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Miericke Elected to Fourth Term as Superintendent
PLANTATION, FL (April 10, 2003) - Superintendent Kurt Miericke was elected to a
fourth term during a business session last Saturday as part of the 40th
Annual Meeting of the Southeast Conference at Covenant Village of Florida.
Gary Walter, executive minister of the Department of Church Growth and
Evangelism of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC), was guest speaker at
the Conference Ministerium meeting and led a workshop entitled
"Demystifying Church Planting." Walter also spoke at Friday's conference
banquet, which was attended by 200 people.
Miericke presented two new congregations to the conference and attendees
welcomed another church, Faith Christian Center of Miami, into the fold on
Friday. Faith Christian Center (a congregation with a worship attendance of
more than 300) has been approved by the conference for membership, pending
approval at the June ECC Annual Meeting in
Rosemont, Illinois.
Associate Supt. Robert Owens preached at Thursday night's opening worship
session. A worship band of the Central Carolina Community Covenant Church
of Asheboro, North Carolina, participated in the Friday evening worship
service.
"Bob Tenglin and the staff at Covenant Village of Florida did an
outstanding job in hosting us," said Miericke after the annual meeting.
"The food was great, the fellowship sweet and the inspiration profound. Two
thirds of our churches were represented and the Ministerium meetings were
very well attended."
Tenglin and Cathy Neal were elected to the conference Executive Board,
replacing Jim Black and previous chair Penny Barham. Two others, Dave
Wilson and Mary Ankrom,
were re-elected to second terms. The conference budget was also approved.
In addition to Walter's seminar, four other workshops were presented,
including:
- "Intentionally Teaching God's Word" by Millie Lungren, director of
Covenant Resource Center
- "Making Churches Safer" by Steve Burger, director of Children and
Family Ministries in the Department of Christian Formation
- "The Creative Use of Drama in Worship" by pastor Doug Oliver of Hope
Community Covenant Church in Boynton Beach, Florida
- "Defining a Vision for Youth Ministry in the Local Church" by youth
pastor Brian Alnes of Faith Covenant Church in St. Petersburg, Florida
Other special guests included Doreen Olson, executive minister of the
Department of Christian Formation; Mark Olson, dean of enrollment and
director of church relations at North Park University, and former
Conference Supt. Chet Larson and his wife, Jean.
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