Ministry Teams

The Camp and Conference Ministry Team provides oversight to the camp and conference ministry of the Presbytery through its administration of Mound Ridge Camp, located in Crawford County, Missouri. It provides an outdoor sanctuary, open to all, offering life-transforming experiences of faith, service and education, reflecting God’s creation. It utilizes its facilities and finances to build leadership and support outdoor adventure with care given to the environment that is God’s creation.

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The Congregational Development Ministry Team assists congregations with redevelopment and coordinates the planting of new churches. The Congregational Development Team promotes evangelism, spiritual growth, new church development, church redevelopment and transformation, and embracing change. The team uses the PERCEPT program and assists congregations in the use of this powerful redeveloment resource.

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The Dismantling Racism and Privilege Ministry Team assists the presbytery in its commitment to dismantle racism and privilege. Its purpose is to increase awareness and work toward the eradication of intentional and unintentional racism and privilege at critical decision points in the life of the presbytery, and to assist sessions and congregations in dismantling racism and privilege among our church constituency. This team is charged with bringing this awareness to every level of presbytery’s life.

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The Leadership in Ministry Team, open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, in partnership with the Committee on Ministry and the Committee on Preparation for Ministry, seeks to identify, equip, and support leaders in the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy. Our desire and intent is to create a climate of mutual support to promote healthy leaders and healthy congregations.

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The Justice & Compassion Ministry Team coordinates the justice and compassion activities of the presbytery. It assists congregations as they address issues of justice including peacemaking, social witness policy advocacy, the environment, hunger, self-development, and the response to natural disasters. In all its efforts the team partners with congregations to achieve the justice and compassion goals of the presbytery.

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The Resourcing and Equipping Team implements strategies to train, resource, inform, and connect congregational and presbytery leaders for more effective ministry. It oversees the operations of the presbytery Resource Center, which provides print and audio-visual resources to assist congregations and individuals. The team is responsible for trainings for church officers, Christian educatiors, children-youth-adult ministries, spiritual formation, worship and music, and technology and the church.

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