We have made visits to Regent, Trinity, and Denver Seminaries. Conference superintendents have also visited some seminaries. Carol Lawson and I deeply enjoyed our trips to regional conference ministerium retreats and annual meetings. These opportunities to give support and care to Covenant ministers are a high point in our schedule. I had the privilege of being the speaker for the fall retreats for the ministeriums of the Canada Conference and the North Pacific Conference, and for the ministerium annual meeting of the Southeast Conference.
Early reports are very encouraging.
One of the most critical concerns facing our entire church family is to continue to open the doors for places of service for our gifted and godly women who are called into ministry. We have formed a Task Force on Women in Ministry, which is sponsored by the Covenant Ministerium, North Park Theological Seminary, the Office of the President, and the Department of the Ministry. Please pray for the members of this task force and the very important work they have undertaken. Greg Collins resigned as administrative assistant for the External Orientation Program. We have hired Peter Norland to take this position and are very pleased with his work.