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👇👇Registration is LIVE for this ISOMplus event 👇👇
https://idag.regfox.com/isomplus-freedom-victory-over-the-war-within-2526
‼‼ Gentlemen, you're invited! Join us for ISOM+ - Effective Ministry to Men, a class focused on biblical manhood and practical ways to build and strengthen ministry to men in the local church. Don't miss this opportunity on Saturday, March 21st to grow and make an impact together!
Register now: 👇👇👇👇
https://idag.regfox.com/isomplus-effective-ministry-to-men-2026-2526
‼ District Council registration is open ‼
👇 Register today 👇
https://idag.regfox.com/2026-district-council
🥰Gather Retreat '26 in Nashville, Indiana 👀
Thanks to our speakers: Sheila Harper and Joy Headley ‼
Julie McAtee and Tandy Burr did an awesome job leading us. Thanks to Paula Gallaway for leading us in worship. 🎶🎤
👉We are having a great time at Gather Retreat in Nashville, Indiana. 🥰
😍Day One of Gather has been awesome‼‼ 🔥
👉Here's a CLUE about Late Nite at Gather. ‼👀
👉👉Tomorrow is just a day away‼ For some, RETREAT starts NOW‼ 😍
🔥Be CONFIDENT that the Lord will meet you there‼🥰
Stay focused...👀 Only 3 days separate you from RETREAT‼‼
Only 1 more week‼ This time next week we will be playing and praying! 😀😇👀
Woo Hoo! 💥💥Who's excited? 🔥 Who's already packing their bags❓
👉 Registration for Gather closes on Friday (Feb. 20). 👀 Make sure to register now! We are excited for you to join us‼ 🥰
▶https://idag.regfox.com/2026-foster-and-adoptive-family-retreat-best-weekend-ever 💥
Central AMM registration closes Feb. 9th 👉 https://idag.regfox.com/amm-spring-2026 🤓
Today's the day!! 🎉 STAND Men's Conference registration is now open. Take advantage of the 💥Early Bird💥 rate today through Feb. 16th. ▶ https://www.indianaag.org/stand 👀
‼‼ Best Weekend Ever 🎉🎉 Family Retreat for foster, adoptive, and kinship families‼ Registration goes live February 14th ▶ https://idag.regfox.com/2026-foster-and-adoptive-family-retreat-best-weekend-ever
Get ready... ▶️ STAND Registration opens February 1st! https://www.indianaag.org/mensministry
Don't wait to register ‼ Online registration closes on the 26th for all NW, NE, SW, and SE meetings. 👀 ▶ https://idag.regfox.com/amm-spring-2026
🎓Called to Ministry? The Indiana Assemblies of God Scholarship supports Indiana students from Indiana AG churches who are pursuing ministry-related degrees at AG colleges and universities.
🎓 Whether you're entering a traditional or non-traditional ministry path, this scholarship can help ease the financial burden so you can focus on your calling.
🎓 Awards up to $1,000 are available for eligible high school seniors and college students preparing for full-time ministry.
🎓 Apply by FEB. 1ST and take the next step in your spiritual and academic journey!
🎓 APPLY HERE: https://indianaag.wufoo.com/.../indiana-ag-scholarship.../
Who's planning to go to Gather⁉⁉ Let us know what you are most excited about 🥰👀🎉
Register now for this FREE event! 👉 https://idag.regfox.com/amm-spring-2026
🎉 Happy New Year, everyone! Let's make 2026 amazing! ✨ #NewYear2026 #Celebration Joy Hope #FreshStart
Credential Renewal Time 🙌 Don't forget to renew your credentials! Time remaining 🕐 until credential renewal deadline, December 31, 2025, 11:59pm CST.
➡ CLICK HERE TO RENEW: ministerrenewal.ag.org
Merry Christmas from Indiana AG! 🎄🎁♥️
Credential Renewal Time 🙌 Don't forget to renew your credentials!
