Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
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Mark Your Calendar!
MALT Interim
Pastor Training
The Art of
Transitional Ministry
May 3-7
St. Louis
Religion Communicators Congress 2010
April 7-10
Chicago
Synod Meeting
April 23
Urbana, Ill.
219th General Assembly
July 3-10
Minneapolis, MN
Covenant Gathering
Branching Out in Faith
July 4-9
Hillsdale, Mich.
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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Synod Directory Connect with colleagues in the synod with the updated 2010 Synod Directory, available on the synod website Links & Resources page. While you're there, you can also take a look at the 2010 budget, sign up for this newsletter, and check out other resources available from the Synod of Lincoln Trails.
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 Synod of Lincoln Trails/
Synod of Mid-America
Interim Pastor Training
May 3-7, St. Louis
Pastors who are, or would like to become, interim ministers can receive specialized training at twice-yearly regional training weeks sponsored by the synods of Lincoln Trails and Mid-America. COM and presbytery staff will also find the training helpful.
Basic interim ministry training consists of 60 contact hours in two weeklong sessions, divided by a practicum period. Training is held at the Mercy Center in St. Louis, Mo. Download a brochure.
Deadline to register for the spring session is April 5. Contact Kristi Miller at the synod office (800-566-5996/317-923-3681) for more information or visit the synod website.
MALT also offers an advanced training course for interim synod and presbytery executives. More information.
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Making the Great Connection
Your Preaching and Your Leadership
A Workshop Series for Lay Pastors
Part II: April 23 & 24, Urbana, Illinois
4 p.m. Friday through noon Saturday
Part III: August 27 & 28, Urbana, Illinois
4 p.m. Friday through noon Saturday
There are still two workshops open in this three-part series, so come hone your skills and connect with others. Each workshop in the series is a stand-alone class with unique content and valuable take-home materials. Cost for either Part II or Part III is $125, which includes overnight lodging, take-home workshop materials and meals. Click here for more information on this terrific opportunity for lay pastors. Deadline to register for Part II is April 2.
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 Presbytery of Chicago is Among 2009 Top Ten Givers to Hunger Program
Nationwide Giving is Up
The nine other top presbyteries on the list include: West Virginia, Peace River, Redstone, Lake Erie, Chicago, National Capital, Mid-Kentucky, Sacramento, Peaks and Cascades.
Gifts to the "One Great Hour of Sharing" offering support 80 percent of PHP's work. Additional gifts to PHP from presbyteries and congregations in 2009 totaled $403,000 for national and international projects and grants.
"This year, giving to the hunger program went up a bit," said PHP coordinator Ruth Farrell. "Such gifts enable us to partner with presbyteries to fund valuable ministries, such as stockpiling grain banks in northern Cameroon during the lean months, and working with small farmers in India whose sustainable farming practices enable them to feed themselves and their communities."
"And this year, there is Haiti, a longtime partner, but now more than ever," Farrell continued. "Our hunger partner there, FONDAMA, will be developing strategies for Haitians to feed themselves in the midst of recovery from the earthquake."
On March 10, PHP sent FONDAMA grant money to buy seeds; the planting season in Haiti begins in mid-March. Learn more about the Presbyterian Hunger Program.
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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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GAMC Meets in February
The PC(USA) General Assembly Mission Council met in Louisville, Ky., during the week of February 22, 2010. A number of important topics were taken up by the Council, beginning with a joint session of the GAMC and the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA), in which the church's future and its leadership needs were explored.
In the GAMC plenary, strategic directions for the Council's work were discussed. In committees, Council members looked at strategic directions for specific ministries. More about the GAMC meeting.
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