Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
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Mark Your Calendar!
Covenant Gathering
Family fellowship
and learning
June 28 - July 3
Hillsdale, Mich.
Synod Meeting
July 25, 2009
Philo, Ill.
Continuing Education for Commissioned Lay Pastors & Preachers
October 21-23
Montreat Conference Center
Synod Meeting
Oct. 30, 2009
Urbana, Ill.
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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Someone is looking for your church. Invite them in.These professionally designed resources from PC(USA) are available free of charge to any Lincoln Trails congregation or presbytery. More information... |
 The Art of Transitional MinistryTraining for Interim PastorsMercy Center
St. LouisNovember 2-6Are you presently involved in an interim or transitional ministry? Are you considering becoming involved in this special form of spiritual leadership? The Synod of Lincoln Trails and the Synod of Mid-America offers training in the form of two 30-hour residency weeks, plus a practicum. For more information...Download a brochureDownload a registration form
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The Rev. Anna Carter Florence, opening worship preacher at Big Tent. Photo by Erin Dunigan. | | | | | |
1,500 Gather in Atlanta for First-Ever Big Tent Celebration
by Jerry L. Van Marter, Presbyterian News Service
"I can't believe this. I'm in a room with 1,500 Presbyterians and I'm not packing a Book of Order!"
With
those words, General Assembly Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons greeted an
enthusiastic throng that packed a Hyatt Regency ballroom here for the
first ever Big Tent event,
a combined gathering of 10 PC(USA) conferences that fulfills a dream of
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaders since the denomination moved to
biennial legislative General Assemblies five years ago.
"I'm
the moderator but there's no business to transact," General Assembly
Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow told the crowd just prior to opening
worship. "What do Presbyterians do when there's no business to conduct?
They worship and they talk about mission and celebrate their unity in
God's spirit!" More...
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 Synod Meets July 25 in Philo, Ill.The next regular meeting of the Synod of Lincoln Trails will be Saturday, July 25, at Philo Presbyterian Church in Phio, Ill. Note that this is a change from the previously announced location.
Synod meetings are open to anyone who wishes to attend. Please contact Judy Lucas at the synod office, (317) 923-3681, for more information.
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Preaching Ordinary Time: The Home Stretch - September through November
A Synod Workshop for Commissioned Lay Pastors
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Champaign, Ill.
More information...
Download a registration form
Map to Westminster Presbyterian Church
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 Continuing Education for Commissioned Lay Pastors & Preachers: The Place of Prayer in Reformed Worship
Montreat Conference Center
October 21-23, 2009
Apply for a $100 scholarship from the Synod of Lincoln Trails. In order to receive a $30 discount from Montreat, please apply on or before September 9, 2009. Download the Lincoln Trails scholarship application.
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 Expand Your Ministry with Social NetworkingCenter for Church Leadership, Hanover College, IndianaJune 29-30Use Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other social networking tools to reach your congregation and your community. Click here for more information and a downloadable registration form. |
Here I Stand: Leading Change Through Self-DifferentiationLombard Mennonite Peace Center, Hinsdale, Ill.August 18-20
Have you noticed increased
blaming and victim-thinking among church members? Or higher rates of burnout and turnover
among church leaders? Learn how to help those affected by these problems, using the center's "Here I Stand" process. Download a brochure and registration form. |
McCormick Theological Seminary Announces Certificate in Executive Leadership Program
Beginning this fall, McCormick Theological Seminary will offer Christian clergy and lay leaders a new opportunity to learn valuable skills and insights for effective leadership in today's rapidly changing religious landscape.
The Certificate in Executive Leadership program, drawing on McCormick's 35 years of experience in leadership development, is built for the leadership needs of today's ordained and non-ordained leaders such as senior and executive pastors, committee and board leaders, and denominational and judicatory leaders. Through four two-and-a-half day class sessions offered in September, November, February and April, participants will learn the adaptive leadership skills necessary to address both current pressing issues and tomorrow's unknown challenges. Read on...
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