CLICK HERE TO RENEW: ministerrenewal.ag.org
🎓 Called to Ministry? The Indiana Assemblies of God Scholarship supports Indiana students from Indiana AG churches who are pursuing ministry-related degrees at AG colleges and universities.
🎓 Whether you're entering a traditional or non-traditional ministry path, this scholarship can help ease the financial burden so you can focus on your calling.
🎓 Awards up to $1,000 are available for eligible high school seniors and college students preparing for full-time ministry.
🎓 Apply by FEBRUARY 1ST, 2026 and take the next step in your spiritual and academic journey!
🎓 APPLY HERE: https://indianaag.wufoo.com/forms/indiana-ag-scholarship-application/
Area Ministers Meetings 2026 - More Information Below! 🙌
Register HERE Today: https://www.indianaag.org/amm
Happy Thanksgiving from Indiana AG! Enjoy this day with your family. 🧡 #HappyThanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving Week 💙
Tell us 3 THINGS you're thankful for today BELOW👇
We’re so thankful for our small churches! We know social media isn’t always the top priority, so we’ve put together holiday posts to make things easier for you. Simply screenshot and crop for Instagram, or download for Facebook, and share them with your congregation! 🧡🙌
Area Ministers Meetings 2026 - More Information Below! 🙌
Register HERE Today: https://www.indianaag.org/amm
Grateful for the bravery, sacrifice, and service of those who’ve defended our country. Let's honor our veterans today. ❤️🤍💙 #VeteransDay
Thank you for your patience! Minister's Retreat Session Videos are LIVE NOW! 🙌 You can watch all sessions here: https://www.indianaag.org/mediaarchives
Indiana church equips rural church plants for success, helps residents find a healthy church home in their own communities. 🙌
Read Article HERE from AG News: https://news.ag.org/en/articles/news/2025/10/reviving-rural-churches-rooted-in-community
Thank you for being patient with us 🙌 Our team is working hard to get the session recordings to you from Ministers' Retreat. We will keep you updated when they are live!
What a great event! What did God speak to you at Ministers’ Retreat? ♥️🙌
The past couple days have been AMAZING at Ministers’ Retreat 🙌
Ministers’ Retreat 2025 🎉 Who’s ready for tonight?! 🙌
Ministers’ Retreat 2025 🎉 @ French Lick Springs Resort 🙌
We are having so much fun at Minsters’ Retreat at French Lick Springs Resort 🙌
We want to give a BIG THANKS to one of our Ministers’ Retreat Gold Sponsors this year! (AGCU) 🎉 Let's show our appreciation in the comments below ⬇👏
Give them a FOLLOW ➡ Assemblies of God Credit Union @agcreditunion
We want to give a BIG THANKS to our Ministers’ Retreat Platinum Sponsor this year! (INKollective) 🎉 Let's show our appreciation in the comments below ⬇👏
Give them a FOLLOW ➡ @inkollective
We want to give a BIG THANKS to one of our Ministers’ Retreat Gold Sponsors this year! (Heritage Investment Services Fund) 🎉 Let's show our appreciation in the comments below ⬇👏
Give them a FOLLOW ➡ Heritage Investment Services Fund
Ministers' Retreat is TOMORROW 🙌 Who's excited?!
SCHEDULE HERE: https://www.indianaag.org/ministersretreat
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🎶 Worship Leader Summit | Nov 15, 2025 🎶 ONE MORE MONTH
Join worship leaders from across Indiana for a powerful one-day conference filled with inspiration, connection, and practical training! Be encouraged, gain new skills, and grow in your calling alongside others passionate about worship.
