Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
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Mark Your Calendar!
General Assembly Commissioner Orientation
May 3 in Urbana, Ill.
Contact Kristi Miller
Lombard Center Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders
May 5-9 in Glen Ellyn, Ill.
Covenant Gathering 2008
Creation...ReCreation
June 29-July 4 at Michindoh, Hillsdale, Michigan
Lombard Center, Here I Stand: Leading Change Through Self-Differentiation
August 19-21, 2008 in Wheaton, Ill.
Presbyterian Communicators Network Regional Conference
August 25-27 at Stronghold Conference Center
Association of Trained Intentional Interim Ministers Meeting
October 1-2
Starved Rock Lodge
Utica, Ill.
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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General Assembly Commissioner Orientation
If you are an executive presbyter, stated clerk or General Assembly commissioner, you are invited to attend G.A. Commissioner Orientation, May 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Eastland Suites in Urbana, Ill. If you would like to attend please contact Kristi Miller at the synod office.
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Synod to Offer Peacemaking Grants
A Word From the Leadership Development Committee
 by Nicholas Shargo, Committee Moderator
The synod's Standing Committee on Leadership Development took action at the April 18 synod meeting to approve for the issuance of Peacemaking Grants during the 2008 calendar year.
The grants are intended to provide assistance to churches and/or presbytery entities sponsoring a peacemaking project which intends to share God's healing and peace, building a culture of peace and nonviolence for all God's creation. Programs can cover a myriad of initiatives, including worship, Bible study, local ministries and global studies.
The grants replace the synod's previous Prophetic Action Grant program. They will be offered in 2008 only, using funds currently available in the Prophetic Action Grant budget line item. Presbyteries will be advised to keep funds collected from the Peacemaking Offering for their own future use and distribution.
Grant requirements and application material are posted on the synod's website. The deadline for submitting applications is July 9, 2008. The maximum grant amount is $3,000 per grantee.
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Presbyterian Communicators Meet
At Stronghold Conference Center August 25-27
Registration Opens April 30
Come listen, learn and rub elbows with communication experts from inside and outside PC(USA). For more information about the conference, visit the PCN website.
Registration is $250 for the three-day event. Commuter/single day rates are also available. Scholarships are also available. Download a scholarship application form.
Stronghold Conference Center is located in Oregon, Ill.
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Interim Ministers Association Meets October 1-2
 The Association of Trained Intentional Interim Ministers in Illinois/Wisconsin offers an annual fall educational event at Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center for intentional interim/transitional ministers and other interested clergy. The event is focused on issues related to transitions in the lives of congregations.
This year's event features Ron Buford, a consultant on church vitality and architect of the U.C.C. Stillspeaking Initiative. The subject is "Laying the Foundation for Church Vitality."
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