Featured Speaker

The Rev. Ronald J. Degges, President of Disciples Homeland Ministries, is gifted with a deep, joyous, articulate, and always respectful-of-others faith that has been a constant inspiration to his parishioners, colleagues in ministry, and ecumenical and interfaith partners. Ron motivates and inspires people. He sees the qualities of others and taps into them, inviting and guiding them to contribute. He then helps them be successful. Through his 30-plus years in ministry serving churches in Maryland, Iowa, Delaware, Virginia, and California, Ron has seen and experienced the Disciples from coast to coast.

Degges is a graduate of Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., and Yale University Divinity School in New Haven, Conn. His most recent publication is, Fifty-four Years, Four Months, Seventeen Days: Relationships That Enhance Our Living.

• Reports Presented to the Assembly

Selected Power Point slides from Assembly Workshops

Slides are provided in Adobe PDF format.  For information on a free Adobe reader see box above.

• Tech Talk for Jesus (slides) - Buddy Ray
• Introduction to "New Beginnings" (slides) - Matt Rosine
• Building a Church's Future Story - Rev. Bill Thompson
  • Slides
  • Future Story Video
• Reconnecting with our Neighbors (resource sheet) - Rev. Byron Wells
• Vision of New Church in West Atlanta - Rev. Nadine Burton