Council of District Executives meets with agency representatives, plans upcoming events.

The Council of District Executives held its winter meeting Feb. 1-4 in Daytona Beach, Fla., planning for upcoming events and meeting with denominational agency representatives.

Task teams were formed to develop three insight sessions to be led by the council at Annual Conference: "Placement Issues for Pastors," "Placement Issues for Congregations," and "Calling Out Ministers from Within Our Midst." The council heard reports from its committees and representatives, including a report on an ecclesiology consultation being planned in collaboration with denominational agencies.

The council also entered into dialogue with representatives from Church of the Brethren agencies. Kathy Reid, executive director, and Ralph McFadden, shared services coordinator, attended from the Association of Brethren Caregivers; Jeff Garber, director of insurance plans, represented Brethren Benefit Trust; and Steve Reid, academic dean, came from Bethany Theological Seminary.

The group's summer meeting will be July 1-3 in Charleston, W.Va., prior to Annual Conference.

Source: Newsline 2/20/2004
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