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UMYAF ORIENTATION
An Overview on the Life and Mission of the United
Methodist Young Adult Fellowship
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Overview Outline

• Name of Organization
• Mission and Objectives
• Brief History/Emblem
• Membership
• Organizational Structure/Program
• Duties and Responsibilities of Officers

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APATIRAN NG
AGKAISANG
ABATAANG
ETODISTANG MAY
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ULANG SA
ILIPINAS

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UMYAF PRINCIPLES and OBJECTIVES

1. Each member shall endeavor to live a life that
   glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ
2. The UMYAFP believes I the Holy Bible as the Word
   of God and adheres to our Methodist heritage of
   faith affirmed by the founding leaders if the
   United Methodist Church.
3. The UMYAFP bears witness to Jesus Christ as the
   hope of the world for the achievement of a just
   ad peaceful society

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UMYAF PRINCIPLES and OBJECTIVES
4. The UMYAFP promotes and aids in the growth of
the UMC and implements UMYAFP activities in
cooperation with other organizations and agencies
as a whole. 5. The UMYAFP builds Christian
fellowship by which all young adults shall work
to lead others in accepting Christ as their
personal Lord and Savior. 6. The UMYAFP
recognizes the principle that Christian social
responsibility is an expression of faith.
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The Officers in the National, Annual Conference
(AC), District and Local Chapter or popularly
called the EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Exe-Com)
President Vice President Executive
Secretary Treasurer Auditor Program Director on
Nurture Program Director on Outreach Program
Director on Witness Advisers
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BRIEF HISTORY
1952 formal organization of the Methodist Young
Adult Fellowship at Solano UMC under the
leadership of the late Bishop La Verne Mercado
from Pampanga, Dr. Emannuel Cleto-(President of
Wesleyan University) as the First MYAFP President
1967 National Convention held in Baguio City
approved the MYAF motto and emblem
Motto In Jesus Steps
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BRIEF HISTORY
1968 Merger of the Methodist Church and the
Evangelical United Brethren Church to form The
United Methodist Church, thus making MYAF to
UMYAF.
1980 formal recognition of the United Methodist
Young Adult Fellowship by the General Conference
as the official young adult organization of the
UMC.
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National Presidents
Emannuel Cleto
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UMYAF EMBLEM
It is composed of the Latin cross, Maltese-Pattee
cross and three circles.
Latin cross signifies growth of UMYAF from the
UMYF greater service and responsibilities
maturity in faith.
M/P cross eight points stand for the 8
beatitudes as the UMYAF way of life
Circles fellowship with Jesus Christ, other
young adults and the whole world
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MEMBERSHIP
1. Age group 23 - 40 years old
2. Full member of the United Methodist Church
3. Applied for membership
4. Paid the membership due and has undergone the
members orientation program. Individual - Annual
membership fee is P100 only (P50 Local, P25-
District, P25 Annual conference) Annual Local
Chapter P50 - National
5. Uphold the UMYAF Constitution
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Legislative
National Biennial Convention -15 voting delegates
Conference Assembly -20
District Assembly -5
Chapter Assembly - all
Executive
ExeCom 8 officers advisers
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Executive Councils
National Council ExeCom AC presidents
Conference Council ExeCom District Pres
District Council ExeCom Chapter pres
Chapter Council ExeCom advisers
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Convention Assembly
Council
Exe-Com
National
Annual Conference
District
Local Chapter
Legislative
Executive

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Program flow should be bi-directional lower
levels provide the situational report that will
become the basis of the higher levels in
formulating program thrusts or directions.
National
Annual Conference
Situational Reports
Program Thrusts and National Situational Reports
District
Local Chapter
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PROGRAMS
Nurture
Breakthrough Leadership Training BLT Faculty
Training October Encounter Spiritual Retreats
National Spiritual Renewal Conf. Membership
Orientation Guide Joint UMYF-UMYAF
Fellowships UMYAF Connect! http//www.umyaf.org
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PROGRAMS
Outreach
Blood-letting campaign Environmental Awareness
Program Malaria Initiative/Nothing but Nets
M. O. D. E. L. Medical, Optical, Dental,
Evangelical, Legal Mission
Caravan Mission for Tribal Filipinos HIV/Aids
Awareness Program Resource Mobilization

