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Transition Team update ..........................................................
This spring, the IN-MI Transition Team put in place an interim arrangement for covering some of the conference ministry responsibilities from April 1 through Sept. 30.
Interim assistant conference regional ministers
- Northern Michigan Cluster: Virgil Hershberger, Fairview (Mich.) Mennonite
- Southern Michigan Cluster, Northeastern Indiana Cluster: Jim Carpenter, Locust Grove Mennonite, Burr Oak, Mich.
- North Central Indiana (Elkhart) Cluster: Jonathan Brown, Church Without Walls, Elkhart
- Goshen Area Council: Seferina Garcia DeLeón (began May 1), Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor, Goshen
- Swa-Nee Lake Area Council, Southeast Goshen Area Council: Doug Kaufman, Benton Mennonite, Goshen
- Central/Southern Indiana; Kentucky; Tennessee Cluster and Kouts Area Council: Randy Detweiler, Howard-Miami Mennonite, Kokomo, Ind.
The interim assistant conference regional ministers are working out of their own regions. Thank you to these interim staff and their congregations for making time and space available for this ministry!
The Transition Team also created a half-time conference minister position to cover pastoral search and credentialing processes for the entire conference. Anita Yoder Kehr of Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship, Goshen, Ind., served in this role on an interim basis (April 13–June 30) in the conference office.
“We’ve appreciated Anita’s willingness to help during this time,” said Dan Miller, lead conference minister. “She jumped right in and capably picked up details needing attention. Her passion for good process also has been an asset. Thank you to Anita and to Berkey Avenue for making the adjustments that allowed her this three-month window.”
The conference is seeking another interim person to fill this role until a long-term person can be found. See the job narrative for this position.
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