Reimagining Church: How Wide is Your Welcome?
Rev. Christian Coon, NIC's director of congregational development, has been attending worship at churches all over our conference for two years. He's found it an eye-opening experi…
Generosity is a Christian virtue. These resources will help leaders cultivate that virtue as well as plan stewardship/pledging campaigns.
Stewardship: Raising Up Generous Disciples (Guidelines 2025-2028)
Published by the United Methodist Publishing House
$6.99 for paperback or PDF
Help individuals join the local church community and pledge to support it through prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. The stewardship ministry ensures that these commitments are used effectively in various church ministries. This is your roadmap to successfully carrying out the important work of the ministry. One of the twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2025-2028 that cover church leadership areas, this resource is produced by Discipleship Ministries and updated quadrennially to reflect changes in the Book of Discipline. At the back of this short volume is a list of wonderful resources.
Rev. Christian Coon, NIC's director of congregational development, has been attending worship at churches all over our conference for two years. He's found it an eye-opening experi…
At this year’s Annual Conference (June 14-16), members passed legislation that directed a task force to conduct feasibility studies to evaluate…
Show off your Northern Illinois Conference pride with polo shirts, T-shirts, and more branded with the NIC logo.
Rev. Christian Coon, the NIC director of congregational development, once thought there might be some yet-to-be-discovered magic program or resource that is going to help the chur…