CAN NON LDS serve as Moderators or Group Leaders?
Can Non LDS serve as Moderators or Group Leaders? I hope the answer to that is yes!!!
We need to ensure we are inclusive here in the community. No matter what faith you are - you can be a contributing part of FamilySearch.
Some of my greatest respect has been for people who have spent their lives doing genealogical research - and they were not of the LDS faith.
Genealogy crosses all borders, all faiths, all people.
I HIGHLY encourage FamilySearch Leadership to look for ways to reach out to those of other faiths (or no faith) and get them more involved in FamilySearch.
There are so many people who are active members of the online community who have so much to give - but just sometimes are never given the opportunity - or never have someone reach out to them or recognize their effort and or experience/skills or thank them.
In prior community leadership Carolyn Webber - REALLY went out of her way to get people involved in Community Roles and assignments - regardless of LDS or not.
I ask that Current Community Leadership - look for ways to more actively involve NON LDS / Non Missionaries in Community roles and assignments
So many people out there that have so much to give - let us unite and come together to create a better Community!
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Thank you for the question and the desire to be of assistance with working in the Community. The answer for your question can only be given by the "Community Administator." I'm going to forward your question to for additional review.
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I am a long time member of the community and technically am a group leader for about 10 GROUPS in the community . . . and I am not a moderator nor a missionary volunteer . . . (though I am LDS)
I also know that under the former leadership of Carolyn Webber there WERE NON LDS members acting as group leaders
(I knew the technical answer to my question before posting this - but leadership has changed and the mode of operation with new leadership (since Carolyn Webber left) has never been very clear
It used to be that many of us were group leaders , as I am with, no official missionary calling (EVEN various NON LDS) Powers Users of the community who had been leveraged for their expertise and willingness to help out.
but the whole administration of the group area fell apart after Carolyn left and has been in disarray every since with no clear vision of how it is being administered, how groups can be created, and maintained. Even the future of the groups areas seems to be in question.
Most of the moderator/volunteers don't even have a clue what team is supposedly tasked with the maintaining of the groups sub section.
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I agree with you and your statements stand . . .
I was mainly focusing on Group Leader - but my initial question did include both.
(but the world is now a different place than it was a few years ago . . . when the roles of group leader and moderator were much more blurred)
and now where non missionaries dont seem to get invited into the day to day work.
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Bruce
It's 'Brett'.
IF, by "... we are closing this issue ... ', you mean, "Closing" this particular 'Post'; THEN, ...
Please, desist, from "Closing", this 'Post'.
Humbly submitted for your IMMEDIATE, information; attention; and, consideration.
'Thank You' in advance.
Your cooperation, would be greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards
MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK
Yours Faithfully,
Brett
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My other comments have apparently been removed. Maybe they were simply wrong. Maybe too much about the support process. However, hopefully drawing the distinction between the roles of moderators and group leaders was helpful.
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Bruce
'Yes', your previous 'Comment' was there.
And, NOW, it is GONE ...
I managed to read, your previous 'Comment' ... Understood
[ Before, such was erroneously "Removed" ... ]
Brett
ps: I humbly suggest, that your previous "Comment', should NOT have been "Removed" ...
pps: I hope, that such was NOT done, by a "Moderator" [ ie. 'FamilySearch' "Support" ( Personnel ) ] ...
As, I would humbly suggest, that such is EXCEEEDING, the bounds, of their purview ...
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Hello @Dennis J Yancey,
LDS membership is not required to become a Group Leader or Moderator. Any community member in good standing can be considered for either or both.
Best,
Mark
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Great to know!! :-)
now what can we do to get more of them actively involved and helping your team . . .
this is a Community . . . . it means so much more when all of us from all aspects are unitedly working towards some of the same goals - each person/group giving value to the others .
ONWARD and UPWARD
May we see the divine potential of each person and the potential of the community as a whole!!
GOD BLESS YOU for your efforts.
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@Dennis J Yancey - We are in the process of sorting some new details and want to make sure we have all our ducks in a row before we pull new people into the mix. Don't worry, we aren't going for perfection before we start building things out - if we waited for all the answers, nothing would ever get done! We will have a good, solid foundation in place and then we'll move forward.
Thank you for everything you do!
PS - I've been in the community space for over ten years now working with many different types of communities. This one is full of passionate and caring people and I feel honored to be here.
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