Leadership Advisory Team
The Leadership Advisory Team is a sub-set of the larger community of Abbey Way whose members have committed to gather on a monthly basis to discern and dialogue about the leadership needs of the church. Serving as listeners and collaborative creators, their task is to help design a leadership structure that will support on-going communal ownership of Abbey Way's vision and principles, intrinsically valuing each person as a vital part of Abbey Way.
Pastor
The pastor of Abbey Way is Jan Bros. Raised Catholic, as an adult she participated in the life of Lutheran and Evangelical churches while also serving in a Christian contemplative prayer community. Jan received training as a spiritual director at Christos Center and Shalem Institute and graduated from Bethel University and Seminary with a BA and MDiv and dabbles when she can in Monastic Studies at St. John's School of Theology. She served at Church of the Open Door in Minneapolis, Minnesota for many years, both as a lay leader and on pastoral staff, before beginning Abbey Way.
Teamed up in partnership and accountability with the Evangelical Covenant Church, in prayer and with much support, Abbey Way is becoming a Christ centered faith community.
Blog: Sacred Threshold
Children's Ministry
Jaime Gjerdingen is Abbey Way's Children's Ministry Director. With a love of great literature, all things Benedictine, and of course, the life of God in the young child, she has an unique capacity to create child like wonder and holy encounter with our children.
As a wife and mother of three, Jaime knows first hand the joys and challenges of attending to the formation of those entrusted to her day to day. With this in mind, her passion is to both equip the child as well as the family to notice and respond to God in all of life.
Jaime holds a BA in English from the University of Minnesota and has helped co-teach a series entitled "Parenting the Child's Heart."
We are so glad she is part of the Abbey Way family.
Worship
Steve Haines is Abbey Way's worship leader. As a gifted and accomplished musician on both guitar and piano, through creative collaboration, he is helping us to develop our corporate worship voice. Steve is a man of both character and deep conviction with a heart for mission and the world. He brings with him a contagious enthusiasm and joy for our life together at Abbey Way.
We are very grateful Steve is traveling with us in this season of beginnings.