1/8/2023
While The United Methodist Church is one of our biggest customers, Brick River in its base form is not specifically built to serve only UMC Conferences. This means sometimes our incredible UMC Advisory Panel brings issues to our attention, and we're able to make adjustments. The latest of these is the list of options in the "Non-Church Connection" drop-down, which is used when entering appointments.
Previously, the four categories of extension ministry — A: Within UM Structure; B: Endorsed by GBHEM; C: GBGM Missionary; D: Other Valid Ministries — were condensed into just three categories (options for A and C were combined). Additionally, they were labeled inconsistently so that they appeared individually, instead of in groups by category, in the very long list of options. Our Conference Secretary friends and resident UMC experts informed us that this increases the likelihood of categorizing an extension ministry appointment incorrectly.