Nancy VanDyken, Executive Director of Gallatin County Love INC, has been selected as one of three people to co-lead the national Love INC organization. She is serving in this position along with two other individuals as Co-Directors of the national Love INC movement. She will continue to serve, also, as the Executive Director of our local Love INC here in Bozeman.
To lead the national organization, instead of one person as CEO, Love INC decided to put in place a three-person top Executive Team, each with a primary focus. Nancy will be responsible for new affiliate development -- bringing Love INC's to reality from conception to actual operation in communities around the county, and, as God provides, internationally.
As part of her responsibility, Nancy will travel to Nairobi on Sept. 22-Oct. 9 to provide equipping and training for five affiliates that are forming there, involving many churches and denominations. Once trained, these affiliates will run themselves as their own grassroots organizations, without external monetary or personnel involvement.
As many of you are aware, the National Love INC headquarters and organization has undergone a complete restructuring. As a result, new people were hired to provide leadership. Nancy was hired in mid-June and intends to focus a portion of her efforts on forming Love INCs in other Montana communities. Please keep her in your prayers, and contact her if you have any friends or contacts in other Montana communities that may be interested in starting a Love INC in their area.
Pray for Livingston! The initial work has begun to form a Love INC there.
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
National Board News
Gallatin County Love INC is an independent affiliate of the national movement of Love In the Name of Christ. For several years, our Executive Director, Nancy VanDyken, has worn two hats: she has served as the head of our local affiliate and has also served, as needed, as a National Trainer with the Love INC national office/movement.
With the closing of the national office, additional tasks and responsibilities have been given to Nancy, along with the two other national trainers: to help train, advise and guide the new and existing Love INC affiliates around the country.
In late February, all three National Trainers and the Chair of the National Board of Directors met at our Love INC offices in Bozeman to plan: (a) the future direction of Love INC, (b) how to provide needed training and support resources to affiliates, and (c) how to structure and deliver training events for developing affiliates in the immediate future.
Additionally, at its March 9, 2011, meeting, Nancy was appointed to the National Love INC Board of Directors, along with the other two trainers.
Gallatin County Love INC is working hard to focus on our mission, live out Love INC's core values, and follow best practices. The wonderful churches, committed local Board of Directors and wonderful Christians in our area who live out the love of Christ make it possible for Gallatin County to model what being Love INC is all about to many other communities throughout the country.
Please pray for Nancy as she seeks to continue fully in her role as Executive Director while picking up the extra tasks and responsibilities on the national level.
With the closing of the national office, additional tasks and responsibilities have been given to Nancy, along with the two other national trainers: to help train, advise and guide the new and existing Love INC affiliates around the country.
In late February, all three National Trainers and the Chair of the National Board of Directors met at our Love INC offices in Bozeman to plan: (a) the future direction of Love INC, (b) how to provide needed training and support resources to affiliates, and (c) how to structure and deliver training events for developing affiliates in the immediate future.
Additionally, at its March 9, 2011, meeting, Nancy was appointed to the National Love INC Board of Directors, along with the other two trainers.
Gallatin County Love INC is working hard to focus on our mission, live out Love INC's core values, and follow best practices. The wonderful churches, committed local Board of Directors and wonderful Christians in our area who live out the love of Christ make it possible for Gallatin County to model what being Love INC is all about to many other communities throughout the country.
Please pray for Nancy as she seeks to continue fully in her role as Executive Director while picking up the extra tasks and responsibilities on the national level.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
National Restructuring
Gallatin County Love INC is an independent non-profit organization, registered in the State of Montana. It is also affiliated with a national movement called, "Love In the Name of Christ." This national movement has been guided by the work of a national Board of Directors and a national headquarters (an office with staff). The national office has provided resources, held up best practices, offered training, and promoted the vision of Love INC across the country. Still, Gallatin County Love INC is its own local non-profit; as a network of Gallatin County Christian churches that work together to meet needs in our own community, we are governed and run totally on a local basis. Local volunteers serve their neighbors in need through the ministry of Gallatin County Love INC. Our funds are raised locally and used to serve local residents.
There is news on the national level, though: the national headquarters office closed at the end of January. This closing was due to a lack of funding for the national office.
Clients, volunteers, supporters, staff and partner churches of Gallatin County Love INC will not experience a change in our local operations. We plan to continue to grow Relational Ministry throughout 2011 and to continue to serving our neighbors in need through the generous time, talents and resources of local Christians and their churches. Gallatin County Love INC is healthy and growing, thanks be to God!
Although the national office has closed, the national organization (the non-profit entity representing the national Love INC movement) is still in existence. The national Board of Directors is active and working hard to chart a new path forward. Gallatin County Love INC remains affiliated with this incredible national movement of God's grace.
Additionally, new and developing Love INC affiliates in communities around the country have been assigned mentors from more mature affiliates. Trainings for new affiliates will be conducted by the three national trainers, one of whom is Gallatin County Love INC's Executive Director, Nancy VanDyken. The national trainers will take on these responsibilities, in addition to their work as Executive Directors, to ensure that these communities will be able to form viable, functioning Love INCs. Our Love INC will help provide needed training materials. In Gallatin County, we are privileged and blessed to be able to assist these fledgling, "baby" Love INCs come into existence and start transforming lives in their own areas of the country.
The national Board of Directors recently sent this message: "We, as a board, are confident that God’s hand is on the Love INC Movement. Although the door has closed on this current version of the national office, we are looking toward the future with hope, faith and anticipation of what wondrous things God has in store for Love INC."
At Gallatin County Love INC, we, too, believe God is guiding Love INC nationally into a new "version" and an exciting future. There is much work to be done, for there are many hurting souls to be connected with the healing, transforming love of gifted, blessed Christians.
There is news on the national level, though: the national headquarters office closed at the end of January. This closing was due to a lack of funding for the national office.
Clients, volunteers, supporters, staff and partner churches of Gallatin County Love INC will not experience a change in our local operations. We plan to continue to grow Relational Ministry throughout 2011 and to continue to serving our neighbors in need through the generous time, talents and resources of local Christians and their churches. Gallatin County Love INC is healthy and growing, thanks be to God!
Although the national office has closed, the national organization (the non-profit entity representing the national Love INC movement) is still in existence. The national Board of Directors is active and working hard to chart a new path forward. Gallatin County Love INC remains affiliated with this incredible national movement of God's grace.
Additionally, new and developing Love INC affiliates in communities around the country have been assigned mentors from more mature affiliates. Trainings for new affiliates will be conducted by the three national trainers, one of whom is Gallatin County Love INC's Executive Director, Nancy VanDyken. The national trainers will take on these responsibilities, in addition to their work as Executive Directors, to ensure that these communities will be able to form viable, functioning Love INCs. Our Love INC will help provide needed training materials. In Gallatin County, we are privileged and blessed to be able to assist these fledgling, "baby" Love INCs come into existence and start transforming lives in their own areas of the country.
The national Board of Directors recently sent this message: "We, as a board, are confident that God’s hand is on the Love INC Movement. Although the door has closed on this current version of the national office, we are looking toward the future with hope, faith and anticipation of what wondrous things God has in store for Love INC."
At Gallatin County Love INC, we, too, believe God is guiding Love INC nationally into a new "version" and an exciting future. There is much work to be done, for there are many hurting souls to be connected with the healing, transforming love of gifted, blessed Christians.
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