
Celebrate The United Methodist Church's 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago, Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Bishop Rueben H. Mueller and Methodist Bishop Lloyd C. Wicke joined hands over a table laden with symbols---the Bible,…
The Annual Conference Shepherding Team (ACST) is an adaptive learning team with a primary purpose to coordinate and communicate the ministry of the NIC in order to make disciples of Jesus Christ.
The ACST’s priorities focus on ministries and connections in four areas: Congregational Life, Clergy Life, Missional Life and Connectional Resources. Each of the six districts has a locally focused shepherding team (DST).
The primary purpose of each DST is to coordinate the equipping of local churches so that they might be faithful, Christ-centered communities of worship, prayer, witness and change, and to enhance the connection between local churches, the districts, and the NIC.
Contacts:
Co-Chairs:
Liz Gracie and Rev. Myron McCoy
shepherding@umcnic.org
Team Members:
Danita Anderson |
Mark Manzi |
Karen Bonnell |
Myron McCoy - Co-Chair |
Arlene Christopherson** |
Harry Nicol |
Kathy Dickerson |
Dennis Oglesby |
Sally Dyck** |
Noah Panlilio |
Jacqueline Ford |
Meg Park |
Anne Marie Gerhardt** |
Nancy Pendergrass |
Liz Gracie -Co-Chair |
Mary Rawlinson |
Rob Hamilton |
Luis Reyes |
John Wesley Lee |
Donna Sagami |
Alka Lyall |
Laura Underwood |
*El Concilio representative TBS
**Ex-Officio
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