Dr. D. J. Mingo Summary

My education has equipped me with extensive, cutting-edge knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and prevention. Drawing on my expertise, I will work with clients, particularly faith driven women to help them make lifestyle changes and choose health-promoting ways that produce real and lasting results.

Galindo analyzes that the fundamental “mission” of a congregation is the same as any other congregation that exists in any part of the world. He argues that though every congregation has a mission and a vision, at the same time, it shares a basic common mission. (43) This reminds me of my home church The First Church of Evanston and my Field Site, The Evanston Vineyard Church. Both churches have a common mission of welcoming people to the church, irrespective of their ethnic, cultural, racial, and economic and, gender backgrounds. The mission is to help people be received in the house of God with due and deserved Christian love so that they feel loved and welcomed. Both these churches encourage church attendees to attend the service and receive the Eucharist.

In today 's culture the congregational expectations on a pastor are quite different from the vocational spiritual disciplines required for faithful pastoral ministry. The office of the pastor, for the congregation, has become nothing more than a managerial position of running a religious organization. In response to this Eugene Peterson offers his take on the distinctive work of the pastor and the practices that shape pastoral integrity. In his book, Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity, Peterson outlines the practices of prayer, Scripture and spiritual direction as the backbone of faithful pastoral ministry. The following will discuss these practice, there benefit to pastoral ministry and why Peterson call to these practice are important to pastors today.

For 17 years God has blessed me to serve alongside my husband as directors of Chi Alpha at the University of Texas at Arlington. During my time here, I have served and mentored hundreds of young women and internationals who now fulfill the mission of Chi Alpha in the marketplace and the world as pastors, missionaries, police officers, nurses, teachers, and social workers. I am especially thankful to walk with those students who came to faith, experienced discipleship, and the Holy Spirit empowered their lives through the ministry.

These systems historically have been fragmented and inadequate—causing program ineffectiveness and personal stress among pastors. The degree to which the African American pastors are effective is crucial to the health of the church. Pastors with strong support systems based upon sound theology, spiritual disciplines, management training, insurance systems, and outplacement services, have a better chance of producing strong effective ministries, as compared to unhealthy leaders producing unhealthy, ineffective leadership. Not only can ineffective leadership cause by certain types of stress and stressors produce poor ministries, but it can also produce unhealthy people living unhealthy doctrines. These issues have a spiritual effect on the pastors. These choices may lead to stress and, ultimately,

For many years, I have worked in ministry as a support ministry member. In 1993-1997, I served as Administrator at Beacon Light Full Gospel Baptist Church under the leadership of Bishop Darryl S. Bister. I was responsible for all of his appointments, drafting of documents, and overseer of additional staff members and responsible for the day to day operations. In 1997, I was called to Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church with my husband under Bishop Paul S. Morton, Sr. I served in many capacities in this ministry from worship leader to Administrator to the Registrar for Greater St. Stephens School of Ministry. My husband along with our 3 children was then called to Denver, Colorado to serve at Heritage Christian Center under Bishop Dennis Leonard. We serve in that ministry

Pray for Rev. Lorenzo Collado, association president, as he ministers to pastors and churches in the United States. Pray for God’s wisdom as he leads the association.

One of the most shocking statistics noted in Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good by Amy Sherman is that if one attends church on a weekly basis, they spend 5 percent at most of their waking hours at church. The other 95 percent are spent out in the world. This illustrates the importance of why this book matters. Sherman starts off by setting the tone for readers – she gives a background as to why she found it necessary that she write this book – and how she read a book by Michael Lindsey in which he discussed research of prominent evangelical business leaders and how their faith impacts their behaviors and decisions at work. A few stood out, while the rest stated they kept a Christian plaque in their office or wore a cross around their neck. They did not fulfill their religious identity in conjunction with their careers. There was a complete disconnect between the two sectors of their lives, and Sherman recognized that. Kingdom Calling is a guidebook for anyone who has ever been concerned about living a divided life – especially for pastors and religious leaders, but for lay people and congregation members as well. In Kingdom Calling, Sherman sets up a three-part framework on how to grow and empower a congregation, a specific group in the church, or a single member.