📅 Deadline: Nov 12, 2025
💵 Cost: $50 (includes lunch & materials)
👉 Register today: indianaag.org/isomcourseregistration
Indiana AG - Chris and Missy Padgett have found that providing showers for people who are homeless has opened the doors to sharing the gospel. 🙌
READ ARTICLE HERE from AG NEWS: https://news.ag.org/en/articles/news/2025/10/shower-ministry-brings-smiles
We welcomed our awesome NEW PASTORS to the district today! The best is yet to come! 🎉🙌 Let’s give them a warm welcome in the comments below 👇
All smiles here at Lift Retreat🎉 we had a GREAT weekend!♥️
These LIFT RETREAT sessions have been 🔥 Jason Patterson has been doing a great job pouring into our DA Pastors 🙌
We kicked off LIFT RETREAT 🙌 tonight! 🎉 It was a great night filled with worship, charcuterie board, fellowship and fun! See you all again tomorrow!
Indiana A/G Women had a GREAT time at Vital Conference! 🙌🧡
October is Pastor Appreciation Month! TAG your Pastors below & let them know how much you appreciate them! Let's encourage our Pastors today! 🙌💙
Today is the LAST DAY to register for Ministers' Retreat ‼ 😮
➡ CLICK TO REGISTER: https://idag.regfox.com/ministers-retreat-2025
In the months of July to September 2025, we are thankful to say, IDAG contributed $72,226.66 to our Minister’s Retirement accounts! 👏
If you are a licensed or ordained minister and have not signed up yet, CLICK HERE to SIGN UP TODAY: ➡ https://www.indianaag.org/retirementplanning
Ministers’ Retreat Giveaway — Giving back to those who give so much! 🎉 We are gifting 10 vacation packages (5 Mexico, 5 Caribbean) to LICENSED or ORDAINED staff pastors. Know someone deserving? Nominate them by emailing Scott Burr with their name!
✅HOW TO ENTER: Email Scott Burr - sburr@indianaag.org
✅DEADLINE TO ENTER: October 20th @ 11:59pm
✅REGISTER for Ministers’ Retreat HERE by September 22nd: https://idag.regfox.com/ministers-retreat-2025
Today is grandparents day! 🧡
Let us know in the comments ⬇ a great memory you have with your grandparents growing up!
Today we are honoring the lives lost and the heroes who served. #911 🇺🇸
The Ending 🤣 All jokes aside, we would love it if you registered for Minister’s Retreat! 🙌 Registration ends SEPTEMBER 22ND at 11:59pm!!!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY: https://www.indianaag.org/ministersretreat
We want to give a BIG THANKS to one of our Ministers’ Retreat Gold Sponsors this year! (AGCU) 🎉 Let's show our appreciation in the comments below ⬇👏
Give them a FOLLOW ➡ @Assemblies of God Credit Union @agcreditunion
Registration for Ministers’ Retreat ends on September 22nd - REGISTER TODAY:
https://www.indianaag.org/ministersretreat
We want to give a BIG THANKS to one of our Ministers’ Retreat Gold Sponsors this year! (Heritage Investment Services Fund) 🎉 Let's show our appreciation in the comments below ⬇👏
Give them a FOLLOW ➡ Heritage Investment Services Fund
Registration for Ministers’ Retreat ends on September 22nd - REGISTER TODAY:
https://www.indianaag.org/ministersretreat
LIFT Retreat for District Affiliated Pastors and Spouses - October 3 - 5
REGISTER HERE: https://idag.regfox.com/lift-retreat-2025
‼ Online registration closes on SEPTEMBER 14TH @ 11:59pm
We want to give a BIG THANKS to our Ministers’ Retreat Platinum Sponsor this year! (INKollective) 🎉 Let's show our appreciation in the comments below ⬇👏
Give them a FOLLOW ➡ @inkollective @inkollective_rick
Registration for Ministers’ Retreat ends on September 22nd - REGISTER TODAY:
https://www.indianaag.org/ministersretreat
REGISTER TODAY ‼
🙌 Ministers' Retreat registration closes on 9/22/25 at 11:59 pm. There is no on-site registration for this event.
🙌 You must register online HERE ➡ https://www.indianaag.org/ministersretreat and reserve your hotel room directly with the hotel. There are instructions on the confirmation email on how to reserve hotel room.
