Posts from October, 2008
- 31 Oct
by News
No commentsStrategic Planning Workshop
Huntington University is hosting a one-day workshop on “Strategic Planning for the Local Church.” It’s limited to 30 persons–the first 30 to register. Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Location: Habecker Dining Commons at Huntington University. Cost: $89 (or $69 each if 3 or more persons come from the same [...]
- 30 Oct
by News
No commentsUB Pastors’ Seminar in Mexico
Gary Brooks, a former UB missionary in Honduras who now lives in Ruskin, Fla., has done a lot of work with our churches in Mexico. He sent this report on October 29. On October 22, I flew to Mexico and was met at the airport by Rev. Denis Casco, bishop of the Mexico National Conference. [...]
- 30 Oct
by News
No commentsTalking About Leadership
About 40 people came to New Hope Church in Bryan, Ohio, on October 23 for the second of six regional meetings with Bishop Ron Ramsey. The first was held three days before in Huntington, Ind. This one included a surprise announcement. As in Huntington, Bishop Ramsey and Pat Jones, Director of Healthy Church Ministries, explained [...]
- 30 Oct
by Ron Ramsey
No commentsCamp Michindoh in New Hands
What’s become of the Michindoh Camp and Conference Center
- 29 Oct
by News
No commentsRevised Pastoral Ministry Handbook
The revised Pastoral Ministry Handbook (revised in early October by the Pastoral Ministry Leadership Team) is now available. You can view it online or download as a PDF file. The nature of the local church license was changed: Before: It was the first of three steps toward ordination, which was the expected goal. Now: It’s still [...]
- 28 Oct
by News
No commentsFlooding in Honduras
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries, and Donna Hollopeter, Associate Director, are in Honduras right now taking a tour of the churches. Or trying to. Heavy flood damage is preventing them from reaching various churches on their itinerary. Honduras is experiencing heavy flooding. Jeff Bleijerveld and Donna Hollopeter are both in Honduras right now. They [...]
- 28 Oct
by Jeff Bleijerveld
1 commentA New Logo for Global Ministries
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries As far as I know, Global Ministries has never had its own official logo– something that signifies who we are, what our values are, and gives Global Ministries its own identity. The national office went through a branding process during the past year which resulted in the name Healthy [...]
- 27 Oct
by News
No commentsStaff Opening in Camden, Mich.
New Hope Church in Camden, Mich., is looking for a fulltime staffperson to coordinate two areas of the church’s ministry: worship and assimilation. Don Gentry is the pastor.
- 27 Oct
by Pat Jones
No commentsUpdate on George Rhodifer
Pat Jones, Director of Healthy Church Ministries I visited George Rhodifer last week. As we mentioned previously for prayer, George has been diagnosed with a fast-moving form of leukemia. The doctors are using chemo to address the cancer and try to slow it. Currently, George’s white count is almost zero, so he must guard against exposure [...]
- 24 Oct
by News
No comments2009 Pastor’s Compensation Guidelines
Ron Ramsey, Bishop The Pastor’s Salary Compensation Formula was updated October 14 by the Executive Leadership Team. For 2009, the minimum suggested fulltime Standard Base Salary was raised from $35,000 to $35,700. However, that’s only part of the fulltime salary package. Some churches use only the suggested Standard Base Salary. They figure that if the [...]
