Developing, Nurturing
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Mark Your Calendar!
Belhar Confession Workshop
Jan. 15, 2011
Elmhurst, Ill.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
Jan. 28, 2011
Urbana, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education
Lent & Easter
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Feb. 12, 2011
Philo, Ill.
Third Annual Institute for Multicultural Ministry
Feb. 17-19, 2011
Princeton Theological Seminary, N.J.
2011 Zenos Lectures
Gench: Engaging Tyrannical Texts
McCormick Theological Seminary
Feb. 21, 2011
Chicago
Institute for Pastoral Leadership
Feb. 28 - March 4, 2011
Princeton Theological Seminary, N.J.
Second Annual Institute for Faith and Public Life
March 10-12, 2011
Princeton Theological Seminary, N.J.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
April 30, 2011
Philo, Ill.
MALT Training for Interim Pastors
May 16-20, 2011
St. Louis, Mo.
CLP Continuing Education
Pentecost I
Synod of Lincoln Trails
June 4, 2011
Philo, Ill.
PC(USA) Big Tent
June 30 - July 2, 2011
Indianapolis
Covenant Gathering
July 3-9, 2011
Hillsdale, Mich.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
July 29, 2011
Urbana, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education
Pentecost II
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Aug. 20, 2011
Philo, Ill.
Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
October 29, 2011
Philo, Ill.
CLP Continuing Education
Advent/Christmas/Epiphany Year B
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Nov. 5, 2011
Philo, Ill.
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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PTS to Offer Three Conferences Focused on Vocation
Third Annual Institute for Multicultural Ministry, Feb. 17-19, 2011. Five speakers will offer worship, lectures, and discussion about spirituality and theology for a multicultural ministry. Participants will explore challenges and opportunities that come with multicultural ministries. Speakers include Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Rev. Eric H. F. Law, and Jacqueline Lewis. More information...
Institute for Pastoral Leadership, February 28 - March 4, 2011. Offered in two sections: Feb. 28 through March 2 and March 3 and 4, with three choices during each session. During the first section choose from Caring for Yourself/Caring for Your Family, Pastoral Boundaries and Ethics and Evangelism: Living and Sharing the Gospel. During the second section choose from Apologetics: A Defense of the Gospel, Spiritual Practices and Rites of Passage. The institute is open to all clergy serving in a variety of ministry contexts. More information...
Second Annual Institute for Faith and Public Life, March 10-12, 2011. Includes over a dozen speakers who will focus on the theme, "Turning the World Upside Down." Clergy and lay alike are invited to engage in workshops and discussion built around a theme of faith and social transformation in the intersection of faith and the public sphere. The institute will include three intensive workshops in these areas: Introduction to Faith and Public Life, Hunger and Poverty, and Community Organizing/Prophetic Social Witness. More information...
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McCormick Theological Seminary and Lincoln Trails Collaborate on Belhar Confession Workshop
Event Rescheduled for January 15, 2011
The workshop will give particular attention to the social and theological implications of the Belhar Confession for the North American church today and the ecclesial implications of its proposed inclusion in the PC(USA) Book of Confessions.
The workshop will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Elmhurst (Ill.) Presbyterian Church. Cost is $15. Registration deadline is January 12.More information... |
 Celebrate the Christmas Joy Offering
In this season when we celebrate the child born in Bethlehem, we realize that the birth of Jesus ushered in a new realm of God's love at work in the world.
Presbyterians can respond to that love at Christmas by giving generously to the Christmas Joy Offering. The Offering helps thousands of students at Presbyterian-related racial ethnic schools and colleges to develop their gifts and find their calling to serve God. At the same time, the Offering helps families of both active and retired church workers to meet unexpected needs through the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions.
Your gifts to the Christmas Joy Offering-joined with those of Presbyterians everywhere-celebrate the birth of God's Son by investing in the lives of all of these children of God.
Read on for resources to help you promote the Christmas Joy Offering...
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 Synod to Offer CLP Continuing Education in 2011
Lincoln Trails will offer four Saturday classes for next year as part of its continuing education classes for commissioned lay pastors. The Rev. Dr. Laura Reason, pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Highland, Ind., will be the instructor. Classes include:
- Lent & Easter, Feb. 12, 2011
- Pentecost I, June 4, 2011
- Pentecost II, Aug. 20, 2011
- Advent/Christmas/Epiphany Year B, Nov. 5, 2011
Classes will be held at Philo (Ill.) Presbyterian Church. For more information, contact Kristi Miller at the synod office, 800-566-5996/317-923-3681, kristi@lincolntrails.org.
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Frances Taylor Gench to "Engage Tyrannical Texts" in 2011 Zenos Lectures
The 2011 Zenos Lectures, scheduled for Feb. 21 at McCormick Theological Seminary, features a pair of provocative presentations by Dr. Frances Taylor Gench.
In her lectures, titled, "Desperate Housewives: Engaging Tyrannical Texts," Gench will confront what are for many modern day Christians the Bible's most awkward, offensive, or embarrassing texts and explore strategies for engaging them directly, honestly, faithfully, and publicly. Texts that have proved oppressive in the lives of many Christian women will serve as test cases.
The Zenos Lectures are a biannual endowed lecture series offered free and open to the public. The lectures are at 1 and 4 p.m.
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Training for Interim Pastors Coming in May 2011
The Synods of Mid-America and Lincoln Trails (MALT) have joined together to provide interim training to pastors nationwide. Interim training is intended for those presently engaged in interim ministry and those inquiring about this ministry. Committee on Ministry members and presbytery staff persons with responsibility for congregations in transition will also find the training helpful. The next interim pastor training will be May 16-20, 2011. Registration deadline is April 18.
Read more about MALT interim pastor training
Download an Interim Pastor Training brochure
Download an Interim Pastor Training registration form
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