General Conference 2020 (2024) Updates
The UMC General Conference (postponed from 2020) came to order on the morning of April 23. Follow daily reports focusing on topics of interest to Northern Illinois Conference readers.
We have 3 areas of focus:
- New Church Starts and Redevelopment
- Healthy Churches and Discipleship
- Vital Congregations Change Communities
Programs:
- Conference Academy (Hispanic/Latino) for Faith Community Development
- Institute for Congregational Development
- Turnaround Church Coaching
Training Events
- Church Planters' Bootcamp
- Revitalization Workshops
- Lay Missioners Training
- Natural Church Development (NCD)
Mission Field Demographics
The Office of Congregational Development and Redevelopment offers mission field demographic data through MissionInsite. MissionInsite is a powerful tool that provides church leaders with essential demographic, economic, and religious data about their communities. This up-to-date data is accessible to all members of the Northern Illinois Conference.
Contact:
Rev. J. Martin Lee
Director of Congregational Development and Redevelopment
312.346.9766 ext. 708