Each participating ministry has a unique Zoom link as part of the listing below. Click on the Zoom link to “visit the booth.”
Once you have entered the virtual “booth” space you will have the opportunity to chat with people, gather resources and get your questions about that ministry answered. You can stay for a long as you want. When you leave the booth, revisit this page and choose another booth’s zoom link. Visit as many booths as you wish. The Zoom links for the booths will be open 2:30-3:30 p.m. (CDT).
Please turn your camera on and unmute your microphone. Having your camera on allows you to more easily interact with your meeting colleagues and enhances the overall meeting experience.
Visit as many booths as possible. Take the opportunity to visit the booths and get the resources you need to take back to your local congregations. This is your time to glean information that can help you connect, learn about new virtual practices and say “hi” to your friends.
*If you need help navigating the list during the Festival of Booths, please visit the following people. We will be there to help you out!
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You can chat with a conference Lay Leader during the Festival of Booths! Ask all your questions about Lay Leadership in the Great Plains Conference.
Visit the Lay Leader booth
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with Carl Ellis and Jada Hodgson
Conversations about Certified Lay Ministry and Small Membership Church Support. Learn more about The Academy for Small Membership Church Ministries on their website.
Visit The Academy for Small Membership Church Ministries booth
with Doris Wills, Karrie Dvorak and Sara DeCaro
Dedicated Archivists and Commission volunteers will answer questions about preserving church history materials, writing a church history or celebrating a major anniversary of church founding. Come with questions, with information and an interest in connecting to other church history buffs.
Visit the Commission on Archives and History booth
with Mary Plock
Epworth Village in York, Nebraska, a Christ-centered mission and a National Mission Institute of the United Methodist Women, provides services to assist children, youth and families in crisis. Our services include Little Jewels Child Care and Enrichment Center, In-Home Family and Foster Care.
Visit the Epworth Village booth
with Ashley Prescott Barlow-Thompson and Rebecca Hjelle
Rebecca and Ashley will be around to greet, check in, pray for and resource any folks who want to contemplate children's ministry in their local setting! Find resources for children's ministry on the Kids+Family page.
Visit the Children's Ministry Coordinators booth
with Melissa Gepford
Come hear about conference-level resourcing for Kids and Youth Ministry! Be sure to meet your Regional Coordinator at their booths, too.
Visit the Intergenerational Discipleship booth
with Mary Feit
Take this opportunity to explore the options for learning and leading in your church, your district, and the conference with Lay Servant Ministry. There are so many roles lay persons can assume with just a little training and encouragement.
Visit the Lay Servant Ministry booth
with Andrea Paret
Peace with Justice Ministries witnesses to God’s demand for a faithful, just, disarmed, and secure world where everybody can live a full life. Justice resources, interpretation, and advocacy from the General Board of Church and Society are made available to support local congregations in their mission of making disciples and transforming the world by addressing systemic issues and making true peace with justice possible.
Visit the Peace with Justice Ministries booth
with Rev. Amy Foster
Stop by and connect with the South Central Region's Youth Coordinator, the Rev. Amy Foster, other youth workers and volunteers from the Hutchinson and Salina Districts. Learn more about GP South Central Region Youth Ministry in their Facebook group.
Visit the GP Youth Ministry South Central Region booth
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with Kurt Cooper
Kurt will provide an opportunity to connect with those doing youth work in the southeast region of the Great Plains Annual Conference. Learn more about GP Southwest Region Youth Ministry in their Facebook group.
Visit the GP Youth Ministry Southeast Region booth
with Matt Dumler
Come join the youth directors of the Southwest Region as we cast vision for our part of the conference. Learn more about GP Southwest Region Youth Ministry in their Facebook group.
Visit the GP Youth Ministry Southwest Region booth
with Dustin Petz
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.
Visit the Kansas Methodist Foundation booth
with Jackie Urkoski and Kristine Roberts
The Nebraska United Methodist Foundation provides a variety of financial resources to churches, clergy & laity. NUMF provides guidance to individuals on legacy planning and to churches on how to expand and financially sustain their ministries.
Visit the Nebraska United Methodist Foundation booth
Readiness 360 is an online survey available for any congregations who are interested in taking a snapshot of the congregation. The survey measures Spiritual Intensity, Dynamic Relationships, Missional Alignment and Cultural Openness. All four components are key indicators of health and vitality. The survey comes with free interpretation and coaching from a trained coach in your district to discern the next faithful steps of the congregation. The coach is paid through your mission shares and a resource offered to share with your church community so more people can know the love and grace of Christ.
with Jeanette Grenz
Reconciling Ministries Network mobilizes United Methodists of all sexual orientations and gender identities to transform our Church and world into the full expression of Christ’s inclusive love.
Visit the Reconciling Ministries Network booth
with Shannon Hancock
This booth will provide information on admissions, degrees, and programs offered by Saint Paul School of Theology.
Visit the Saint Paul School of Theology booth
with Mikiala Tennie
ShareChurch's Mission is to provide quality, practical tools and training to clergy, church staff, and volunteers who share a passion for strengthening churches. ShareChurch is full of ideas and resources to save you time and energy, so you can focus on what really matters.
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