Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
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Mark Your Calendar!
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.
Presbyterian Writer's Guild Conference
May 16-17
Louisville, Ky.
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 3-8, 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
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Nov. 5, 2011
Philo, Ill.
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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Covenant Gathering 2011
Will Meet July 3 - 8
Join other Christians for Covenant Gathering 2011 at beautiful Michindoh Conference and Retreat Center in southern Michigan, close to the Ohio and Indiana borders. This year's courses include
- Confessing the Beatitudes (Presbyterian Women 2011 Horizons Bible Study)
- Hands on Spirituality: Building a Prayer Path
- Bible 101
- A Taste of John Ortberg
- I'm Not Crazy; I'm Grieving
- Photography as a Spiritual Discipline
- Church Transformation
- Blessed are the Peacemakers (with Sara Lisherness, director of Compassion, Peace and Justice for PC(USA)'s General Mission Council).
Covenant Gathering is a little bit conference, a little bit vacation with facilities for all abilities! And it is affordable for families. For more information or to register, visit www.covenantgathering.com. Covenant Gathering is sponsored by the churches and presbyteries of the Synod of the Covenant and the Synod of Lincoln Trails. |
Presbyterian Writer's Guild Holds Conference, Seeks Best New Author
Sixteen workshops are planned for the 2011 Writers Conference sponsored by the Presbyterian Writers Guild. The conference will be held May 16-17 at Laws Lodge at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Michael Jinkins, President of the seminary and prolific writer, will be the keynote speaker. More about the conferenceRegister online The guild is seeking entries for its annual Jim Angell Award, which has been presented each year since 1996 to the Presbyterian author of the best first book published during the previous calendar year. Nominations are being accepted now for books published during 2010. Books may be of any type - fiction, non-fiction, theological, how-to, photos with commentary, poetry, etc. Deadline for submissions is April 1, 2011. More about the Jim Angell Award |
 Continuing Education for Lay Pastors
The Sacred Seasons workshop series looks ahead through the liturgical year, preparing lay leaders for preaching and worship responsibilities in each season. You may take one workshop or the whole series. The next workshop, titled Disciples to the Nations - Preparing for Pentecost I will be Saturday, June 4. Click here for more information and to register.
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Nine national conferences will meet at the same time this summer under the PC(USA) Big Tent in Indianapolis. Conferences include
- Clergywomen's Leadership Institute/Young Women's Leadership Development
- Evangelism and Church Growth Conference
- Healthy Ministry Conference
- National Elders Conference
- National Multicultural Church Conference
- Peacemaking Conference
- Presbyterian Communicators Network National Conference
- Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation
- World Mission Matters
Workshops, shared worship and abundant fellowship will fill the schedule at the event, to be held at the new JW Marriott Hotel. Click here to learn more. |
 Dig Deeper Into Your Faith
Enjoy fresh, new daily devotionals 365 days a year! D365.org - sponsored in part by PC(USA) Ministries with Youth and funded by the Pentecost Offering - is a free online resource with devotionals written by people who work with and care about youth. Use these devotions in conversation with God about honest struggles and questions in the context of real faith, and then share your life with others.
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Middle Governing Body Commission Creates Blog
The PC(USA) Middle Governing Body Commission, established by the 2010 General Assembly, has its own blog. Join in the conversation about the future of synods and presbyteries here. |
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