Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
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Mark Your Calendar!
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.
A Day with Gil Rendle
Where Is the Hope for Mainline Churches?
October 28
Urbana, 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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Synod Meets July 29 in Urbana
Asante Todd to Lead Worship
The synod will hold its next stated quarterly meeting on Friday, July 29. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 602 W. Green Street, Urbana, Ill.
Anyone may attend synod meetings; contact Judy Lucas (judy@lincolntrails.org) for more information.
The scheduled guest worship leader is Asante Todd of Nashville, Tenn. Todd is a doctoral candidate in the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University in the Ethics and Society program, where he focuses on religion and politics. Before attending Vanderbilt University, he obtained degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
His current research interests include church studies, African American theological ethics, philosophical ethics, and American Empire. Both before and after all that, he is a preacher of the gospel. He is currently attending Village Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN, and seeking dual ordination in the Presbyterian (USA) and Baptist (Missionary) denominations.
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 Exploring Nature at the Presbyterian Camps
July 17-23 - For Youth Who Have Completed Grades 6-8
This camp will explore the flora and fauna of Lake Michigan, its beaches, and surrounding environment. Campers will learn about lake and land animal conservation and invasive species. Activities include wildlife identification, dune ecology, geology, and astronomy. An educational tour offsite with Saugatuck Dune Natural Alliance will allow campers to explore the diverse landscape Michigan has to offer. In addition, campers will get hands on conservation experience through a volunteer project. This new camp will provide campers who have completed grade six through eight unique opportunities to discover and interact with nature.
Cost is $380.00. Register online at www.prescamps.org. For more information call the registrar at 800-728-1164. |
 Give - Act - Pray
Fires, floods, tornadoes and storms have devastated thousands this spring. Look for ways you and your congregation can reach those in need.
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 Electronic Planning Calendar
Whether you're a pastor or layperson, click here to get your own Presbyterian planning calendar, available electronically for the first time.
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Where is the Hope for Mainline Churches?
Well-known author and consultant Gil Rendle will present a day-long event on Friday, Oct. 28, in Urbana, Ill.
 He will be discussing the leadership and organizational challenges in mainline churches today, as they journey through the wilderness of change.
Registration cost is $25, which includes the cost of lunch. Copies of Rendle's book, Journey in the Wilderness, will be available for sale. This event is sponsored by the synod in partnership with the presbyteries of Blackhawk, Chicago, Great Rivers and Wabash Valley.
Download a flyer and registration form
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Association of Presbyterian Colleges & Universities
If you know a high school junior or senior who is undecided about what college to attend, encourage them to consider a Presbyterian college! Check out www.presbyteriancolleges.org
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Every Gift is Originally a Gift from God
Dave Crittenden to Presbyterian Communicators: Everyone Has a Stewardship Story
by Duane Sweep
Dave Crittenden, director of stewardship for the General Assembly Mission Council, said, "Perhaps the greatest asset we have in communication and stewardship is story telling."
The stories can "inspire or inform," he said. "They often are the beginning of transformation. At the very least they point people in the right direction. Stories bring us together. They speak to our heart as well as our head."
"Communication is the answer to one of the big challenges in financial discipleship, the last taboo, talking about money in church," he said.
Crittenden is former synod co-executive for the Synod of Lincoln Trails.
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 New Book of Order Available
Barring unforeseen circumstances, copies of the Book of Order 2011-2013 (including the newly adopted Form of Government) should be delivered to the PC(USA) warehouse during July. A small number of copies were available for purchase at Big Tent 2011.
Orders can be placed now via PC(USA) Church Store website or by calling (800) 524-2612 and asking for item #OGA-11-001. Orders placed now will be the first to be fulfilled once the books are in stock.
The price is $10 for 1-9 copies, with a 10% discount for 10-24 copies, 15% discount for 25-49 copies, and a 20% discount for 50+ copies.
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Environmental Ministries Action Network Launched
by Katie Holmes, Associate for Environmental Ministries
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Environmental Ministries is launching a new network - the Environmental Ministries Action Network (EMAN). This network is open to anyone who is involved in environmental stewardship in their congregation and/or presbytery. The goal of EMAN is to inspire and equip Presbyterians to care for God's earth and to increase the channels of communication between the PC(USA)'s Environmental Ministries and those congregations and presbyteries with environmental stewardship programs.
Environmental Ministries will be in regular communication with EMAN participants to provide them with tools and resources for their work to care for God's creation. Participants will receive a guide for creating effective environmental stewardship ministries and will be eligible to apply for grant funds for environmental projects through their church or presbytery.
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