152nd Diocesan Convention

Nominations for Diocesan Committee Elections

At this year’s convention, we will be electing representatives to several diocesan committees. You can nominate yourself or someone else using the form below. Nominations are open for the following positions:

  • Standing Committee, lay position

  • Standing Committee, clergy position

  • Board of Trustees, lay position

  • Board of Trustees, clergy position

  • Disciplinary Board, lay position

  • Disciplinary Board, clergy positions (2)

  • Sewanee Board, lay position

Online nominations will remain open through Tuesday, Feb. 13.

Descriptions of Committees

The Executive Council is responsible, along with the bishop, of the oversight of the diocese. It approves the diocesan budget and establishes diocesan policies. It meets six times per year to advise the bishop and support the ministry of the Episcopal Church in Arkansas. Term (unless otherwise noted): 3 years.

The Standing Committee serves as an advice council to the bishop. It is responsible for approving all ordinations to the priesthood or diaconate. It also approves the encumbrance of sale of any real estate owned by the diocese, a parish, or a mission. In the event that there is no bishop, the committee serves as this diocese's ecclesiastical authority. Clergy members of the committee must be residents of the diocese for at least three years. Lay members must be at least 24 years old, confirmed communicants, and residents of the diocese for at least three years. Term (unless otherwise noted): 3 years.

The Board of Trustees is the Bishop's principal advisors in the investment and management of the capital funds and assets of the Diocese. Persons elected or appointed to the Board shall have knowledge of investments and money management and should have experience in banking, investment banking, financial services or investment advisory services. Term (unless otherwise noted): 6 years.

The Disciplinary Board receives any complaints about misconduct on the part of a member of the clergy, and then decides, in conjunction with the bishop, what further action is needed to resolve the issue. Members must be adult communicants in good standing and residents of the diocese. Term (unless otherwise noted): 3 years.

The University of the South (Sewanee) Board of Trustees gathers each October to approve the election of the university’s regents and take any other action deemed necessary by the school’s by-laws. Lay members must be communicants of the diocese. Learn more at Sewanee’s website. Term (unless otherwise noted): 3 years.