"To serve as steward of the vision of the annual conference…To serve as leader of the continuous process of transformation and renewal…To ensure alignment of the total resources of the conference to its vision…To ensure the connections among the local, district, annual conference, and general church ministries…To coordinate the recruitment and training of conference program leaders…To provide oversight and leadership in the  conference’s program and ministry…"
(2008 Annual Conference Journal, Standing Rule #31)