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
Alka Lyall	Donna Sagami
Jarod Severing	Laura Underwood

*El Concilio representative TBS
**Ex-Officio