Annual Conference Sponsor Booths

American Church Group Nebraska | Kansas

with Del Rae McCullough, John Korsmo and Kelsey Shirk

American Church Group of Kansas and Nebraska is proud to partner with UMC churches and related ministries across the Great Plains Conference in the handling of their insurance needs and risk management needs. Our group serves nearly 3,000 churches, schools, camps, mission sending, and para-church organizations across Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and the Dakotas.

Whether you are a current client or not, please stop by our booth. We would be happy to answer any insurance questions you may have or talk about any of our wonderful risk management resources that are available.

In addition, we will have Notion Sensors available to any of our current clients, free of charge (while supplies last). These are a wonderful tool that can be used to detect water leaks, temperature changes, freezing pipes, or sounding alarms.

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Baker University

with Kevin Hopkins

Baker University is a United Methodist College of the GPAC.

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#BeUMC

with Wanda Jackson and Royya James

Let's celebrate what draws us to The United Methodist Church.

The BeUMC campaign is a grassroots effort, built upon powerful stories of congregations and People of God living their faith, celebrating what draws us to The United Methodist Church and what we aspire to be.

Together, we honor the core values that connect the people of The United Methodist Church and calls us to embrace our Wesleyan heritage and envision a promising future.

The BeUMC Leader Toolkit includes messaging and resources to build awareness and help local churches and annual conferences participate in the campaign.

Help us bring the campaign to life. Visit ResourceUMC.org/BeUMC and greatplainsumc.org/beumc.

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Center for Pastoral Effectiveness

with Bill Selby

The Center for Pastoral Effectiveness was created in 1999 to “Maintain Ministers in Ministry.” Through Center retreats, church consultations and seminars, and clergy coaching, clergy and leaders are encouraged to seek more healthy ways to lead as non-anxious leaders especially in anxious times. Utilizing Family Systems Theory, clergy are empowered to understand their own anxiety emotional processes and seek ways to be connected to but not enmeshed in the emotional forces in the church.

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Discipleship Ministries

with Mighty Rasing

One of 13 international agencies of The United Methodist Church, Discipleship Ministries helps local church, district, and conference leaders fulfill the shared dream of making world-changing disciples.

Discipleship Ministries—based in Nashville, Tennessee—connects leaders with needed resourcing, training, consulting, and networking that support spiritual formation, new church development, revitalization of local churches, and materials for use in Central Conferences. The agency has embarked upon an integrated, strategic direction that serves the church with continuity, based upon basic values and mission.

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General Board of Global Ministries

with Jerry Feese

Global Ministries connects The United Methodist Church, its people, and congregations to partner with others engaged in God’s global work, which takes place in a variety of settings, countries, and cultures.

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Great Plains Commission on Archives and History

with Doris Wills, Karrie Dvorak and Don Everhart

Preserving the history of Methodism in Nebraska and Kansas, helping the local church maintain historical and present records, and celebrating special anniversaries--that's the Commission on Archives and History of the Great Plains UMC Conference.

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Great Plains Congregational Excellence Team

Meet the Congregational Excellence Team or visit their website

Our Vision: On the adventure to resource the Great Plains mission field.
Our Mission: To identify, steward, and deploy resources to help the church accomplish the mission of making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
What We Do:

• Help local churches accomplish their mission
• Receive District Strategy Team Priorities
• Identify resources
• Steward and deploy resources through multiple platforms
• Resourcing through ministries for laity including youth, young adults, our six camps, our many campus ministries, new church development, Hispanic ministry, youth ministry, disaster response, mercy and justice and Lay Servant Ministry. Other resourcing includes exploring your call via summer internships, planning worship services and even ways to get involved in mission projects both within the conference boundaries and beyond.
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Great Plains Disaster Response Ministry

with Hollie Tapley

The Great Plains Disaster Response Ministry is all about "BEING" the church to all people who have experienced a disaster. Come to our booth, grab a key chain, and remember the color green represents new life in Christ and new life after a disaster.

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Great Plains Pensions and Benefits

with Peggy Mihoover

Meet your Conference Benefits Officer, Peggy Mihoover and ask your questions.

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Great Plains United Women in Faith

with Janice Elmore

Driven by God’s love and united in sisterhood, we work to improve the lives of women, children and youth. We provide resources to grow spirituality, become more deeply rooted in Christ and put faith into action. We equip women and girls around the world to be leaders—in their communities, their agencies, their governments, and their churches. Every day, we show up. We take action. We get it done. And we invite you to join us on our website.

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Kansas Methodist Foundation

with Joanna Trapp

Kansas Methodist Foundation empowers faithful people, churches, and organizations to imagine the possibilities for ministry, then turn them into reality. We help you embrace an abundance mindset, create a common vision for ministry/mission, and put financial tools in place to make the vision a reality.

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Kansas Wesleyan University

with Scott Jagodzinske

Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina KS. Come and learn about all our University, Campus Ministry and ways we are connecting faith, calling and young adults.

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Nebraska Methodist Foundation

with Jackie Urkoski

The Nebraska United Methodist Foundation supports the ministries of the local church and the Great Plains United Methodist Conference through the development of gifts and the stewardship of resources.

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Safe Gatherings

with Carolyn Marston

Safe Gatherings is the resource for the Great Plains Conference for background
screening and abuse prevention training. The Safe Gatherings system incorporates
an online application, electronic reference checks, background checks, and Safe
Gatherings online abuse prevention training.

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Saint Paul School of Theology

with Tiana Gatewood

Providing 50% off tuition scholarships to enrolled, degree-seeking students, Saint Paul School of Theology is a seminary of the United Methodist Church committed to the formation of people for innovative, creative ministry. Grounded in the academic study of faith and ministry, theology is practiced both in a traditional classroom and in a contextual curriculum offering on-campus, online, and hybrid learning courses at a FLEXible schedule. Upon graduating, alumni have followed their calling around the world for ministry, service, and leadership.

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SMU | Perkins School of Theology

with Matt Jacobs

Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

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Southwestern College

with Molly Just

Southwestern College in Winfield, KS is one of the four Great Plains United Methodist affiliated colleges and has its roots in the tradition of the Methodist circuit riders, whose love of education helped shape the landscape of the 19th century. Southwestern provides a value-based learning experience that emphasizes the intellectual, personal and spiritual growth of each student. Stop by our booth to learn more about our strong campus ministry programs, including Discipleship SC, Worship Outreach, and SC Chapel. Also, Southwestern is blessed to house the Dick and Julie Wilke Institute for Discipleship on campus, which hosts a variety of online-learning continuing education programs, and houses a Lily Grant that funds the Summit, our summer theological Youth Academy for rising juniors and seniors in high school. Swag promised, so drop by!

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