Caring Connections Iowa Annual Conference UMC

Bishop Laurie Hall conversation with Rev. Heecheon Jeon, the Central District Superintendent, focuses on his role as Dean of the Appointed Cabinet, what the experience of being a Superintendent is like, how he cares for the people of the most compact district of the Conference, and how he cares for himself in this demanding ministry.

Bishop Laurie Haller's conversation with Rev. Carol Kress, who has served as the Superintendent of the North Central District of the Iowa Annual Conference.

Bishop Laurie Haller interviews Dr. Arthur McClanahan in this episode of Caring Connections. McClanahan is retiring as the Iowa Annual Conference's Director of Communications after 15 years. An ordained United Methodist clergyperson who has served congregations in New York and Connecticut, he believes that communications is all about making connections, telling the Story and helping people to find their place in The Story.

Bishop Laurie Haller has a conversation with Rev. Kiboko Kiboko, who is the outgoing superintendent of the East Central District of the Iowa Anual Conference.

Bishop Laurie Haller invites Rev. Terra Amundson, Superintendent of the Southwest District, to reflect upon her time as the spiritual leader of that region of the Iowa Annual Conference in this week’s episode of Caring Connections.

"What ultimately draws you and me to God is divine love and the conviction that God cares about human beings. Without God’s grace, as shown to us in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are nothing. God approaches us before we even know it and loves us into faith."