2020 Annual Report

       2020 has been a year of innovation. We have found ourselves faced with discovering new ways to do ministry. We’ve also learned to be flexible as we continue to minister to the communities God has given us. Our time has been filled with Zoom, FaceTime, and Facebook connections. The result has been phenomenal adaptation, ministry, and spiritual growth in our ministers and their congregations.

We have continued to equip, encourage and edify our ministers as we have practiced what we preach by finding new ways to communicate and present pieces of training and conversations.

Here are some of the highlights:

     Recalibrate was retained as the title of our leadership training events. At our Recalibrate Events, we focus on opportunities for in-depth teaching, interactive and practical presentations that enable and equip our ministers to take their churches and leadership to the next level. In 2020, we had multiple top-shelf trainers and presenters. We started with Troy Jones sharing in February about “Recalibrating your Sunday Mornings.” We continued in May with Dary Northrup as he trained us on how to “Recalibrate your Staff and Board.” In November, we wrapped up with Pete Vossler and Harley Allen, sharing their knowledge of how to Recalibrate your “Giving and Missions Giving.”

Just Between Us

    JBU is an invaluable ministry to our pastor's wives, credentialed women, and widows. Teri Herndon leads this ministry. JBU includes Coffee Connections, Podcasts, personal connections, and an annual retreat. Our goal is to present a strong quality ministry to our women ministers, which equips them to reach their chosen ministry areas.

     Our JBU retreat is an annual event prepared and presented by our Executive wives, Valerie Allen and Linda Huddleston, under Teri Herndon's direction. This year the JBU was an online eRetreat with a strong ministry team: Nirva Ready (Worship), Robin May (Word), and executive wives (Table Talk). We concluded with 9 specialized Ministry track Zoom Rooms. We are excited to be a part of a district with such a strong and anointed group of women ministers! Specials thanks and great appreciation to the JBU committee!!!    

Church Planting

Church planting continues to be part of our plan to reach Northern California and Nevada. We were excited to be able to have 11 new churches start in our district! These new ministries represented every church category of our district as we saw new plants in urban, suburban, rural, and culture-specific areas. We're excited about the potential of these new churches and the pastors that God is continually calling into this facet of ministry.