October 2024 Benefit Insights
For October, Key Health and Pension benefit updates include Open Enrollment Education, ALEX Benefits Counselor information, OptumRX pricing, and UMPIP Contribution information.
Read MoreAugust 2024 Benefit Insights
For August, key Health and Pension benefit updates include an introduction from the new Conference Benefits Officer, a reminder about Health Checks, and an upcoming retirement planning seminar in October. Also, don’t miss the new “Lunch and Learn” sessions starting in September, where various benefits topics will be covered, including health insurance options, tax preparation for clergy, and spiritual health during Advent.
Read MoreNorthern Illinois Conference seeks to yield to God’s leading: 2024 Conference Summary
Observing a Wesleyan spiritual practice rather rallying around a slogan, members of the 2024 session of the Northern Illinois Conference of met from June 16 to 18 in Schaumburg to yield to God as they recognized ministry milestones, worshiped, and voted on policies and resolutions.
Read MoreEquitable Compensation Task Force Is Analyzing Data
Members of the Equitable Compensation Task Force, established at the 2023 Northern Illinois annual conference session, are well along their assignment of gathering data on clergy compensation and preparing a report and recommended legislation.
Read MoreNorthern Illinois Conference prepares for its 185th session
Under the theme “Yield,” clergy and elected lay members will gather for Northern Illinois Conference’s 185th session, June 16-18, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Dr., Schaumburg, IL.
Read MoreAppreciating—and preventing—pastoral burnout
In case you missed it: October was Pastor Appreciation Month. In many Northern Illinois Conference congregations, Staff-Parish Relations Committee chairs said words of appreciation, passed out gift certificates, and/or offered a hearty handshake in celebration of their pastor(s)’ efforts. In other congregations, no such appreciation was offered. This was not necessarily due to pastoral issues, but simply because church members were unaware.
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