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"People say I'm a visionary with a strong emphasis on process,"
said the Rev. Thom Shafer, pastor of Temple Terrace United Methodist Church in Tampa and
newly elected chairman of the Florida Conference Council on Ministries (CCOM). "I
come in to help clarify what the vision [of the CCOM] is…then set the system in place
to really make it happen." Shafer was elected chairman Oct. 20 to
replace Bill Walker who became the CCOM's director last June. Since the council meets only
once a year the election was held via e-mail and will be affirmed at the group's January
meeting. 
When the civil war in the Congo came a little too
close to home, missioary Delbert Groves, and his family decided it was time to head
for safer ground in the United States. 
The
idea of working on a mission team often conjures up images of construction and heavy work,
according to Lisa Rhan, a member of Trinity United Methodist Church here, but that’s
not always what happens. Mission work can involve a variety of activities, she says,
including packing and inspecting health kits the United Methodist Committee on Relief
(UMCOR) will send to victims of natural disasters around the world. 
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