I am thrilled to announce that Rev. Jeff Matas is joining the Indiana Ministries staff as State Pastor of Church Health! Jeff has been serving the Madison Park Church of God as Senior Associate for the past five years. Prior to that he served as lead pastor in three CHOG congregations and has solid experience leading churches in becoming outward focused and in launching a new life cycle. Jeff has been serving on the Indiana Ministries Consultation and Coaching Team and has been very involved in this ministry focus.

Healthy Growing Churches is a tribe of CHOG pastors and leaders who are committed to networking towards the accomplishment of the Great Commission. The HGC Leadership Launch is February 23-25 in Orlando, Florida. The inaugural leadership launch features Reggie McNeal, Paul Borden, Al Ells, and Jim Griffith. This will be a fantastic opportunity to spend time in breakout groups with each of these leaders, plus plenary sessions. Jeff and I will both be present. We hope you can join us. Click here to register. If you only have dollars for one training event this year, this is THE one to attend.

Vision 2015 introduced that we are expanding our credentialing process in Indiana to focus on leadership development. The initial step in the formation of a Ministry Institute (at O & L Retreat) is February 26th when I will be leading a morning session on Understanding Yourself in which I'll be explaining how various tools (DiSC, Emotional Intelligence, Kilmann Conflict Mode) can help you better understand how God has wired you for ministry. This class is also open to currently credentialed pastors and lay leaders. For more information about this class and the afternoon class, click here or contact Jenene Lighty.

Indiana Ministries is committed to providing quality training for pastors and interested lay leaders. Two additional training opportunities in the near future include:

1. A phone training event with Healthy Growing Churches on "Unpacking Your Call." These one-hour events are helpful and very affordable. Click here for more information.

2. A workshop sponsored by Indiana Ministries on people flow and assimilation titled "Closing the Back Door While Keeping the Front Door Open." Lonnie Bullock of New Church Specialties will leading this workshop. Pastors and lay leaders can attend for $25 including lunch. This is FREE for all SHAPE pastors. Click here and then scroll down for more information.

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