Georgia Calls New Regional Minister
By Paula Robin, Moderator of the Christian Church in Georgia
On Saturday July 26, 2025 a special called Regional Assembly convened in Macon, GA, and overwhelmingly voted to call the Rev. Dr. Adam Harmon as our next Regional Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Georgia. Dr. Harmon will begin his work in Georgia on October 20, 2025. In a 60-minute question and answer session, Dr. Harmon pledged that his ministry would be one of presence, including “hearing your stories of how God is moving” and "listening together for the still speaking voice of God.” Read more about his perspective in his statement prepared for the called Regional Assembly.
Introducing Rev. Dr. Adam Harmon
Dr. Harmon, a native of Missouri, has been an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for more than 20 years, and has served both urban and rural churches in Missouri, Washington, and Illinois. He comes to us from Central Christian Church in Danville, Illinois, where he has served as Senior Pastor since 2018. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Central Missouri State University, a Master of Divinity from Lexington Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Phillips Theological Seminary. In addition, he has completed Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), Pro-Reconciliation/ Anti-Racism training, Healthy Boundaries training, Hope Partnership Leadership Academy, and Christian coaching. References consistently commented that Adam would be a wonderful Regional Minister. The top four pastoral skills they cited were Communication, Pastoral Care, Administrative skills, and Ethics. Dr. Harmon is married to Tiffany, and they are the parents of two sons, the older a junior in college and the younger a senior in high school who will be graduating in December.
Search Committee
Back row from left: Robert Grant—Former Regional Moderator, First Christian Church, Griffin; Rev. Answai White-Burch—Chaplain, First Christian Church, Decatur; Rev. Debi Acree—Member, Chestnut Ridge CC, Marietta; and Rev. Douglas M. Ivey (Chair)—Member, First Christian Church, Macon
Front row, from left: Dolores Trimiew, Executive Committee, Regional Board Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Georgia, Ray of Hope Christian Church, Decatur; Rev. Dr. Adam Harmon, Incoming Regional Minister, Christian Church in Georgia; Shania Genovese—Member, First Christian Church of Atlanta, Tucker; Rev. Joel Saucedo—Pastor, Johns Creek Christian Church
Not pictured: Rev. Hebert Mallqui—Pastor, Iglesia Cristiana Getsemani, Valdosta; and Rev. John Mobley—Mentor from the College of Regional Ministers, and Retired Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Alabama and NW Florida
Regional Leadership
The Search Committee was nominated and approved on April 27, 2024, at the Georgia Regional Assembly. From the start, the Search Committee’s work was shaped by prayer and seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Over a period of several months, they proceeded to solicit and receive input from individuals, churches, and groups about the Region and what they were looking for in a candidate for Regional Minister.
Taking this feedback into consideration, the Committee then developed the Profile and the Job Description for the Regional Minister. These documents were presented and approved by the Regional Board in November 2024, and then were submitted through Search and Call. After the application deadline, the committee met with our mentor who counseled them on reviewing the profiles and shared the results of the independent evaluator. The final candidates were vetted and interviewed and the committee prayerfully and carefully arrived at a final candidate. The Committee presented their recommendation to the Regional Board on June 7, 2025, which met, interviewed the candidate, and then voted unanimously to accept the candidate. Pictured are members of the Executive Committee with Dr. Harmon.
The Called Regional Assembly
The Regional Assembly was held on Saturday July 26, 2025, at First Christian Church, Macon. The Assembly was led by Moderator Paula Robin and included hymns, prayer, scripture, and communion. Rev. Doug Ivey, Search Committee Chair, presented the Search Committee Report which included the statement from the Search Committee prepared for the Regional Assembly. During the question and answer period that followed, Dr. Harmon answered questions and discussed his relational approach to ministry, clergy wellness and self-care, Anti-Racism/ Pro-Reconciliation work, the Table as the guiding principle of Disciples congregations, open and affirming congregations, and his family. As required by the Regional Constitution and Bylaws, the Regional Board brought a motion to the Regional Assembly to extend a call to the Rev. Dr. Adam Harmon for Regional Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Georgia. Following this, the Assembly voted overwhelmingly to call Dr. Harmon as our next Regional Minister.
Please join us in welcoming Rev. Dr. Adam Harmon!
