The DDMT offers support and resources to help equip leaders of children, youth, and adult ministries in the local church.
DISTRICT DISCIPLEMAKING MINISTRY TEAM (DDMT)
ministering to lgbt students
Where: Fulton Alliance Church
When: Sat, Sept 28 9am- 3pm
What: Training & Round Table discussion on issues related to LGBTQ+ and youth
Who: Guest Speaker Heather Brooke-Ryan- Psy D Cost: $10; lunch included
Heather is connected with Princeton Alliance Church in Princeton, NJ, has worked with Mark Yarhouse in the past, and her statement of faith lines up directly with Princeton Alliance Church.
This training will be useful for ANYONE in your church in helping understand how we can be best equipped to minister to students in and outside our churches.
Questions: REIDWALSH@PARKSIDEBIBLE.ORG
Click HERE to register!
Trauma informed children and youth ministry workshop
We invite you with your team to join us as we acquire insights and practical strategies to support the students facing trauma challenges in our ministries.
We will be holding workshops across the district in the next few months. You are welcome to attend any event.
With questions, please contact Jen Veitch via email at jveitchkidzmin@gmail.com or phone/ text message at 518-932- 5399
Upcoming Dates:
9am - 3:30pm
New Life Fellowship Saratoga 9/14
Syracuse Alliance 10/5
Gateway Alliance Sidney 10/19
Training topics encompass:
-How Trauma Affects the Kids we
Love and
What do We Do About It
- Discipline: Obstacle or Opportunity?
- Reaching and Teaching Hurting Kids
-Creating a Life Changing Small Group
Training Ground 2025
January 31 - February 1
Pine Knolls Alliance Church
614 Gansevoort Rd.
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
Visit TrainingGroundNED.com for more information!
meet the team
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Lisa Vogan, chairperson
disciplemaking specialist
lvogan@nedcma.org / 716-713-1959
As a licensed Disciplemaking Specialist for the Northeastern District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, specializing in Children’s ministry, Lisa spends her time coaching, consulting, equipping, speaking and facilitating leadership growth across the District and the United States. Under the leadership of Melissa J. MacDonald, she has served as a Regional Connector for the National Children’s Ministry Team of the C & M A and a Coach for the Children’s Disciplemaking Leadership Certificate Course(CDLC). Lisa is certified as a National Trainer for Plan to Protect™. With over 30 years of ministry experience within discipleship and leadership contexts, Lisa’s greatest passion is to encourage, equip and empower ministry volunteers and leaders--strengthening the impact in our world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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reid walsh
youth ministry
reidwalsh@parksidebible.org / 717-951-1895
Reid has been in the NED since 2014 as Youth Pastor at Parkside Bible Church in Watertown, NY. He graduated in 2003 from Messiah College with a BA in Christian Ministries and an emphasis in youth. He has pastored in youth, young adult, college & career and worship ministries in previous churches, serving as full-time, bi-vocational and volunteer ministry leadership in that time. He has a heart for helping people become fully devoted, lifelong disciples of Christ, which will, in turn, produce more Christ followers as they serve God's Kingdom in reaching others. As a native New Englander (living in exile), he enjoys cheering for the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics and rubbing all those championships in at the Bills, Giants, Yankees and Ranger fans!
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cody whelsky
youth ministry
Cody is currently serving as the Youth Pastor at Fulton Alliance Church in Fulton, NY. Seeing youth come to a genuine relationship with Christ is his passion, and along with his wife Sam, are blessed with a houseful of daughters.
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pj bOGONIEWSKI
Adult Ministry
actsoflight@gmail.com / 716-473-8650
PJ has served in full-time ministry with the Alliance for more than 15 years. He has served as a youth pastor, lead pastor, church planter, and is now the Pastor of Discipleship at Auburn Alliance Church. During that time, he's been studying, writing, and teaching on the topic of healthy church ministry. His passion is equipping people to Make Disciples and then developing a framework for disciplemaking to occur organically. PJ is also a writer. To date he's written over 100 plays designed for use in churches and three books to equip the people of God to develop into mature disciples of Jesus Christ and make more disciples. You can find out more info on his writings at www.ActsofLight.com.
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Dan Piazza
adult ministry
Dan serves as Lead Pastor of Niagara Alliance Church in Wheatfield, NY. Tim Keller from Redeemer Presbyterian is Dan's greatest ministry influence, stating " I appreciate his crisp, clear, and scholarly approach as well as his way of presenting the truth of God's Word without compromise, but also without unnecessary insult". He also enjoys black coffee from Tim Horton's and reading U.S. presidential biographies.
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Jen Veitch
Kids ministry
Jen Veitch is a wife, mom of 5 and grandmother of one. After a 15-year career teaching preschool, Jen began serving as the Director of Family Ministry at New Life Fellowship Church in Saratoga Springs, NY where her focus for the past 5 years has been on building relationships between adults and children to foster a community of discipleship from the nursery to college and beyond. Jen’s love of working with children began at an early age when she was encouraged to help out in the Sunday school classrooms at her church. With a bachelor’s degree in psychology and coursework emphasizing child development and special education, Jen has dedicated her life to serving children and families both inside and outside the church building.
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carolyn kiddy
kids ministry
After growing up and serving in the ministries of Kenmore Alliance Church most of her life, Carolyn joined the KAC staff in 2012 as a KidMin Assistant and later became the Director of KidMin in 2015. She has a B.A. in Psychology and Recreation from Houghton University and loves to find a balance with people and processes. Carolyn’s heart is to empower families to disciple kids at home and to raise a generation with deep faith in Jesus. She has been married over 20 years and is mom to three teens/young adults. If she’s not at the church, you can usually find her in her garden or out for a run.