Muslim Ministry Support Staff Needs

Liaison between COMMA and Faith & Learning International

1. Prepare the budget. Take care of all financial transactions (including deposits, paying for services, travel, etc.)
2. Scheduling training and special events

COMMA

1. Newsletter formatting
2. Database maintenance
3. Manage Lyris Email service lyris-noreply@hub.xc.org

Event Planning for COMMA Consultation (the hours increase leading up to the event)

1. Development and plan of promotional materials for the consultation and contract for design (18 months before consultation)
2. Site considerations (2 years before consultation)
3. Liaison between COMMA and location
4. Logistics with putting on a consultation
   1. Housing contract
   2. Site Contract
   3. Shuttle coordination
   4. Musician contract
   5. Catering contract
   6. Book vendor
   7. Registration
5. Hiring student help if needed
6. Notebooks and papers for the consultation
7. Printing
8. Travel to consultation, run registration and logistics
9. Develop on-line registration and manage it

Special Projects

1. Contracts with outside locations (e.g. training or retreat)
2. Oversee payment of outside vendors (F&LI writes the checks)
3. Special training events at outside locations

Travel Arrangements

1. Booking flights and arrangements, and payments

Development of Presentations

1. Can include finalizing teaching materials and presentations for director. Includes development of PowerPoints, brochures, and materials available for director to take with him.
2. Develop on-line registration and manage it

Total hours per week: The COMMA consultation is every two years, 2017, 2019, etc. and the year of the consultation will demand more time from the support staff.

• 6-10 hours a week, since the need for support staff ebbs and flows based upon the events.
• 20-40 hours per week at the end of summer and fall

 

Consultation Time Table:

• December, year before, a contract needs to be signed with the host site
• January, year of consultation, brochures need to be finalized and printed
• Spring, publicity needs to be in place and registration begins
• Summer, logistics coordinated with site
• Fall registration, and all pre-consultation procedures finished
• Onsite registration and logistics coordination
• Post-consultation evaluation and final payments

Requirements:

1. Knowledge of event planning
2. Budgeting
3. Use of Microsoft office products, PDF, Wufoo, Survey Monkey, and others
4. Organized
5. Friendly and outgoing

Paid Position: $15 an hour

Contact:

Rev. Roy Oksnevad, PhD

Director of COMMA

400 S. Main Place

Carol Stream, IL 60188

630-306-7956 Cell

www.commanetwork.com

COMMA is a coalition of Christian agencies that network together to reach and disciple Muslims in North America. COMMA exist to:

Network;

Educate; and

Train.

– to identify and facilitate new ministry partnerships and increasing networking among workers in the changing scene in North America;

– to strategically facilitate and equip local ministries in their witness to Muslims through learning from each other;

– to strategically motivate, educate and equip North American Christians and agencies in North America to reach out to their Muslim neighbors;

– to monitor the Muslim agenda for North America and provide a voice concerning it;

– to promote cooperation in the development of materials and programs.