Good Idea webinars Iowa Annual Conference UMC

Rev. Scott Keele-Kober and Rev. Dr. Scott Meador will be our guess. This team have been co-teaching stewardship at the School for Lay Ministry for a number of years and will be presenting some of their teaching to us with a special focus on the impact of Covid-19. Our host will be Lynn Calvert, President of The United Methodist Women and Dean of the Iowa School for Lay Ministry. The Good Idea Webinars are a joint effort of the Office of Congregational Excellence, Office of Leadership and Clergy Excellence, the cabinet, lay leaders Lynn Calvert and Angela Hansen-Abbas and the Communications team.    

Bryan Johnson, Director of Camping and Christian Formation for the Iowa Annual Conference shares what is going on with camps this summer. It was announced at the end of April there will be no onsite camping at Wesley Woods or Camp Okoboji this summer. The host will be Rev. Ron Carson, District Superintendent of the Northwest District.  The Good Idea Webinars are a joint effort of the Office of Congregational Excellence, Office of Clergy and Leadership Excellence, the cabinet, lay leaders Lynn Calvert and Angela Hansen-Abbas, and the Communications team.    

This All-Clergy Zoom Meeting focuses on re-entry plans for Iowa United Methodist congregations. Recorded on May 19, 2020, it’s designed to address issues of concern to pastors as we enter our church buildings during and after the Covid-19 crisis. The presenter is Rev. Dr. Lanette Plambeck, director of clergy and leadership excellence. This webinar is a joint effort of the Appointive Cabinet, the Communications Ministry Team, and our Information Technology department.

The Good Idea Webinar is focused on what to do with VBS and Children’s Ministry in our Covid-19 world. Our guests will be Tony Stogsdill and Emily Delikat from Cokesbury. The Good Idea Webinars are a joint effort of the Office of Congregational Excellence, Office of Leadership and Clergy Excellence, the cabinet, lay leaders Lynn Calvert and Angela Hansen-Abbas, and the Communications team.    

Ready to take your online worship to the next level? Maybe you started online ministry because of Covid-19 but now you are thinking about how this ministry might reach new people when the pandemic ends? Our guests are Rev. Nate Nims and Rev. Luke Fillmore. Nate, pastor of Grace UMC in Des Moines, is a lifelong United Methodist and an elder in the Iowa Annual Conference. Nate attended Drew Theological Seminary and Simpson College and is currently appointed to Grace Des Moines. Nate has served on and as the chair of the Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry, was a member and chair of the board at ThreeHouse: a Wesley Foundation at the University of Northern Iowa, a Residence in Ministry facilitator, and is a member of the Board of Ordained Ministry.  Luke is a provisional elder in the Iowa Annual Conference, graduate of Iliff School of Theology, and pastor of Shenandoah First UMC and Hamburg First UMC. Luke is interested in the ways that language, music, community, and the presence of God interact with each other, imbue meaning, and allow us to know and be known." Our host is Rev. Dr. Lanette Plambeck, Director of Clergy and Leadership Excellence. The Good Idea Webinars are a joint effort of the Office of Congregational Excellence, Office of Leadership and Clergy Excellence, the cabinet, lay leaders Lynn Calvert and Angela Hansen-Abbas, and the Communications team.    

Wondering what is going on with Annual Conference in June? Because of Covid-19, Bishop Laurie has announced Annual Conference will be done differently this year. Find out what the plans are and have your questions answered by Rev. Dr. Harlan Gillespie, Assistant to the Bishop. The host will be Rev. Ron Carson, District Superintendent of the Northwest District.