Ministerial Groups

Are you a pastor looking to connect with other EFCA pastors in your area? Ministerials provide a great opportunity for you to connect with other pastors in your area.

The Purpose:

The purpose of our GLD ministerials and affinity groups is to convene pastors and ministry leaders to encourage, equip, and extend.

We encourage through fellowship and prayer.
We equip through training of ministry and leadership skills.
We extend through evangelism training, developing new leaders, and catalyzing the planting of new congregations (church plants, campuses, and 2nd language congregations).

The Gathering:

Aligned with the purpose, these are examples of different elements of a ministerial gathering:

Encourage through fellowship and prayer.

Sharing a meal together
Praying together
Fostering deeper relationships for accountability

Equip through training of ministry and leadership skills.

Biblical and Theological development
Book studies related to ministry.
Training for ministry (preaching, discipleship, leadership and strategy)

Extend through developing new leaders and planting new congregations.

Leadership pipeline/pathway training
Evangelism training and cohorts
Praying for gospel advancement and planting new congregations

We invite you to join your regional ministerial group.

Illinois Ministerials

Chicago - City

Regional Superintendent: Steve McCausland

Ministerial Leader: Tim Goia - pastortimcf@gmail.com

Near Chicago Suburbs

Regional Superintendent: Steve McCausland

Ministerial Leader: Peter LeBlanc - peter@thebeaconcc.org

North Suburbs of Chicago

Area Superintendent: Don Erickson

Ministerial Leader: Marcus Johnson - efcamarcus@sbcglobal.net

Northwest Suburbs of Chicago - Cary

Area Superintendent: Don Erickson

Ministerial Leader:

Rockford

Area Superintendent: Larry Elliott

Ministerial Leader: Gary Kniseley - gary@mefc.us

Northwest Illinois - FreePort

Area Superintendent: Larry Elliott

Ministerial Leader: Gary Kirst - gary@galenabiblechurch.org

Northcentral Illinois - Dixon

Area Superintendent: Larry Elliott

Ministerial Leader: Brady Robinson - brobinson@christchurchsterling.org

Central Illinois - Morton

Area Superintendent: Larry Elliott

Ministerial Leader: Don Blasing - brimfree@frontier.com

QuadCities - Moline

Area Superintendent: Mark Balmer

Ministerial Leader: Steve Palm - pastorsteve@gefc.org

Indiana Ministerials

NW Indiana

Area Superintendent: Jordan Muck

Ministerial Leader: Knute Larson

North Indiana - South Bend

Area Superintendent: Jordan Muck

Ministerial Leader:

Michigan Ministerials

Central Michigan

Area Superintendent: Bob Guilford

Ministerial Leader:

East Michigan

Area Superintendent:

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West Michigan

Area Superintendent:

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Ohio Ministerials

Cincinnati

Regional Superintendent: Mark Burks

Ministerial Leader:

Findlay Ohio

Regional Superintendent: Mark Burks

Ministerial Leader:

If you need help finding your group, please email gld@gld-efca.org