davesudweeks wrote:I wish my stake clerk organized occasional sharing sessions where the ward clerks could get together, roll up their sleeves, and discuss how they were understanding/magnifying their callings with the stake providing direction as needed in the discussion. That would be cool!
Believe me, it comes from a long stint as a Ward Clerk in a very similar circumstance. I forget a bit about the change in Local Unit Support, as a Ward Clerk I called them all the time.... that is different now, but I think it is the right practice.
In our stake we do Clerk training during the same period the Stake Presidency does quarterly Bishopric Training. Quarterly Training I feel is not too overbearing, but enough to get together. Sometimes it is formal, this is a procedure, review latest policies, etc.. Sometimes it's a Q&A and if there are no Questions from the group, I start throwing out scenarios that I know happen regularly but might be hard to figure out on your own. It's been pretty fun, I've had good feedback on it. I don't necessarily get the results I'd like to see... For instance for 3 years I've been trying to eliminate:
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Well, I'm a bit of a crazy person, but seriously could we at least pick one way to do it?
