Lutheran Outdoor Ministries is a volunteer run organization. We rely on the work and dedication of our Board of Directors and committees to keep us relevant and moving forward in our service to members.
LOM has the following standing committees:
Education
Membership
Multi-cultural
Policies, Procedures and Issues
Technology and Communication
Nominations
Curriculum
Development
If you would like to know more about any committee, or are interested in sharing your gifts by serving on a committee, please contact us or the chair person indicated below.
Education Committee:
The LOM Education Committee identifies, encourages, promotes, develops and/or assists in developing educational events in response to the needs of Outdoor Ministry professionals. It is responsible for planning, staffing, conducting, and evaluating the annual Leadership Training Events - Program Track and Administrative Track, Board Training Events, and Professional Training Events. This committee is also responsible for the endorsement of additional educational opportunities.
Current Members: Randy Youngquist-Thurow, Board Liaison and Chair; Marianne Brock, Paul Hanson, The Rev. Dr. Nancy Eldredge Hess, Matt Kindsvatter, Jon Skogen, Mariel Spengler, Corey Wagonfield
Membership Committee:
The purpose of the membership committee is to sustain and grow the membership for LOM. The membership committee is composed of six members, with at least one member from the LOM Board. The focus of the membership committee involves recruiting and enlisting members annually along with managing, evaluating, and developing benefits for its members.
Current Members: Dave Jarvis, Chair; Susan Troutman, Board Liaison; Brent Seaks, Nick Johnson, Libby Jones
Multicultural Committee:
The purpose of the Multicultural Committee is to challenge and assist the organizations of Lutheran Outdoor Ministries to grow in the areas of multicultural awareness and diversity. These issues concern outdoor ministry sites, programs, staff, and organizational structure, and include both symptoms that are visible and systemic problems of racism of which an organization may be unaware.
Current Members: Rev. Paul Hill, Board Liaison; Alana Butler, Tim Canniff-Kuhn, Rev. Mack Smith, Rev. Larry Clark, Gretchen Ahrens, Dale Goodman, Nancy Heykes, Orin Comming
Policies, Procedures, and Issues:
The committee reviews and makes recommendations to adapt LOM's corporate governance documents as LOM continues to evolve and develop. It is also responsible for responding to policy requests from other organizations, to study requests from its membership regarding issues of concern, and to seek to strengthen LOM's relationship to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and/or other national organizational partners such as the ELCA Youth Ministry Network and the American Camp Association.
Current Members: Randy Gullickson, Board Liaison; Joel Abenth
Technology and Communications Committee:
This committee oversees the website, our “In Touch” newsletter, Facebook groups, and other communication avenues to keep the network connected and informed. The committee also provides resources for enhancing the technology in local camp sites.
Current Members: Chad Hershberger, Chair; Nathan Pile, Board Liaison; Kyle Debertin, Gretchen Bachman, Ben Larson, Jen Box, Wayne Harrison
Nomination Committee:
This committee is tasked with the job of recruiting and nominating LOM members to serve on the Board of Directors. Each year they bring a slate of candidates to the Annual Meeting to be voted on by the LOM membership.
Current members:Brooke Ells, Chair; Annual Committee TBD
Curriculum:
The Curriculum team is responsible for developing a yearly curriculum to be used by Outdoor Ministry sites. They also seek input and ideas on how to streamline and improve the development and distribution of the annual curriculum.
Current members:Mark Burkhardt, Board Liaison
Development:
This committee works to raise awareness of Lutheran Outdoor Ministries beyond our sites, seeking new supporters and ways to keep LOM financially sound. They also help to spearhead the annual LOM Auction as well as inviting members to give additional gifts to LOM.
Current members:Joel Abenth, Chair and Board Liaison, Bob Severson, Board Liaison; Ralph Yernberg, Evan Moilan, Kristen Wiersma
Conference Planning:
2012 - Randy Gullickson, Board Liaison; Andrea Scofield, chair; Bob Baker, Michelle Chandler, Aaron Ells, Jon Skogen
