Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
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Mark Your Calendar!
Synod of Lincoln Trails
2012 Meetings
January 27
First Presbyterian Church, Urbana, IL
July 21
Philo Presbyterian Church
Philo, IL
October 26-27
Philo Presbyterian Church
Philo, IL
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January 16, 2012
Leadership Conversation
Hilton Garden Inn
Champaign, IL
January 19, 2012
Board of Directors
Indiana Interchurch Center
Indianapolis, IN
April 17-18, 2012
Reading of the
Presbytery Minutes
Eastland Suites
Urbana, IL
May 7-11, 2012
Interim Pastor Training
Mercy Center
St. Louis, MO
June 30-July 7, 2012
General Assembly
Pittsburgh, PA
Check our website or contact the synod office for details!
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Synod Meeting - January 12, 2012
First Presbyterian Church, Urbana, IL
The first meeting of the Synod for 2012 is scheduled for Friday, January 27th at the First Presbyterian Church, 602 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time with registration and refreshments beginning at 9:00 a.m. A box lunch will be provided.
Papers necessary for the meeting will be posted on Friday, January 20th, on our website www.lincolntrails.org - an email reminder will be sent to you when the posting is complete. Documents available after the posting date will be duplicated and can be found in the registration packet upon sign-in.
Please reply via email your intentions on attending this stated meeting of the Synod. If an overnight room is required for Thursday, January 26th, please indicate in your email and arrangements will be made for you and a confirmation and map will be sent via email.
Please check out all pages of our website for the latest information on the Synod, including any ongoing programs.
For questions contact Judy Lucas via email or telephone at
(800) 566-5996
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 Preaching: Lent and Easter
Year B
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Registration Fee: $35
Registration Deadline: February 6
Click here to register, or call Kristi Miller at the synod office,
317-923-3681, 800-566-5996
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Continuing Education Opportunities for 2012-2013
Allen Lectures: Professor Emilie M Towneswill present the 2012 Allen Lecture on pastoral care on Monday, February. 21, 2012
Certificate in Executive Leadership: This highly acclaimed Certificate in Executive Leadership program equips pastors and other key leaders of Christian institutions, both congregations and broader church or non-profit systems, with the skills and abilities vital for effective leadership in today's rapidly changing landscape. The program emphasizes the development of adaptive and transformational skills, and draws on contemporary leadership theory and practice, as well as McCormick's recognized excellence in providing theological education and its thirty-five years of experience in organizational development and leadership education.
McCormick Theological Seminary Presidential Inauguration
The McCormick Theological Seminary Board of Trustees cordially invites you tothe inauguration of McCormick's tenth president, the Rev. Dr. Frank Yamada
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 Eight leaders urge congregations to rethink leaving the PC(USA) by Jerry L. Van Marter
Presbyterian News Service
and Leslie Scanlon
Presbyterian Outlook
Louisville - One week before a group of dissident churches meets to create a new denomination, eight Presbyterians, including Ruling Elder Cynthia Bolbach and Teaching Elder Landon Whitsitt, the moderator and vice-moderator of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), have issued a letter and video expressing their hope in the future of the denomination.
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 Presbytery of Chicago Offers Worship Alive! Scholarships
The Worship, Music, and the Arts (WMA) Work Group of the Presbytery of Chicago is offering scholarships to Worship Alive! in honor of the memory of Charles E. Dickerman, former WMA moderator and newsletter editor. The Worship Alive! workshops are for those individuals interested in planning and leading worship. Learn more about Worship Alive! workshop topics, dates, and locations.
Scholarship applicants must be a non-clergy member of a church within the Presbytery of Chicago. Scholarships are limited to two people from each congregation.
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For Such a Time as This: A Small Church Residency
Growing Leaders, Growing Church
Announces Recruitement Plans for New Class
Launched by the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC)in Fall 2009, For Such a Time as This: A Small Church Residency - Growing Leaders, Growing Churches is a timely and innovative program that pairs small, underserved congregations with recent seminary graduates in a two-year pastoral residency relationship. The program was designed to renew the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) by equipping new pastors to grow small churches Deep and Wide in evangelism, discipleship, servanthood and diversity.
Visit the For Such a Time as This website for further information and application forms.
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March 12-14, 2012
Charlotte, North Carolina
Click here for conference updates, a downloadable registration form and information about online registration and payment.
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Take advantage of extended discount registration! 2012 Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE) Annual Event
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