We pray you are having a restful day today! 🙌 How are you spending your Labor Day? #LaborDay
Coming to Indiana THIS FALL ‼ NextGen Youth Alive Tour - September 8-12 🙌
MORE INFORMATION HERE: https://www.indiananextgen.org/youth-alive
NEW‼ Envoy Exclusive Episode - OUT NOW!
Listen as Scott Burr and Matt Rubacha discuss Pastoral Finances 🔗 WATCH HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnCNuJKqT70
Thank you David & Taylor McAtee for pouring into our Pastors Kids this weekend!🙌
What an awesome group of PK’S!🎉
PK RETREAT 2025 🎉😁
We are having so much fun at PK Retreat🎉
We are having so much fun at PK Retreat🎉 #PKRetreat
We had a wonderful day with our presbyters at the office today! The best is yet to come 🙌 #IndianaAG
Pastors & Leaders - Are you at General Council this week?! Let's Connect! Drop a PHOTO of what you're doing at GC in the comments 👏⬇️ #IndianaAG
It’s Thursday! We pray you’re having a GREAT week🎉 Comment BELOW ⬇️ one good thing that has happened in your life this week! 😊 #IndianaAG
Have you registered yet?
Ministers' Retreat 2025 ➡ October 26-28th ➡ REGISTER TODAY: https://idag.regfox.com/ministers-retreat-2025
We can’t wait! 🤣🎉 Ministers’ Retreat 2025 ➡ October 26-28th ➡ REGISTER TODAY: https://idag.regfox.com/ministers-retreat-2025
BYLAWS BOOT CAMP 🙌
Today was the start of our ISOMplus seminars for the new school year! The District Office hosted the Bylaws Boot Camp seminar in the office and there were 24 on-site from 13 churches.
The interest was so great that ISOM is planning to host another boot camp later this year. More information to follow in the future! 👏
2025 INDIANA CAMPS ARE COMPLETE — Thank you Jesus for all you did! 🙌 Check out these amazing numbers 🔥⬆️ Lake Placid is the happiest place on earth and what happens here truly does change the world. God is using this Next Generation!
It is time to register for ISOM!
🙌Classes begin August 23rd
🙌August 3rd is the last day to register for classes
🙌CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TODAY: indianaag.org/isom
Ministers’ Retreat 2025 ➡ October 26-28th ➡ REGISTER TODAY: https://idag.regfox.com/ministers-retreat-2025
IDAG is glad to support Teen Challenge Charity Golf Outing! ⛳️
➡️ Find Out More Information & GIVE to Teen Challenge HERE: https://teenchallengeusa.org/
Ministers' Retreat 2025 ➡ October 26-28th ➡ REGISTER TODAY: https://idag.regfox.com/ministers-retreat-2025
Are you a Student that feels called into Ministry? CALLED discovers and equips those who feel called into vocational ministry.
➡ FIND OUT MORE INFO HERE: ➡ https://called.ag.org/
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 Let’s honor the courage of those who paved the way and embrace the hope of what’s ahead. #IndependenceDay
In the months of March to May 2025, we are thankful to say, IDAG contributed $73,348.53 to our Minister’s Retirement accounts! 👏
If you are a licensed or ordained minister and have not signed up yet, CLICK HERE to SIGN UP TODAY: ➡ https://www.indianaag.org/retirementplanning
For District Affiliated Pastors & Spouses | LIFT RETREAT - October 3-5, 2025 at Lake Placid Conference Center
A FREE weekend of renewal and practical training for Indiana District Affiliated Pastors & Spouses 🙌
➡ REGISTER HERE: https://idag.regfox.com/lift-retreat-2025 ⬅
Ministers' Retreat 2025 ➡ October 26-28th ➡ REGISTER TODAY: https://idag.regfox.com/ministers-retreat-2025
Youth and Kids Camps are still going on! We are praying that students have a powerful camp experience, & they encounter the Lord like never before! 🙏
Happy Father's Day! 😊
Psalm 103:13 – As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
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