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Evelyn M.R. Johnson Leadership Award
CHICAGO, IL (March 7, 2006) - The Evelyn M.R. Johnson Leadership Award
provides $500 and a commemorative plaque.
The award is named in honor of Evelyn M.R. Johnson, superintendent of
the Pacific Southwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church
(ECC) – the first female to serve as a conference superintendent. She
has given leadership to students, has served as a minister of education
and pastor of spiritual formation in two churches, has served as
associate dean of external programming, and has served the denomination
as director of Christian education. She also is the author of one book
and co-author of another. Her life mission is to inspire, encourage and
equip persons to discover and use their gifts.
Eligibility: Nominated female minister in an ECC setting
(administrators, teachers, pastors, missionaries, etc.) who has
demonstrated excellence in ministry based on character, ministerial
identity, contribution to the Covenant and faithfulness to the
ministerial call.
Application: Deadline for applications is April 1. The award is given
bi-annually in even numbered years. Applications will be reviewed by the
ACCW Award Selection Team, which includes members of the ACCW Board, a
member of the Commission for Biblical Gender Equality, and a member of
the Covenant Ministerium board.
Notification of Scholarship Award: The recipient should be notified by
May 1. It is expected that the recipient will attend the ACCW business
meeting in June.
Recognition and Distribution: Recipient will receive the award as part
of the ACCW meeting during the Evangelical Covenant Church Annual
Meeting in June.
Requirements: A completed ACCW Evelyn M.R. Johnson Leadership Award
nomination form (no self-nominating, please), which is available from
conference offices, and a one-page single-space essay describing why the
nominee should be considered for the award. The individual submitting
the nomination should include the relationship to the nominee and the
way in which this person's ministry has affected the recommending
individual's spiritual journey.
Award: $500 gift paid directly to the recipient, a one-year membership
in ACCW, a one-year paid subscription to The Covenant Companion
or Covenant Home Altar (recipient's choice), and a plaque
presented during the ACCW business meeting in June.
Information should be mailed to the attention of Catherine Gilliard at
ACCW Evelyn M.R. Johnson Leadership Award, P.O. Box 847, Pine Lake, GA,
30072.
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