Jumpstart Youth Ministry: December Resources
The Discipleship Task Force's Jumpstart Ministry's theme for December, as we close out the year, is a reminder that despite all the difficulties and stress 2020 has brought, the eff…
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.
Goals for the Conference approved at the 2019 June Annual Conference are:
2019 ACST Strategic Goals brochure
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
Each goal has a committee working on details of our three primary conference goals and breaking them down into actionable steps. Committee co-chairs are as follows:
Discipleship:
Karen Bonnell (Lay Leader, DeKalb District)
Caleb Hong (Lead Pastor, Orland Park)
Anti-Racism:
Jarrod Severing (Pastor, Elgin: Epworth)
Nadia Kanhai (Lay, Aurora District)
Visit webpage
Vital Congregations:
Mike Jones (Pastor, Bethel: Shannon)
Dennis Langdon (Pastor, Chicago: Morgan Park and Trinity)
Brittany Isaac (District Superintendent, Chicago NW District)
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