How I Lead with Ward Committees | An Interview with Corry Perkins

Corry Perkins was born and raised in Boise, Idaho, graduating from
Boise State University with a BA in Communications. He served a
Spanish-speaking mission in the Canada Toronto Mission and has
served as bishop over a traditional geographic area ward and as a
temple ordinance worker, and is currently bishop in a married
student ward. Corry owns an insurance and financial services
agency. He and his wife have been married 42 years and have 2
daughters and 4 grandchildren. Highlights 02:30 Background of Corry
Perkins. He explains the dynamics of his ward. 09:45 Corry isn’t in
a traditional ward. His responsibilities are a little different as
a bishop. His main responsibility is training and developing the
next leaders of the church. He focuses on sacred daily routines to
help those in his ward have strong relationships with Jesus Christ.
11:40 Corry has established a ward theme. They keep track of
everyone's temporal and spiritual goals. 13:15 The ward has been
broken into four committees Redeem the Dead Committee (temple and
family history) Perfect the Saints Committee (service) Activities
Committee Missionary Committee 15:30 How Corry keeps track of each
committee and keeps each one going 17:10 How do all of the
committees stay unified and the other organizations (Relief Society
or Elders Quorum) fold into the committees? 21:00 On an annual
basis everyone rotates committees. So freshmen serve in each
committee by the time they are a senior and graduate. Everyone in
the ward has the opportunity to serve on a committee. 23:45 Third
Sunday of every month each committee meets for 15 to 30 minutes
after church and then everyone eats together. 24:30 Corry tried to
create and work with committees in a traditional ward but it
failed. He goes into reasons why maybe it didn’t work there. 26:55
The ward mission leader is the co-chair of the missionary
committee. 27:30 Your ward can create committees according to your
ward's needs. 28:30 Corry explains more on his ward’s theme He
gives each couple a magnet to write out their spiritual and
temporal goal for that year’s theme He puts each couple's goal on a
big bulletin board On the fourth Sunday 3 couples speak in
Sacrament meeting about their goals 34:00 Corry’s mission president
was President M. Russell Ballard. He shares some experiences he had
and President Ballard’s leadership style. 35:00 Corry shares more
about the Redeem the Dead Committee and the amazing experiences
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