Comprised of a group of pastors and laity from across the conference, the Invitation Team, Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and Craig Robertson (Spiritual Leadership, Inc.) met for two days, May 23-24, to dream about the future of Holston and how we can move forward in our mission together. Take a look at the video above, where co-chairs Becky Hall (Conference Lay Leader) and Rev. Kim Goddard (2022-23 Dean of the Cabinet) share more about the purpose and vision of this team.
Stay tuned: more information will be coming soon.
Invitation Team Members:
Ray Amos, Jr - Pastor, Addilynn Memorial & South Bristol
Lauri Jo Cranford - Superintendent, Three Rivers District
Kim Goddard - Superintendent, New River District
Timothy Hale - Pastor, Floyd UMC
Becky Hall - Conference Lay Leader
Angela Hardy Cross - Superintendent, Mt. View District
Del Holley - Laity, Colonial Heights - Knoxville
Jonathan Jonas - Pastor, 1st Maryville
Tim Jones - Director of Communications
Micah Nicolaus - Pastor, Broad Street & Pleasant Grove Cleveland
Mickey Rainwater - Pastor, Fairview UMC Maryville
Craig Robertson - Spiritual Leadership, Inc. (SLI)