He is a 24-hour on call minister. He sets a wonderful example of giving to others; through various things he does each year. He provides transportation to doctor’s appointments to not only members of his church, but others outside of our congregation who need it, regardless of the distance. He is “Santa Clause” for the foster children of Lincoln County, Christian Ministries Christmas food/toy distribution, as well as at the Lutheran home of Salisbury, and where he has served for over 30 years. He is a partner with the communities in schools, and acts as a mentor at West Lincoln Middle School. He also serves at a proctor during exams at many schools in Lincoln County. He’s is very involved at North Brook Elementary School where he has served as the president for the PTA, and also prearranged and maintained a secret Santa shop there. He also organizes the community Lenten services each year. He has played a part in planning a pottery show to raise money in order to build a new and larger library on the western end of the county. He often preforms wedding and funerals for nonmembers in need throughout the community. In addition to all these great things, he also makes many home and hospital visits weekly to people in our

Praise and testimony opened day two of the Conference. Even the outside dampness of the rain could not interfere with the warmth and praise in the beautiful sanctuary. Bible study, taught by Rev. Annette Hoskins-Satterfield, Pastor of Pierce Chapel AME Zion Church, was powerful, practical, and soul stirring teaching. In her message, “Stewardship,” she dealt fiercely with the four principles of stewardship: we do not own it, responsibility, accountability and reward. She reminded us that we are seeking to hear God say, “Well done!” As she closed, she shared that stewardship is a place of leadership, not grunt

Tim Reed, a Michigan native, grew up in a Christian home. As the son of a pastor, he gained a great amount of Bible knowledge throughout his adolescent years. Despite the knowledge he acquired, Reed’s faith was not personal until he was thirteen years old. He received his BA from Cornerstone University, then earned his Master’s in Church Ministries. He and his wife, Dixie, have a son and a daughter, Tara and Timothy. Pastor Reed’s greatest accomplishments in life are being a good father to his two children and being a

Brian Torchin is a skilled entrepreneur and healthcare veteran. Originally, Torchin began as a chiropractic physician and through a systematic business operation, he was able to create a medical staffing organization for offices needing workers. Torchin's company provides a valuable experience not only in the chiropractic industry but also in fields such as physical therapy amongst other medical jobs. His company, Health Care Recruitment Counselors (HCRC) offers highly qualified members. In addition, they personally counsel and aid applicants to maximize their ability. They want to ensure that applicants love their program.

Mike Bachelder has been active in ministry since 1980, with an emphasis on intercessory prayer since 1995. Mike and his wife, Darla, served as pastoral oversight for prayer and prophetic ministry in both Oregon and North Carolina for many years, before serving as missionaries in Scotland. Mike has worked with, led prayer teams, and/or preached in many nations, as well as numerous places in the USA.

I am a Clinical Social Worker at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Care Group, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Also, I am an active member, a Pastor and a Counselor at the Transforming Life Centre in the national capital region of Ottawa, Canada. The Transforming Life Centre is an organization of over a 1,500 people from all over the world, different cultures; Canadians, people of African descents, people from the Caribbean and from Europe all meet several times every week for fellowship and transformational growth. And for many years I have immersed myself in community mobilization, leadership and volunteer work, centered mostly on women and families in Transforming Life Centre church. I am currently the leader of the Church Counseling Ministry and I oversee a team of 10 leaders/counselors in the Counseling Ministry of the church.

Furthermore, it is vitally crucial for the church leadership to clearly articulate its missional vision, which is to be embraced by the rest of the church’s community. The process of spiritual transformation starts from the invitation and continues through engagement and discipleship. This transformational process embodies the missional vision and the language for 'right now ' and 'here '. Surely, the church’s vision ought to be aligned with the missional attributes of the gospel itself, which are 'the good news is for everyone ' and 'belonging before believing '. Our witness should take place amidst relationship and listening. One principle that I consider to be exceptionally useful in my community is St. Patrick’s idea of Celtic Evangelism: establish community, engage in conversation, and invite commitment (2009, 101).