Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
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Mark Your Calendar!
Preaching and Leading for Lent and Easter
A Synod Workshop for CLPs
February 6, 2010
Urbana, Ill.
Render Unto Caesar
February 8, 2010
Indianapolis
(Registration for this workshop has closed. Visit the synod's Ministerial Excellence Fund web page for more information.)
Are You In Shape Fiscally?
February 9, Indianapolis
February 10, Lafayette, Ind.
(Registration for this workshop has closed. Visit the synod's Ministerial Excellence Fund web page for more information.)
Spring Into Faith!
Middle School Gathering
March 12-13, 2010
Naperville, Ill.
Stewardship Kaleidoscope
Funding Mission Today
and Tomorrow
March 15-17, 2010
Indianapolis
Religion Communicators Congress 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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Synod Elects New Moderator and Vice Moderator at January Meeting
Eddie Knox, minister commissioner from the Presbytery of Chicago, and Katherine Rieder, minister commissioner from the Presbytery of Whitewater Valley, were installed as the synod's new moderator and vice moderator during the January 23 synod meeting, held in Philo, Ill. Knox served as vice moderator in 2009. The synod also welcomed new commissioners Marian DeWall and Johanna Sommers, Blackhawk Presbytery; Jennifer Burns Lewis and Jack Wilson, Chicago Presbytery; Maura McGrath Nagle, Great Rivers Presbytery; Mike Beaver, Ohio Valley Presbytery; Laura Johnston and John Swick, Southeastern Illinois Presbytery and Cheryl Montgomery, Whitewater Valley Presbytery. Re-elected commissioners are Bruce Haapalainen, Wabash Valley Presbytery and Veltri Taylor, Ohio Valley Presbytery. Read a synopsis of the meeting. Eddie Knox, left, and Katherine Rieder, middle, are installed by 2009 Synod Moderator Laura Reason.
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Haiti Report
Help is On the Way - What is Needed, What is Not
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance continues to respond in Haiti. As of yesterday (January 28, 2010), in addition to a key expert being assigned to Haiti to carry out assessments, $409,000 has been sent to assist with emergency needs. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is responding as a member of the ACT Alliance (ACT.)
The response in Haiti is still in the relatively early phase of emergency relief. The most effective way to respond is through financial support. PDA is not requesting material aid, other than the preparation of Gift of the Heart hygiene and baby kits, to replenish the supply after more than 35,000 kits have been directed to Haiti. Volunteers are not requested at this time. More...
Worship Resources for Congregations
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Coordinator Randy Ackley gives a statement about current relief efforts in Haiti.
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Preaching and Leading for Lent and Easter
A Workshop for Commissioned Lay Pastors Presented by the Synod of Lincoln Trails
Saturday, February 6, 2010
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Eastland Suites, Urbana, Illinois
Leaders for this workshop are the Rev. Bill Lawser, leadership transformation specialist and the Rev. Dr. Laura B. Reason, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Highland, Ind. Dr. Reason is a six-time teacher of preaching to SOLT CLPs. Cost of the workshop is $30 per person, which includes lunch and materials to take home.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, February 3.
Click here for a downloadable registration form or contact Kristi Miller at the synod office, 317-923-368 (toll-free 800-566-5996) for more information.
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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! Click here to download a brochure and registration form or contact Julie Shannon (317-283-5025) or Kristi Miller (317-923-3681/800 566-5996) for more information. Register by March 1 and save $10 per person!
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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. For more information, visit the Stewardship Kaleidoscope website. The Synod of Lincoln Trails and the presbyteries of Wabash Valley, Whitewater Valley and Ohio Valley are among the sponsors. |
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