Imagine Indiana Design Team Q&A

April 28, 2008 in PDF format

Imagine Indiana Design Team Q&A

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From your Imagine Indiana Design Team – September 2007

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Imagine Indiana Team moves forward in bringing images to reality
September 28, 2007

District AAs discuss unity of two conferences

Administrative Assistants from 15 of the 18 United Methodist district offices across Indiana discuss their role in the church and concerns relating to their positions with Bishop Mike Coyner and five members of the Imagine Indiana Planning Team during a Sept. 21 luncheon meeting at the area office in Indianapolis.

The administrative assistants talked as Coyner and team members listened to their comments about database needs, district and conference programs, district committee structure, Web sites, other communication issues and job security. They suggested that training for the future be done as a group and inquired about staying connected throughout the unifying phase of the two Indiana Area conferences coming together. They also asked to be informed what is happening before it happens.

Bishop listens to young leaders discuss church's future

Indiana United Methodist Bishop Mike Coyner and his executive assistant the Rev. David V.W. Owen, listened Aug. 17 to 11 youth and young adult leaders (both lay and clergy, male and female, single and married) of the United Methodist Church as they commented and discussed the Imagine Indiana plan to unite the two existing conferences into one Indiana Conference.

According to Coyner, "The group was lively, gave us a lot of feedback, and talked at length about generational issues that we need to hear. It was a good session."

Comments from the session were heard again on Aug. 28 at the Indiana Area office in Indianapolis when the 12-member Imagine Indiana Design Team worked more on a plan of union to be voted on at the 2008 Indiana North and Indiana South Conferences.

This month the team will convene on Sept. 28. Coyner will continue to meet with the 15-member young leaders' group as part of the Imagine Indiana planning process.

Young leaders participating in the Aug. 17 meeting included: Amanda Conuitt, Matt Stultz, Chiyona Bourne, Brian Durand, Shalimar Holderly, Matt Oats, Aaron Hobbs, Clarinda Crawford, Heather Clinger, Rebecca Fisher, Ben Borruff.

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July 16, 2007 -- “Coming Soon to a Church Near You”

June 11, 2007 -- “The Loyal Opposition”

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