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2024 North Central Jurisdiction Conference
July 10-13, 2024
The Convention Center at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
1201 N. West Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104
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Introduction
The 2024 NCJ Host Committee, the NCJ Mission Council, and the 2024 NCJ Design Team after planning for many months for an enlightening, engaging, empowering, and collaborative conference, we’re excited to have hosted you for the last few days.
Questions about the NCJ Conference may be sent to Diane Brown, NCJ Secretary, at ncjsecretary@gmail.com.
The list of items below are many of the revelant video worship services and teaching pressentations during the conference. Much more information will be found in the 2024 Journal of the NCJ which will be published soon.
Conference Theme
Lift Every Voice
We are called to love our neighbor and just as God loves us. As followers of Jesus, we share in the love of God, through deepening spiritual life, the practices of radical hospitality and compassionate justice, as we seek to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in ways that embody the love of God in community where all people are welcome, valued and nurtured without bigotry, hatreds and judgment.
Conference Scripture
Romans 12:9-16, CEB
9 Love should be shown without pretending. Hate evil, and hold on to what is good. 10 Love each other like the members of your family. Be the best at showing honor to each other. 11 Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord! 12 Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of God’s people, and welcome strangers into your home. 14 Bless people who harass you—bless and don’t curse them. 15 Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying. 16 Consider everyone as equal, and don’t think that you’re better than anyone else. Instead, associate with people who have no status. Don’t think that you’re so smart.
View Videos from NCJ 2024 Select videos are below
Video materials used during conference can be found by Clicking Here
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Opening Worship Sermon
I’ve Got A Confession to Make
Bishop Lanette Plambeck
Dr. Ashley Boggan: Wesleyan heritage, Three Simple Rules and Addressing Racism in our Wesleyan Ways
UMC General Secretary of the Commission of Archives and History: A Call to United Methodist Renewal
Thursday Morning Worship: Bishop Julius Trimble
Dr. Ashley Boggan & Rev.Dr. Paul Chilcote
Lunch n Learn: "Regionalization" Rev. Dee Stickley-Miner , George Howard
Lunch and Learn "Community Development" Courtney Ball Founder of Matthew 25
Lunch and Learn "Practical Church Leadership" Dr. Alisha Vincent
How to Teach: Learning Through Spiritual Practices...Dr. Chilcote and Rev. Tyler Sit
Episcopal Address: Bishop Frank Beard
Bishop Beard’s address is entitled “The Battle is the Lord’s”
Bishop Trimble Retirement Video
Bishop Palmer Retirement Video
Retirement service: Sermon Bishop Daniel Schwerin
Saturday Worship Sermon: Bishop Gregory Palmer
NCJ 2024 Journal Vol 1
NCJ Advance Journal Vol 2
Reaad the complet Volume 2 of Advance Journal by Clicking Here
Committee on Nominations Report
The 2024 Committee on Nominations Report may be read by Clicking Here
A chat with Dr. Ashley Boggan
Serena Acker, director of communications for the Indiana Conference of the UMC, chats with Dr. Ashley Boggan, General Secretary of the Commission on Archives and History. Dr. Boggan, a Wesley scholar and professor, presented on Wednesday and Thursday at the 2024 North Central Jurisdictional Conference of The UMC in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
January 23, 2024 Special Session: Press Release
As a result of a Special Session of NCJ there will be two new episcopal areas and no anticipated episcopal elections in July of 2024.
Read Details by CLICKING HERE
Building The Beloved Community
Read the Covenant to Build A Beloved Community adopted in 2021
White Nationalism /Christian Nationalism
Below are links to the presentation at NCJ 2022 with two video segments. There are some questions for discussion and reflection for the first segment.
Preliminary materials and readings
Definitions and useful materials
Watch Bishop Bard and Bishop Tremble presentation.
Questions following first segment of presentation