{"id":24518,"date":"2024-10-17T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=24518"},"modified":"2024-10-17T21:53:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T21:53:07","slug":"fillmore-to-lead-idaho-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/fillmore-to-lead-idaho-district\/","title":{"rendered":"John Fillmore to serve as Idaho\/Western Montana District executive minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>John Fillmore has been called by the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Idaho\/Western Montana District as district executive minister in a quarter-time capacity. He was affirmed and installed at the district conference on Oct. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fillmore is pastor of Nampa (Idaho) Church of the Brethren, a position he has held since 2011. He has been a \u201ccircuit rider\u201d and resource provider for the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Part-time Pastor; Full-time Church grant-funded program of the Ministry Office since 2019. In that capacity he has offered well-received online book studies on a regular basis, as well as equipping sessions and other presentations for the program. Prior to church ministry, he had a career in construction, working as a finish carpenter and cabinet maker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He received a master of divinity from Bethany Theological Seminary in 2020, and a doctor of ministry from Portland Seminary with a concentration in Leadership and Spiritual Formation in 2024. 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