Meet the DLTs: Rev. Dr. Meredith Vanderminden

August 14, 2019 / By Rev. Dr. Meredith Vanderminden

I have been an elder in the United Methodist Church for 20 years, and though my call has evolved through the years, the heart of it remains the same: to bring people, in all of their wonderful diversity, into a closer relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. My participation with Adirondack District Leadership Team allows me to follow that call not only in the church I serve, Christ Church Glens Falls, but also with a wider group of wonderful folks in the Adirondack region.

My church and the Adirondack DLT are both focusing on creating new, exciting plans for intentional discipleship making. The Adirondack DLT is working on ways to provide useful programing that will help district churches either create or incarnate their own intentional discipleship plans, putting meat on the bones of what is already working in churches and helping congregations to imagine new possibilities.

In the last year the DLT has offered programming filled with useful topics and leaders aimed at helping churches do just that, and another opportunity for the fall is already scheduled and planned. We’ve also offered a Preaching Academy to lay and clergy leaders of churches to help enliven their preaching for vital worship. We look forward to getting to know more about your church’s intentional discipleship making needs in the coming year. I know we have the resources to help.

I also serve as a Quad Leader for the District, facilitating monthly clergy meetings where we share about our lives and our churches, and grow together through leadership development. My Quad humbles me with their genuine care for each other and willingness to share ideas and resources.

I am grateful for the opportunity to serve in these ways, and I look forward to the ways the Adirondack DLT can be in ministry with you in the coming years. Please pray for us and we pray for you. Blessings!