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Greg Engroff to Take Ministry to New Level

(August 13, 2007, GBOD) -- Greg Engroff has been named the first international lay director for Emmaus and Chrysalis, The General Board of Discipleship's Upper Room Ministries' spiritual renewal and leadership development programs.

Engroff will carry a similar portfolio to that of international spiritual director, the Rev. Víctor Pérez. Together they will give leadership to the movement of more than 200 Emmaus Walks taking place worldwide and more than 80 Chrysalis Flights (for high school age youth) and Journeys (for college age young people).

Prior to joining GBOD, Enroff was the facilities administrator for the Lancaster Airport Authority for thirteen years.

He brings nearly twenty years of management experience to the agency, having served as district operations manager for All Seasons Services; general manager for Mercury Services, Inc.; and district general manager for the Service America Corporation.

Enroff holds a bachelor of science degree in health sciences and physical education from East Stroudsburg University.

Greg brings to this position significant experience as a community lay director, certified trainer and regional representative for the Northeast Conference. He has significant leadership experience in his local United Methodist church and is recognized as a gifted teacher.

"It is thrilling to me that a layperson of the caliber and experience of Greg Engroff is willing to hear God's call to lay down his secular employment and follow Jesus' call to this new dimension of discipleship and service," said Tom Albin, team leader of Upper Room programs and dean of the Upper Room Chapel.

"Greg brings to this work the passion of a dedicated United Methodist layman with a deep love for God and a clear call to serve--both the UMC and all of the other Christian denominations that participate in the Walk to Emmaus and Chrysalis.

"We are confident that Greg's love for God, his love for people, and his ability to inspire and motivate others will take this ministry to a new level--the one that God has in mind of it in the tweenty-first century," says Albin.

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