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Category: Office of the General Minister and President

Office of General Minister and President searches for Financial Reporting Accountant

JOB DESCRIPTION Financial Reporting Accountant, Office of the General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Apply here. Summary/Objective Support OGMP in providing treasury & accounting services through budget management, cost controls, financial analysis, reporting to recipients & donors, and accounting procedures. Computerizes, classifies, records, verifies and maintains numerical data for use in maintaining […]

Posted on May 20, 2019

Filed under: General Church Positions, General Ministries, Office of the General Minister and President

Associate General Minister participates in poverty tour

by Rev. Dr. Timothy M. James, Associate General Minister and Administrative Secretary of the National Convocation of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada The Real National Emergency Poverty tours of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Reflections Saturday morning, April 27, 2019, I, with the company of […]

Posted on April 30, 2019

Filed under: General, General Ministries, Office of the General Minister and President, People

Holy Week 2019 message from the General Minister and President

Dear Church – We are approaching Easter, a time when faith communities and families gather to celebrate the joy that we have in the saving grace and resurrection of Jesus. We are also distinctly aware of new life with the signs of spring surrounding us in God’s good creation. I love this text from the […]

Posted on April 12, 2019

Filed under: From the GMP, General, General Assembly, Office of the General Minister and President

Disciples leaders receive honor from Morehouse College

Submitted by Rev. Dr. Timothy James, Associate General Minister and Administrative Secretary to the National Convocation “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” James 4:10 Congratulations are truly in order for our General Minister and President, the Rev. Terri Hord Owens and Rev. Dr. William Crowder, pastor of the Park Manor Christian Church […]

Posted on April 9, 2019

Filed under: Congregations, From the GMP, General Ministries, Office of the General Minister and President, People

Center for Faith and Giving invites Disciples to upcoming generosity conference

The Generosity Transformed conference, hosted by the Ecumenical Stewardship Center (ESC), in Indianapolis April 30-May 2, is shaping up to be more than a few days of lectures and workshops. Instead, explains Rev. Bruce Barkhauer, director of the Center for Faith and Giving, the event will provide opportunities for group discussions and one-on-one conversations with […]

Posted on April 1, 2019

Filed under: Congregations, Ecumenical, General Ministries, Office of the General Minister and President, People, Resources

Regarding the shootings at New Zealand mosques

From Rev. Terri Hord Owens Let people worship in peace. As Linda Sarsour said, “let people live.” We do not have the right to destroy because we disagree. Our nation must demonstrate its commitment to the freedom to live, and worship, for all, and be a model to the world. As long as vitriol and […]

Posted on March 15, 2019

Filed under: From the GMP, Office of the General Minister and President

Report on the 2019 General Board meeting

The 2019 Covenant Journal, a report on the 2019 General Board meeting in February, is mailed to each congregation and available for download here. View full texts of reports and business items on the General Assembly business page.

Posted on March 12, 2019

Filed under: From the GMP, General, General Assembly, General Board, General Ministries, Higher Education, Office of the General Minister and President, Overseas Ministries, Regions

General Minister and President offers New Year’s resolutions to reconnect

“I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to […]

Posted on January 2, 2019

Filed under: Congregations, From the GMP, General Assembly, General Ministries, Office of the General Minister and President, Regions, Resources

GMP offers Advent message

This message is also available via video. Transcript of video distributed November 2018. PDF Hello Disciples, I’m Terri Hord-Owens, your General Minister and President. For the past 16 months I have been traveling across the church in all of the US and Canada visiting with your congregations, your regional assemblies, our racial ethnic assemblies, the […]

Posted on December 17, 2018

Filed under: From the GMP, General, General Assembly, Office of the General Minister and President

Chief of Staff to join Office of General Minister and President

Rev. Lee Hull Moses will be joining the staff of the General Minister and President’s office in Indianapolis in 2019 as chief of staff. Hull Moses is currently senior minister at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Greensboro, NC, where she has pastored since 2009. General Minister and President Terri Hord Owens says, “Lee […]

Posted on December 5, 2018

Filed under: From the GMP, General Church Positions, General Ministries, Office of the General Minister and President, People