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July/August 2005 |
Bishop Coyner expresses appreciation to clergy during banquet
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Doing the clergy executive session differently at the North Indiana Annual Conference sessions June 1-4 included a banquet of appreciation for clergy and their spouses held June 1 at the University Inn on West Lafayette's northwest side. More than 670 clergy and their spouses jammed into two ballrooms linked electronically. Several times during the banquet and hour-long clergy session, Bishop Mike Coyner expressed his appreciation to the clergy of the North Indiana Conference.
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When making a mistake proclaim, "how fantastic!" |
While clergy and spouses were present together, Coyner viewed with them a short video titled "Radiating Possibilities." (It can be loaned for the NIC resource center or the bishop's office in Indianapolis.) In a whimsical way, the video emphasized steps to a more fulfilled life. They include the principals: sit in the front row, when making a mistake proclaim "how fantastic," quiet the voice in your head, become part of the song and say to yourself "I am a contributor."
Coyner ended his banquet presentation by reiterating: "I am a contributor." Then he added what he called the theological part - "I am a gift of God." As the banquet transitioned into a closed session, Marsha led the spouses to a smaller ballroom for a spouses' session.
The closed clergy executive session was led by Jack Hartman, chair of the North Conference with Bishop Coyner joining in as clergy members worked through the traditional questions of the church. For the second year in a row, the paperless report was presented on a ten-foot screen in less than an hour. The approved report will be in the North Indiana Conference Journal.
There were 25 clergy of the North Conference who retired this year. Together their service totals 750 years of ministry. Those retiring as Elders, Deacons and Local Pastors included: Emmett Ade, Gene Ansell, Beverly Biehr, Judith Brown, William Brown, James Butler, Edwin Clark, Lorin Clemenz, Ronald Covey, Thomas Ford, Richard Fox, Phil Hershberger, Gerald Hewson, David Hogsett, Tyron Inbdy, Dennis Keesey, Joyce Kuhn, David Maish, Harold North, James Patch, C. Jack Scott, Darin Suter, Larry Trueblood, John Weeks and Roger Wright. Retirees will be presented to the full conference on Friday morning.
Ten candidates were approved by the clergy to be commissioned into probationary ordained ministry included: Jeffrey Clinger, Charlene Harris Allen, William Garver, Donna Kay Goings, Joseph Hornick, Catherine Koziatek, Mark Need, Diana Kay Siegel, Thomas Thews and Vickie Van Nevel.
Six candidates were approved by the clergy in session to be ordained as Elders included: Charles Pelc, Lawrence Saunders, Jeffrey Smith, Alex Stone, Matthew Stultz and Jill Ann Wright. Candidates were commissioned or ordained on Saturday morning, June 4.
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