Vineyard USA Associations
Empowering AAPI, Hispanic, Black, and Women leaders.
Intentional environments for fostering beloved community for historically under-represented leaders through hospitality, leadership development, and mentoring.
What Associations do
Associations are spaces for development and influence
Vineyard USA Associations create intentional environments for leadership development, mentoring, and hospitality for historically underrepresented pastors and leaders.
They also provide formal structures where these voices are consistently heard at the national leadership table of Vineyard USA.
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Connect with an Association
An Association leader will personally reach out and we'll stay in touch.
Hispanic Association
Black Leaders & Pastors Association (BPLA)
A place of safety, support, and understanding for the unique joys and challenges of serving in the Vineyard as men and women of color.
Women's Association
Committed to actualizing the full potential of every woman leader within the local church through connection, support, development and advocacy.
Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Association
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Events & Resources
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A place of safety, support, and understanding for the unique joys and challenges of serving in the Vineyard as men and women of color.
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Committed to actualizing the full potential of every woman leader within the local church through connection, support, development and advocacy.
More Conference
“We are Viña” Hispanic Association Conference
August 25-27 at North Jersey Vineyard in South Hackensack, NJ
The Gathering: Black Pastors and Leaders Association
October 4-6 at Evanston Vineyard in Evanston, IL
Asian American Pacific Islander Assocation Summit
November 10-12 at Vineyard of Hope in Walnut, CA
Women’s Association mentoring experiences in 2022 and 2023
There will also be Women’s Association gatherings at other Association gatherings and regional conferences
In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay talks with Mary Anne De La Torre about being born in the Philippines during the Marcos era, her parents leaving to immigrate to the US when she was very young, and the motivation in many cultures to pursue certain degrees and career goals in order to open doors and expand opportunities. Mary Anne shares about her first experience of racism in college, and feeling like she stood out and was invisible at the same time. They talk about the adjustment of attending a Vineyard church, how she got started in ministry, and the considerations required in a multiethnic community. Finally, Mary Anne talks about how her experience of the Vineyard has changed since joining the AAPI Association, and the value in ethnically diverse people having the opportunity to be in proximity with each other.
Mary Anne was born in the Philippines and immigrated to NJ when she was almost 7 years old. After attending college in Pennsylvania, she began her teaching career but was quickly called into ministry. Mary Anne now serves as the Senior Associate Pastor at North Jersey Vineyard. She oversees the Children’s Ministry and also supervises some staff members and serves on the Senior Leadership Team. Mary Anne also joyfully serves with the AAPI and Women’s Associations.
Mary Anne and her husband Rich have two kids, Marcus and Noemi. She loves to travel, spend time with her family, and works part-time as a donut connoisseur. She tries to run to offset all the donuts in her spare time.
Show Notes:
2023 VUSA National Conference “Making All Things New”: https://conference.vineyardusa.org/
VUSA AAPI Association: https://vineyardusa.org/associations/asian-american-pacific-islander-association/
Read more from Mary Anne: vineyardusa.org/aapimonth
Listen to Mary Anne’s talk at the AAPI Summit:
Conversations helping us grow in life with Jesus and each other. A production of Vineyard USA, hosting guests from across the body of Christ and within the Vineyard movement.
In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Rubén Quintero shares his story of becoming a Christian as a child, learning to preach the Gospel as a teen and beginning to serve the church as a young adult; from scrubbing toilets at his church to managing their finances and finally planting his own church in El Centro, Rubén has spent his life saying “yes” to Jesus and the next thing in front of him. Rubén also shares his heart for Hispanic people, his culture and the movement of La Viña churches.
Rubén Quintero loves Jesus Christ, is the pastor of Imperial Valley Vineyard church in El Centro, CA, and is a chaplain for Workforce Chaplaincy, which allows him to serve hundreds of immigrants who work in agriculture in the US. He is a CPA graduated from UABC in Mexicali, Mexico, and holds a Master’s in Theology from San Diego Christian University. He is passionate about planting churches among the Hispanics in the U.S. Rubén is happily married to Vaneza and they have 3 wonderful boys – Rubén (16), David (13), and Iván (11). He likes traveling and baseball, so he expects to visit the 30 MLB stadiums during his lifetime.
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Managing Leadership Anxiety by Steve Cuss
Vineyard USA recommended reading for March
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If you’ve been enjoying the podcast and have questions for Jay Pathak and Caleb Maskell? Email gro.asudrayeniv@tsacdop!
Conversations helping us grow in life with Jesus and each other. A production of Vineyard USA, hosting guests from across the body of Christ and within the Vineyard movement.
In this episode of We Are Vineyard, Jay and Dr. Charles Montgomery, Jr. talk about the preliminary work of the Associations, and how immersive experiences like Sankofa and a trip to the border wall of Mexico opened up opportunities for connection and sharing experiences. Charles also shares how the ordination process dovetails with the work of Associations to make more space at the table for historically underrepresented leaders, the opportunities created by clear systems, and how you can be praying for the Vineyard.
Charles A. Montgomery, Jr serves as the Associations Director for Vineyard USA.
Charles also founded a successful multiethnic Campus (Vineyard Columbus East) and has pastored there since 2012. His passion is to develop Beloved Communities as espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, an alumnus of Charles’ alma mater, Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.
Charles has a B.A. in Mathematics from Morehouse, a Master of Divinity from Emory University (Ga) and a PhD in Ethical and Creative Leadership from Union Institute University (OH).
He has earned several credentials in Diversity Training and is a Certified Spiritual Director through the Sustainable School of Faith.
He considers his greatest accomplishment (ok, grace) being married to his childhood crush, Kimberly. Charles and Kimberly are avid Buckeye fans (Go Bucks!) and make their home in Columbus Ohio.
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A place of safety, support, and understanding for the unique joys and challenges of serving in the Vineyard as men and women of color.
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Committed to actualizing the full potential of every woman leader within the local church through connection, support, development and advocacy.
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We are the family of God
Beloved Community
Watch Dr. Charles Montgomery teach on Beloved Community, the vision Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of in the 1950s and the heart behind Vineyard USA’s Associations, established in 2021.
Team
We're here to connect and support
Association leaders and support are based in local Vineyard churches around the country and available to you. We'd love to hear from you!
