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Presbytery of the
Northern Plains
A vibrant, informed, PC(USA) Presbyterian community that nourishes ministry
and joins in Christ's Mission
Pod Structure
The Presbytery of the Northern Plains adopted a pod structure to help us more efficiently handle our responsibilities and tasks
set forward in our goal of “Looking to the future and figuring out how to be the church today".
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The pod structure divides the Presbytery's responsibilities into four core areas.
Pods work like a committee, except each responsibility assigned to a pod will have a task leader.
These task leaders make up the membership of the pod along with a chairperson.
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Depending on the size of the assigned task, one person may be responsible or additional people may be recruited.
If this happens, it will be similar in function to a council, with subcommittees reporting back to the pod.
Historical Pod
Restructuring Documents
Leadership
Ensures that all Presbytery duties are completed and will relay important information to each other to foster a working relationship between all leadership within the Presbytery
Pod Members
Chair of Leadership:
Paul Campbell
Moderator of Presbytery:
Tom Brusegaard
Vice Moderator of Presbytery:
Rusty Bender
Chair of Care for Congregations Pod:
Sarah Bigwood
Chair of Care for Pastoral Leaders Pod:
(vacant)
Chair of Mission Pod:
Donna Preston
Chair of CPM Pod:
Spencer Homan
Presbytery Treasurer:
Ellen Misialek
Presbytery Stated Clerk:
Adam Montgomery
Presbytery Connectional Care Pastor:
Deanna Reikow
Committee on Representation Leader:
Mary Holtey
Financial Task Force Leader:
Sherri Stern
Personnel Committee Leader:
Brian McClure
Nominating Committee Leader:
Rusty Bender
Communications Coordinator
(non voting member)
Jenn Kolodka
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Care for Pastoral Leaders
Works with Ministers of the Word and Sacrament, Commissioned and Trained Lay Pastors and other Pastoral Leaders
Pod Members
Chair of Pod:
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Pod Members:
Elaine Sveet
Bob Boyar (Interim Chair)
Deb Burger-Peery
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Care for Congregations
Works with congregations to maintain a healthy environment between congregants, leadership and with other congregations.
Pod Members
Chair of Pod:
Sarah Bigwood
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Pod Members:
Deanna Reikow
Cathie Bishop
Ellen Misialek
Rusty Bender​​
Dan Billings
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Mission
Responsible for developing strategy for the missions of this Presbytery and to foster communication between church ministry teams and mission organizations
Pod Members
Chair of Pod:
Donna Preston
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Pod Members:
Donna Preston (Youth Connection)
Jamie Norstog & Carrie Lauber (Chogoria)
Chandra Mendieta (Bdecan)
Bill Weispfenning (U of Jamestown)
Casey Chapman & Rachel Schmidt
(Clearwater Forest)
George O'Neil (SDOP)
Lana Schultz (PWP)
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CPM
Guides and answers questions for those who feel called into ministry as a Minister of Word and Sacrament or as a Commissioned Lay Pastor
Pod Members
Chair of Pod:
Spencer Homan
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Pod Members:
Marge Landwehr
Jamie Norstog
Tom Cummings
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