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PROGRAMS
Witness
Christmas Assembly Website Evangelism Migrant
Ministry
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Duties and Responsibilities

• PRESIDENT
• administrative officer
• prepares agenda
• presides during sessions
• supervises, coordinates, correlates the general
  program
• creates and delivers reports
• require AC presidents to submit program of
  actions for biennium within 2 months of election

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VICE PRESIDENT

• assumes presidential duties and functions in case
  of (the presidents) incapacitation
• co-presides during sessions
• oversees planning and implementation of programs
• formally calls a meeting should the president
  fail to do so within 1 month of election

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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

• notifies members of level concerned regarding
  meetings
• keeps accurate minutes of meetings, maintains
  records of attendance and other relevant
  documents
• furnishes members concerned with minutes
• in charge of official correspondence
• creates and maintains membership directory

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TREASURER

• keeps accurate record of receipts and
  disbursements
• prepares audited financial reports on a regular
  basis
• monitors and collects payment (apportionment,
  etc)
• in charge of financial management, including
  Income Generating Projects (IGP)

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AUDITOR

• examines and audits financial reports
• reports on the organization's financial standing
  on a regular basis
• formulates financial policies for approval by
  ExeCom

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WITNESS

• work out programs on evangelism
• assists in the integration of young adults in to
  the Methodist connection

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OUTREACH

• initiates missionary projects
• develops projects that emphasize Christian social
  and cultural relations
• initiates seminars and fora on relevant social
  church issues

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NURTURE

• develops materials and provides access to these
  materials
• leads in the development of worship programs
  related to the Methodist faith
• leads in worship services and/or religious
  programs

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Covenant of Relationship

• Being a part of the fellowship, a member has the
  following covenant with individual members and
  the body as a whole
• Affirmation
• There is nothing you have done and nothing you
  can do that will make me stop loving you.
• Availability
• Everything that is mine my time, my talent,
  my energy, my everything that is of me is at
  your disposal, to the limits of my disposal

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Covenant of Relationship

• Prayer
• I will pray for you in amore or less fashion,
  believing that God wants me to bring your needs
  to the Creator.
• Honesty
• I will speak the truth in honesty, even at the
  risk of discomfort for both you and me,. I will
  trust our relationship to hurdle difficulties
  that may arise as we confront each other with
  what must be said, for I realize that it is in
  speaking the truth in love that we both grow up
  in every way unto God who is the Head.

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Covenant of Relationship

• Openness
• I will strive to be a more open person who will
  not be afraid to express his/her needs, weakness,
  failures to a brother or a sister who will love
  me for who I am.
• Sensitivity
• I will endeavor to be more sensitive to your
  needs to observe and not just to see to listen
  and not just to hear to learn and reflect how to
  act to feel not with my senses, but with my
  heart.

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Covenant of Relationship

• Confidentiality
• I will promise to keep what you share within
  the Fellowship, realizing that it is in keeping
  personal matters personal that trust grows
  within the Body.
• Accountability
• I covenant to be a part of the Body, not just
  to come and go as I please. I am accountable to
  discover and use my gifts for the Body. More than
  this, I covenant to guard my inner life,
  endeavoring to grow up in the Lord, that I may be
  an asset to You and the Body. If there is
  anything weak in my relationship with God, I
  promise to struggle with it that I may become a
  stronger person, both for You and the Body.

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UMYAF NATIONAL OFFICERS2012-2014

• PRESIDENT Ramil E. De Vera
• VICE PRESIDENT Ramil E. Ramos
• SECRETARY William P. Tolentino
• TREASURER Christopher S. De Castro
• AUDITOR John Carlos Catalan
• DIRECTORS
• (Nurture) Rodel R. Tubaran
• (Outreach) Rena Lance B. De Dios
• (Witness) April Grace G. Mercado

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UMYAF NATIONAL ADVISERS2012-2014

• Rev. Noel Alfonso
• Reiner Puno
• Pastor Danny Hernaez
• Lualhati Bacarro

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Thank You!
2012-2014 Theme MAKING DISCIPLES OF JESUS
CHRIST TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD