Developing, Nurturing & Supporting Leaders
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...but not far! The synod offices have moved to Suite 210 in the same building. The new address:
1100 W. 42nd Street Suite 210
Indianapolis, IN 46208
All phone numbers remain the same. The synod office space is shared with the Presbytery of Whitewater Valley.
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Mark Your Calendar!
Synod Meeting January 23, 2010 Philo, Ill.
Render Unto Caesar February 8, 2010 Indianapolis
Are You In Shape Fiscally? February 9, Indianapolis February 10, Lafayette, Ind.
Spring Into Faith! Middle School Gathering March 12-13, 2010 Naperville, Ill.
Stewardship Kaleidoscope Funding Mission Today and Tomorrow March 15-17, 2010 Indianapolis
RCCongress 2010 April 7-10, 2010 Chicago
Synod Meeting April 23, 2010 Urbana, Ill.
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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Finances for Pastors and Church Leaders
The Synod of Lincoln Trails and the PC(USA) Board of Pensions are presenting two seminars in February to help pastors and churches understand money management.
Are You in Shape Fiscally? is designed to help pastors get on the path to financial wellness.
The same seminar will be offered in two different locations: the Interchurch Center in Indianapolis (Feb. 9) and at Bethany Presbyterian Church, Lafayette, Ind. (Feb. 10). This event is available to all pastors and fulfills
a requirement for application for a Jubilee Grant. This offering will not fulfill
clergy application requirements for the Board of Pensions Seminary Debt
Assistance Program.
Render Unto Caesar will help clergy and spouses, church treasurers, staff and lay leaders and middle
governing body leaders make sense of clergy tax and terms of call issues. This seminar will be offered at the Interchurch Center in Indianapolis on Feb. 8.
Registration for either seminar is free! Deadline to sign up is January 8. To register, visit these special registration web pages: For more information, contact the Board of Pensions, 800-773-7752,
extension 7223.
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Middle school students in the Synod of Lincoln Trails are invited to Spring Into Faith on March 12-13, 2010 at Knox Presbyterian Church, Naperville, Ill. Activities will include fellowship, a mission project, worship, and lots of FUN! Contact Julie Shannon (317-283-5025) or Kristi Miller (317-923-3681/800 566-5996) for more information.
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Funding Mission Today and TomorrowIndianapolis, March 15-17This national stewardship conference is designed especially for congregational and middle governing body leaders. Come learn how to design persuasive commitment campaigns, structure endowment programs and much more. The Synod of Lincoln Trails and the presbyteries of Wabash Valley, Whitewater Valley and Ohio Valley are among the sponsors. For more information, download a registration form and a conference brochure from the Stewardship Kaleidoscope website. |
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What's Up With
Your Ministry?
We'd love to
share the news! Contact Marta at the synod
with updates from your presbytery, congregation,
camp, or other organization. We'll spread the
word!
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Early Bird Deadline for RCCongress is Jan. 15
Sign up now for the Religion Communication Congress to be held in Chicago April 7-10, 2010. This international, multi-faith communicators' event happens only once each decade! The 2010 RCCongress features a wonderful line-up of acclaimed speakers and leaders, including Tuesdays with Morrie author Mitch Albom and National Public Radio correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty. The schedule is filled with dozens of workshops and sessions on a wide range of topics, including the Internet, social media, photography, radio, advertising, copyright law, marketing, video, and media training. For more info, visit the RCCongress website.
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John Bell Visits McCormick Feb. 15
Noted hymnologist and worship leader John Bell will deliver two lectures on the interplay between text and song in the life and ministry of the church on February 15 at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. The lectures are free and open to the public. More information...
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Dancers Honor Black History
The "Granny Connection Group" of Columbus (Ind.) is sponsoring a performance of the Indianapolis-based Kenyett� Dance Company in honor of Black History Month on Feb. 20 in Columbus. A free-will offering will be taken and sent to African grandmothers in Lusaka, Zambia, who are caring for children
orphaned by AIDS. More information...
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