Around the District: January 2021
EVENTS
Annual Church Reports: February 17, 2021
On January 6, 2021, the 2020 Local Alliance Church Annual Report will be available for churches to begin completing. Lead pastors and editors will receive an instructional email on that date from Terry Smith, vice president for Church Ministries. The deadline for churches to complete the Annual Report is February 17, 2021.
North Central District Calendar: 2021
As the year is coming to a close and 2021 is near, here is our North Central District Calendar for 2021. We hope that this can help you all stay connected and aware of what’s going on in our district and office.
Converge Cancelled: January 10-14, 2021
The virus has affected us all in one way or another. Faced with a significant increase in virus cases in Colorado and due to county health regulations, it is with great regret that the Alliance has to cancel the in-person Converge 2021 event. They hope to provide an alternative so please do check the Converge web page on the C&MA website by clicking here.
NCD Invitational: January 15-16, 2021
As a reminder the January NCD Invitational Tournament is virtual this year and scheduled for January 15-16, 2021. This offers a great opportunity to introduce students, parents and interested leaders to the C&MA youth Bible Quizzing ministry – and to cheer us on! NCD Bible Quizzing is pleased to welcome six teams from the Western Great Lakes District, to compete with six teams from our North Central District zones (South Dakota-2 and Minnesota-4). We will be quizzing over Matthew 1:18-25 and chapters 2—12, 14-18, with preliminary rounds Friday evening and Saturday morning. Tournament rounds will start Saturday afternoon and conclude with the Finals for both the A and B Divisions. You are invited to join us virtually: Friday (1/15) evening 6:30pm – Saturday (1/16) ~8:30pm. Please contact David Nelson (davidl_nelson@outlook.com) for virtual links information. Additional information is also available at the NCD Quizzing website.
REGIONAL NEWS
Open Positions
Are you looking for ways to serve? Do you have an opening to share? The North Central District website has a new Open Positions page where you can see what churches need positions to be filled, or, if you are a church in our district with an opening, you can submit a New Church Positions Request Form! If you have any questions about this page, please connect with Francie Swanson at either swansonf@ncdcma.org or 952.278.0620.
Alliance Theological Seminary (ATS)
While on-campus courses have been taught for more than 60 years, within the last decade we have been building a robust roster of online classes as well. Considering the restrictions on travel, online courses at Alliance Theological Seminary (ATS) offer a convenient solution to earning a degree—whether prospective seminarians live across our nation or around the world. In addition to being convenient and undisruptive to the demands of other obligations, ATS degree programs are affordable. In fact, they are currently offering a 50% tuition discount to any good-standing member or licensed worker at an Alliance church! This discount can be applied to most of their master’s/bachelor’s programs and many degrees can be completed fully online. Begin your application today!
For further information, please email Jessica Mitchell in the C&MA’s Admissions Office at jessica.mitchell@nyack.edu or call 845.376.2898.
International Workers
To view a prayer update for the International Workers in the North Central District, click here.
Bible Quizzing
For more information, please visit the NCD Bible Quizzing website here.
CHANGES IN THE DISTRICT
New Church Plant
ONE DEGREE MINSITRIES
Planters: Jesse & Angie Doughty
Location: Mora, MN
Date: December 8, 2020