wfn.org | Disciples Kentucky region calls new general minister

["Communication Ministries" <wshuffit@cm.disciples.org>]

Date: May 16, 2002
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
E-mail: news@cm.disciples.org
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     INDIANAPOLIS -- Rev. Janet Miller Ehrmantraut has been
called as the
General Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ) In Kentucky. The
call was made during the regional board meeting May 10-11,
at Spalding Retreat
Center near Bardstown.  Ehrmantraut will be the region's
third General Minister,
and follows interim General Minister Jim Keown who has
served in that capacity
since the retirement of A. Guy Waldrop in December, 2001.  
She will begin her
work on July 1 and a service of installation will be held
September 21 at
Middletown Christian Church, Louisville, at the close of
the region's biennial
assembly.

     Ehrmantraut's call follows a search that started in
early 2001.  Commenting
on the call, Bill Bramblet, chair of the search committee,
said, "When we started
this process, we were looking for someone with the personal
qualities,
experience, skills and leadership style to lead our region
into the 21st Century. 
We are convinced Jan is the right person for the job, and
are excited about the
vision she has for the region."

     Ehrmantraut has served as an associate regional
minister with the Christian
Church In Kentucky since November 1994.  Her portfolio has
included Staff
Consultant to the Committee on Ministry, oversight for the
Staff Consultant for
Ministry with Women, Staff Consultant for the Human
Concerns Committee,
Kentucky Disciples Peace Fellowship, and Mission Finance
Committee.  She has
also served as the editorial advisor for The Kentucky
Christian; District Minister,
and Program and Staff Coordinator.

     In addition to her responsibilities at the regional
level, Ehrmantraut has
served on the General Commission on Ministry; the Disciples
Week of
Compassion Committee; and the General Board of the
Christian Church in the
United States and Canada.  As General Minister, Ehrmantraut
will serve as senior
colleague on the seven member regional staff that works
with 248 congregations
in Kentucky and their leaders.

     A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Ehrmantraut
received the Master of
Divinity degree from Lexington Theological Seminary in
1983. She served as
Director of Development from 1983   1984, and as minister
of Antioch Christian
Church in Lexington from 1985-1994

     Ehrmantraut and her husband Curt are the parents of
Laca, married to Kevin
Woodson.  They are members of Arlington Christian Church in
Lexington, Ky. 

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