Bill and Donna Rose-Heim

Bill and Donna Rose-Heim lead a Northwest Area pastoral staff of six part-time volunteers including Jack and Dixie Burks, Doyle Farmer, Ken Jameson, Sandi Mull and Tom Russell. The eight Northwest Area Pastors serve and support pastors and other leaders in 68 congregations in mostly rural Northwest Missouri. There are plans to add an additional six volunteer area pastors to make it possible for every local pastor to enjoy consistent, personal support tailored to their particular contexts and missions.

Bill and Donna, along with each area pastor, give primary leadership to at least one area of support:

• Jack and Dixie Burks—Pastoral Care and Disciples Women
• Doyle Farmer—Continuing Education for Clergy and Congregational Leaders
• Ken Jameson—Small Rural Congregational Leadership
• Sandi Mull—Mexico Mission Partnership Development
• Bill Rose-Heim: Missional Church Initiatives and Wider Church Relations
• Donna Rose-Heim—Pastoral Search and Call and Outdoor Ministries
• Tom Russell—Congregational Mediation and Team Development

The Rose-Heims began serving the NW Area, each half-time, in 2000. They are graduates of St. Paul School of Theology, where they were married in 1986. They have five children, and one grandchild. Donna wrote and published “Dream Walking,” a book of 28 spiritual exercises for women (available on Amazon.com) and is a frequently invited guest speaker at gatherings of women throughout the U.S. Bill serves in a variety of capacities in local and state emergency services and economic development, writes music for worshipping communities and is working at developing a trans-denominational network of missional congregations in Northwest Missouri.

In 2007, the Northwest Area began a coaching relationship with Dr. Richard L. Hamm, Disciples of Christ General Minister and President (1995-2003) and now the Executive Administrator of Christian Churches Together and coach with The Columbia Partnership. Dr. Hamm works with the Northwest Area Staff, clergy cluster and individual pastors as together they help congregations to become more mission-shaped and more deeply engaged within their communities.