Mennonite Weekly Review

ELKHART, Ind. — Ervin Stutzman, Mennonite Church USA executive director, has named his new leadership cabinet.

This team will focus on the four churchwide priorities approved by the Executive Board in 2006: witness, anti-racism, leadership development and global connections. Team members will work out of offices in Kansas, Texas, Indiana, Ohio and Virginia.

“It’s a new thing to focus the roles of the cabinet members around the stated priorities of the church, while also maintaining the core services,” Stutzman said.

The new cabinet consists of the following members:

■ Shelley Buller, executive assistant, coordinates Stutzman’s schedule and plans logistics for the Executive Board and Constituency Leaders Council, the group of elders advising MC USA.

Buller has served in her position for 32 years, formerly serving the General Conference Mennonite Church. She has an associate’s degree in business from Emporia (Kan.) State University and is a member of Tabor Mennonite Church, Newton, Kan.

■ Glen Guyton, associate executive director for constituent resources, oversees the Finance, Convention Planning, Information Technology, Intercultural Relations and Resource Advocacy departments. He will lead anti-racism work and relate to Mennonite Publishing Network.

Guyton became a minister after completing four years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. His participation in the Mennonite Church moved him to withdraw from the military as a conscientious objector. He served as youth pastor and in other ministry roles for more than 17 years at Calvary Community Church in Hampton, Va., before joining the staff of MC USA as denominational minister for intercultural relations in 2009. He has worked with Eastern Mennonite University and and Virginia Conference.

Guyton holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master’s degree in education from Regent University. He will work from the DOOR house in San Antonio.

■ Marty Lehman, associate executive director for churchwide operations, oversees the Church Relations, Communications, Development and Human Resources departments. She also works with The Corinthian Plan, Church Extension Services and the Historical Committee. She coordinates alignment among churchwide agencies.