Welcome Mickey Foley as the new Associate State Pastor!
Monday, 15 May 2023
By Jeff Matas State Pastor I’m thrilled to announce Mickey Foley as the new Associate State Pastor for Indiana Ministries effective Monday, May 15th. Since January, I have been deeply engaged in the process of finding the next associate. I have spoken to state, local, and national leaders for their recommendations. I have had in
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Vision for Indiana Ministries (Part 2)
Friday, 14 April 2023
By Jeff Matas Last month, I wrote about the first part of my vision for Indiana Ministries. We will have an emphasis on engaging and equipping churches in relational evangelism, to reignite a passion for lost people from the pew to the pulpit. The second part of my vision for Indiana Ministries was something that
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Vision for Indiana Ministries (Part 1)
Sunday, 19 March 2023
By Jeff Matas As of March 1, I stepped into Doug Talley’s shoes as State Pastor of Indiana Ministries. The truth is no one can fill Doug’s shoes. We were blessed to have his vision and leadership in Indiana and beyond during his 14 years at the helm. Under Doug’s leadership, Indiana Ministries has done
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Do You Have a Retirement Account?
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
By Ellen Daniels Yes, I work for Servant Solutions! But what you need to know is that I love what I do! You see, as a pastor’s wife of 40 years, being in a position to help pastoral families better prepare for their future is a tremendous blessing and has become a calling for me.
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Lessons Learned from Doug Talley
Friday, 17 February 2023
By Jeff Matas Doug Talley is retiring from Indiana Ministries. In some ways, that sentence doesn’t seem real. Doug has been at the helm of IM for 14 years; I have worked alongside of him for 12 of those years. His fingerprints are all over the ministry. March 1st, I’ll assume the role of state
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IM Board of Directors Announces New State Pastor
Thursday, 19 January 2023
By Doug Talley The Board of Directors for Indiana Ministries has been diligently pursuing their succession plan since I announced to them in late 2021 that I would be retiring as State Pastor no later than mid 2023. You’ve already received an email from the board chair, Stu Kruse, announcing that after a nationwide search Rev.
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Christmas…already?!!!
Thursday, 10 November 2022
By Jeff Matas I suffer from seasonal low testosterone disorder. The cause of this disorder is not my age, nor a physical issue, it’s Hallmark Christmas Movies. My wife is obsessed with Hallmark Christmas Movies. She was giddy when Hallmark announced the start of their 2022 Christmas Movie Marathon the last week of October. Yes,
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Midwest Multiplication Initiative
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Our Developing Story By Tom Planck In summer of 2012, the regional pastors from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and a few other interested Church of God leaders gathered in a conference room in Fishers, Indiana. The purpose of the conversation was to explore the idea of a partnership that could potentially accelerate church multiplication in the
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Reflections
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
By Doug Talley The 2022 Ordination Service and Annual Meeting of the Church of God are in the history books. Even though I’ll continue serving as state pastor into 2023 (until a new state pastor is called and in place), these two events are milestones in my check list of things to complete before retirement. Each milestone
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Exciting Happenings at C4 in Michigan City
Thursday, 22 September 2022
By Rev. Lendell Hood Chief Cornerstone Christian Center where we affectionately call ourselves “C4”, located in Michigan City, Indiana celebrated our first baptismal service at the Michigan City Beach located on Lake Michigan! We had six baptismal candidates, which included our brother in Christ, Brother Dan. Brother Dan currently resides in the state of Pennsylvania
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