2024 North Central Jurisdiction Conference

July 10-13, 2024

The Convention Center at Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
1201 N. West Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57104

NCJ 2024: Welcome to Sioux Falls! from Dakotas UMC on Vimeo.

Introduction

The 2024 NCJ Host Committee, the NCJ Mission Council, and the 2024 NCJ Design Team after planning for many months for an enlightening, engaging, empowering, and collaborative conference, we’re excited to have hosted the conference.

Questions about the NCJ Conference may be sent to Diane Brown, NCJ Secretary, at ncjsecretary@gmail.com.

The list of items below are revelant to pressentations during the conference. Much more information will be found in the 2024 Journal of the NCJ which will be published soon.

Conference Theme

Lift Every Voice

We are called to love our neighbor and just as God loves us. As followers of Jesus, we share in the love of God, through deepening spiritual life, the practices of radical hospitality and compassionate justice, as we seek to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in ways that embody the love of God in community where all people are welcome, valued and nurtured without bigotry, hatreds and judgment.

Conference Scripture

Romans 12:9-16, CEB

⁹Love should be shown without pretending. Hate evil, and hold on to what is good. ¹⁰Love each other like the members of your family. Be the best at showing honor to each other. ¹¹Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord! ¹²Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer. ¹³Contribute to the needs of God’s people, and welcome strangers into your home. ¹⁴Bless people who harass you—bless and don’t curse them. ¹⁵Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying. ¹⁶Consider everyone as equal, and don’t think that you’re better than anyone else. Instead, associate with people who have no status. Don’t think that you’re so smart.

Videos from NCJ 2024

The collected videos from the three days of the North Central Jurisdictional Conference 2024 may be found by Clicking Here

NCJ 2024 Journal Vol 1

Volume One for the 2024 NCJ Conference Click Here

NCJ Advance Journal Vol 2

Reaad the complet Volume 2 of Advance Journal by Clicking Here

Committee on Nominations Report

The 2024 Committee on Nominations Report may be read by Clicking Here

January 23, 2024 Special Session: Press Release

As a result of a Special Session of NCJ there will be two new episcopal areas and no anticipated episcopal elections in July of 2024.

Read Details by CLICKING HERE

Building The Beloved Community

Read the Covenant to Build A Beloved Community adopted in 2021

Click Here To Read

White Nationalism /Christian Nationalism

Bishop Bard and Bishop Tremble led a shortened session about White Supremacy and Christian Nationalism. Shortening their presentation required them to delete a third video segment with Shara Ruble, Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Programs and Accreditation in Provost's Office and Professor in Religion at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Below are links to the presentation at NCJ 2022 with two video segments. There are some questions for discussion and reflection for the first segment.

Preliminary materials and readings

Definitions and useful materials

Watch Bishop Bard and Bishop Tremble presentation.

Questions following first segment of presentation

Watch the Shara Ruble presentation

Questions following Sara Ruble presentation

Anti-Racism

Paul Perez and Anetra Jones report on Anti-Racism work through out the North Central Jurisdiction.

Watch the report on Anti-Racism work.

Homophobia

Following the called session of the NCJ Conference in 2021, the Mission Council was charged with creating teaching exercises to highlight the effects of Homophobia, Transphobia and Heterosexism on the United Methodist Church. This segment and the two that follow are the results of those efforts. We encourage you to watch them and lead discussions in your context. Watch Segment 1 Here After watching the video reflect on the following After viewing Angie's presentation, consider these Questions For Reflection.