Indiana-Kentucky Conference UCC

Mission Statement

The mission of the Indiana-Kentucky Conference is to live in covenant, connecting and equipping local ministries to love and serve like Jesus.

Vision Statement

Together, we equip churches for health, growth, and transformation through collective wisdom to live into a culture of abundance rooted in God’s grand redemptive work in the world.

 IKC Staff Core Values 

As the Indiana-Kentucky Conference staff, we commit to living these core values:

Communicate Effectively. We will build trusting community by using effective, kind, honest and direct communication through a wide variety of tools including email, video conference, social media, website and in-person gatherings.

Embody Healthy Leadership. We model healthy leadership by setting boundaries such as delegating and training others to take on tasks, managing financial resources carefully, embodying a non-anxious presence in stressful and conflictual situations and making our own Sabbath and spiritual formation a priority.

Form Faith. All our interactions are aimed at forming each other’s faith and empowering leaders to live in the way of Jesus.

Foster Experimentation and Creativity. We coach vital leaders and congregations by offering new ideas, curating the best resources and offering them coaching for implementing new ideas in their local setting.

Build Relationships and Networks. We support leaders by being in relationship — knowing “how it is with their soul” and by being responsive to their needs. We also foster creativity and vitality by providing opportunities for connection with and between local church, partner and community leaders. Build Teams. We build effective teams by modeling a collaborative approach to ministry as a staff team and by equipping leaders to discern and offer their gifts in service of church and community.