December 30, 2009

Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
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We've Moved!

...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.
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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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.

Spring Into FaithSpring Into FaithMiddle 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.
Stewardship Kaleidoscope
Funding Mission Today and Tomorrow
Indianapolis, March 15-17

This 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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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!
Religion Communication Congress 2010: April 7-10, 2010 in Chicago 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.
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...
 
DancerRoots Suites 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...