Pastor Camp 2022

Join colleagues and friends for a special church camp experience September 26-28 at the Christian Conference Center. Wake up with energizers and a keynote, enjoy conversations in small groups, create and share meaningful worship, rest, enjoy time together on Holy Ground, and end the day sitting around the campfire.

Tiff and Josh will serve as your directors. Camp starts at 2 pm on September 26 and concludes at 11 am on September 28. Registration includes meals, cabin lodging (yes, bring your own bedding!), and a special Pastors Camp t-shirt. Camp cost is $150.

New Format for the Yearbook

The 2022 Yearbook and Directory of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will be unlike any Yearbook we’ve published before. It won’t be a book!

Beginning this year, the Yearbook will be completely online and available through your ALEX subscription. Just $45 provides access to:

• a searchable Minister Directory, updated nightly, and a PDF snapshot of the directory (coming soon).
• the Statistical Report of Congregations with 2021 reported data for all affiliated congregations (coming soon).
• a searchable list of past Yearbook entries for all congregations with the ability to download results to Excel.
• the ability to generate top results lists for Disciples Outreach, Total Giving, Baptisms, Disciples Women, and Participating Membership;
• these lists can be filtered by membership range and by region.
• two-year comparison by region of financial and participation data.
• the Print Archive, with access to previous Yearbooks.

Covenant Conversations

Three years ago, the General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) began a process to rethink and reinvent how we engage in conversation and decision-making as a whole body of faith.  This process was named the Covenant Project.  Before the ideas they've gathered are heard at the next General Assembly, they need your feedback.   

from the Covenant Project's webpage:

"The future of the church is more connected. The future of the church is in deeper conversation. The future of the church is a future with deeper covenant. The Covenant Project is the work of changing structures to be more just and relationships across the church to be more connected."

Pastors, chaplains, elders, church boards, regional boards, and congregation members are invited to participate in digital town hall meetings.  There are dates from now through September available for you to join in.  

2022-2023 Class Offerings

Bible I and II will be taught beginning this fall with Dr. John Bolen as instructor. The School of Ministry course offerings are taught online on Monday evenings. Bible I will begin in September. 

Disciples Mission Fund (DMF) funds most of our shared regional and general ministries, including church camp, global missions, support for congregations seeking ministers, and much more.  On DMF Day, you are invited to learn more about some of these ministries and make a gift to support them.  Learn more here.