Important Notice for Mentors -
Feb. 19 Training
All clergy currently serving as candidacy mentors or who wish to serve must attend a quadrennial training in order to officially be registered as candidacy mentors.
Please RSVP to your District Office or Calvin Culpepper, BOM coordinator, by Monday, Feb. 10 along with dietary restrictions if you plan to attend.
This year's training will be at: Our Saviour's United Methodist Church, 701 E. Schaumburg Rd., Schaumburg on Wed. Feb. 19 from 10am -2:45pm (lunch included).
Meg Lasiat, from GBHEM, will facilitate the training.
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40th Anniversary of the John Wesley Institute Feb 9-11
"Perfection in Dialogue: Wesley, Aquinas and the Future of Ecumenism" Presenter: Dr. Edgardo Colon-Emeric Assistant Professor of Christian Theology Duke Divinity School Respondent: Dr. Stephen Long Professor of Systematic Theology
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Registration Now Open for Turnaround Church Bootcamp!
The Turnaround Church Bootcamp with Jim Griffith will be held April 5-6, 2014. Register a team of four for less than $50 a person.
This is for all pastors and laypersons interested in strengthening their congregations and reaching out to new people! Learn how to discern your vision, build teams, understand your community, and reach out on mission. This is event led by Jim Griffith, a nationally known author and church-planting consultant.
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Outdoor Retreat Ministries News
Register for Spring Confirmation Retreats at Reynoldswood and Wesley Woods this April!
Not too early to start thinking of Summer Camp! Click here for information on both confirmation retreats and summer camp.
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Communicator's Corner
Prime Timers
The General Board of Global Ministries is pleased to offer six opportunities for older adult participation in educational and mission service events in 2014. Click here for info.
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2013 - 2014 Undergraduate Scholarships
Scholarships for UNDERGRADUATES are available through the Northern Illinois Conference.
Applications are due
APRIL 1, 2014 by midnight.
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 2014 Annual Conference - Celebrating 175 Years!
Your Annual Conference committee has been working diligently to plan the 175th session of the Northern Illinois Conference scheduled for June 8 through 10, 2014 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. We will be looking back at who have been our neighbors in order to reach out to our neighbors today. With the Conference being two and a half days long and the election of delegates to General and Jurisdictional Conferences, the committee is working to make sure we are able to make the best use of time and at the same time be able to celebrate the ministries that are producing fruit and changing lives. Read more.... |
2014 Laity Convocation -
This Saturday Feb. 8
"Who is my neighbor? Who can't I see?" These are the questions that will be addressed at the 2014 Laity Convocation on Feb. 8.
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Elaine A. Heath
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Location: Barrington UMC 8:00 a.m. (registration) Start at 9:00 a.m. Finish at 3:00 p.m.
Continental breakfast and lunch included in price of $15.00. Keynote address: Rev. Dr. Elaine A. Heath, the McCreless Professor of Evangelism at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. 4 Workshops - Choose 2
- Stop The Violence - Addressing Domestic Violence
- No Room at the Inn - Addressing Homelessness
- Strategies to support immigrants
- Urban Strategy initiatives
Due to the weather we will welcome walk ins and we will charge only $15.00 no late registration fee. Click here to register. Download brochure and registration.
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Free Web Training -
Join us!
Did you miss the fall training for Imagine No Malaria? Are there others from your church you would love to attend?
You can attend one without driving ( in the snow). Join us online for an interactive web presentation covering facts about malaria, goals of the campaign and how to engage people outside your church doors.
These training will give you ideas about how to start a campaign in your community, and equip you to be an advocate for Imagine No Malaria.
Join us for a one hour webinar training on Monday, Feb 10 at 7 pm, Wednesday February 19 at 11:00 am or Thursday, Feb 20 at 7 pm at a computer near you.
Please RSVP to rbrommelfanger@umcnic.org to receive login information and help joining the webinar. (web training will be cancelled without 5 people registered)
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 UMM Annual Meeting
Please mark your calendar and join us in Sycamore, February 15. We will gather starting at 8am with breakfast served at 8:30 am. Our annual business meeting, will begin at 9am.
The communion worship service will start at 9:30am with Pastor Jennifer Wilson speaking about Fight (For What You Believe In).
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Trustee Training
Church Trustees are invited to
"Realistic Building Practices" Training
February 22, 2014, 8:30am-3:00pm
Barrington UMC
98 Algonquin Rd., Barrington
"Realistic Building Practices" is not only for all District Committees on Church Location and Building and District Strategy Teams - all Church Trustees are welcome to attend! We all have hard decisions to make about building deterioration, congregation "fit," risk management, and "green" strategies. Realistic Building Practices will empower you to address these challenges and more.
To register, contact your District's Administrative Assistant as soon as possible!
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 Spanish as a Second Language Register today!
Registration is open for the Spring session of Spanish as a Second Language today!
Scheduled in 21 sites and every district, this program introduces participants to 100 words of introductory Spanish common to a worship setting.
Together, let's answer Quíen es mi vecino? (Who is my neighbor?)
On-line registration click here. For questions, e-mail ssl@umcnic.org. |
Inaugural Celebration for new Garrett President - Feb 28 & Mar 1
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The inaugural celebration of Lallene J. Rector as president of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary will take place February 28 and March 1, with the inaugural ceremony set for
Saturday, March 1.
A variety of events, including a panel discussion, concert and a worship service, will be held during the two day period.
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 NIC Pictorial Directory Coming Soon!
The NIC directories with photos taken at Annual Conference 2013 along with address information for all churches, clergy, lay members, lay leaders and lay servants, and much more, are printed and will be mailed out very soon.
Each church and each active clergy along with those who had their photo taken will receive a copy. Those who
ordered additional copies through the AC registration process, will also receive them soon.
Questions contact Susan Gieseler at sgieseler@umcnic.org. |
 Register Today and Save $100 on the Church Planters Bootcamp!
The Church Planters Bootcamp with Jim Griffith will be held April 2-4, 2014. Register before
February 7 and save $100.
New faith communities strengthen existing churches, expand the work of the gospel, and bring new life to new communities. If you support, lead, or are thinking of launching a new church or ministry, this bootcamp will teach you what you need to survive and succeed in the first year of planting.
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 United Voices for Children seeks nominees for annual awards
Each year the Board of Directors of United Voices for Children selects individuals and a group or organization to receive the Bishop Jesse R. DeWitt Child Advocacy Award and the Katherine B. Greene Child Worker Award.
These awards honor extraordinary volunteer service or advocacy efforts on behalf of children, youth and/or families throughout the Northern Illinois Conference.
Nomination forms for each award can be found here and will be accepted now and continue through March 15, 2014. |
33rd Annual Rural Ministry Conference
March 2-4
Wartburg Seminary's Rural Ministry Conference in Dubuque, IA is where leaders in rural communities and congregations gather to gain insight and inspiration, to network and neighbor that their ministries might be empowered.
This ecumenical conference includes worship, speakers, workshops, and Bible study, and offers participants a unique opportunity to network with others who are active in and concerned about rural ministry. Click here to learn more and for registration.
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