as DIEM Representative, here is some info from Katy Dickinson:

We are looking for a 2nd DIEM representative from the West Valley Deanery. DIEM would be particularly grateful to welcome someone with Spanish language skills as well as a calling to support mission work.

The new DIEM rep will join Katy Dickinson, the continuing WVD rep and DIEM Convener. Please contact Katy Dickinson if you are interested or have any questions.

DIEM Job Description
2 Year Term

DIEM is the Diocesan Department of Intercultural Evangelism & Mission.

DIEM representatives attend monthly DIEM meetings; locations and meeting days vary. Representatives also act as the liaison to a Diocesan mission congregation; meetings are arranged with that congregation. This is a two-year term. DIEM and the New Church Planting Committee meet together each month to discuss how best to support the new and developing congregations of our diocese as they grow into Bishop's Congregations, Missions, and finally Parishes.

DIEM is now working with over a dozen active and growing congregations and their clergy, many of whom come from a variety of cultures and traditions. These Missions and Bishop's Congregations often celebrate God in languages other than English. DIEM provides administrative and financial oversight, planning, and goal-setting for mission congregations. This means that DIEM meetings balance a sense of celebration with the hard work of addressing the challenges all new organizations face. So that DIEM has a better understanding of the environment and needs of each congregation, meetings are often held at the missions themselves.

Download the DIEM job description.

Detailed DIEM information is available at URL: http://www.ecrweb.org/diem.html