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Conferences for Cooperative
Ministry
Congregations of the Northeastern
Iowa Synod work interdependently in geographical areas to form the
11 Conferences for Cooperative Ministry. By sharing gifts and talents and tapping available resources, congregations can
creatively assist each other in their ministries.
Shared ministries of
stewardship, evangelism, youth, education, and social ministry are
initiated with gifts and resources available within the
congregations, synod, churchwide ministries, and agencies
and institutions of the church.
Conference Deans
The Dean of the Rostered Persons in each Conference for Cooperative
Ministry shall be the liaison between conference-rostered persons
and the Office of the Bishop. The Dean shall be supportive of the
ministry of the synod and the ELCA and have a clear commitment to
collegial relations among rostered persons.
Dean Job Description
Conference Chaplains
The Chaplain of a Conference for Cooperative Ministry, in
consultation with the Bishop's Office and the Board of Leadership in
Ministry, shall be entrusted with fostering pastoral care among the
rostered persons of the Conference and rostered persons'
families. The Chaplain shall have a clear concern for spiritual care
and be considered trustworthy and wise in pastoral matters.
Chaplain Job
Description
Chaplain's
Report Form
Synod
Grants to the Conferences for Cooperative Ministry
The Northeastern Iowa
Synod awards each of the 11 Conferences for Cooperative Ministry a
grant of $2,950.00 paid in three payments of 37.5 percent, 37.5
percent, and 25 percent, if synod funds allow. The grants are
intended as funding or “seed money” for cooperative ministries
between congregations, in accordance with Chapter 12 of the
Constitution, Bylaws and Continuing Resolutions of the Synod.
Below are a few examples
of cooperative ministries and how conference funds could be expended
to finance these types of programs:
Evangelism - senior citizens club, web portal, marriage
enrichment, greeter/usher training...
Youth
- conference lock-in, confirmation class, concert, youth worker...
Men's Ministry - men's event,
men's tool kit, men's bibles, mission trip, sports league...
Worship/Ministry -
praise band, lay training, musical leadership...
Stewardship - AppleTree
retreat, stewardship workshops, Ventures workshop...
2010 Conference
Fund Request Form (pdf)
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11 CONFERENCES
Bethany Conference
Cedar River Conference
Lake Conference
Mason City Conference
Prairie Grace Conference
Riverside Conference
Shechem Conference
Shepherd of the Hills
Conference
Upper Iowa River
Conference
Wartburg Conference
Water of Life Conference |
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