jbh001 wrote:I am disappointed that some of the standardized callings have been grouped under Miscellaneous instead of their own organizations. For example, the Activities Committee Chairman/Specialist(s) ought to have their own group, just as Boy Scouts and Out-Of-Unit callings do.
The same goes for the Mission Leader and Missionary callings; they belong in a Ward Mission (or similarly descriptive) group without having to create a custom organization and thus not use the standardized calling.
I very much agree. We currently have the custom organizations of Full-Time Missionaries, Stake Callings, Primary Scouts, Ward Missionaries, and Activities Committee to help in the organization of callings.
I also agree with many other comments that lumping a bunch of callings under a 'Miscellaneous' group impedes ease of visibility, particularly on the Callings by Organization report. Each quarter I email this report to the organization leaders to ensure the information is correct. It is much easier for the Activities Committee Chairperson to simply go to their group to verify the info than sift through a large generic list. Also, I think using this method makes the calling descriptions more clear on the Household Report.
My understanding is the church wants to standardize callings to allow for easier syncing between MLS and the LUWS. Perhaps someone can explain the grief in having custom organizations? There is currently the ability to designate if a calling is a leadership position, as well as define a sequence. Is there some additional metadata needed in regard to each calling? Would allowing standard calling selections in custom organizations/groups alleviate any of the problem?
Your Fellow Servant,