April 6, 2012
Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders

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Synod of Lincoln Trails

2012 Meetings


July 21

Philo Presbyterian Church

Philo, IL

 

October 26-27

Philo Presbyterian Church

Philo, IL

 

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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

 

 

May 12, 2012

GA Commissioner Training

Location: TBD

 

 

May 18-19, 2012

CRE Continuing Education

Champaign/Urbana

 

 

June 30-July 7, 2012

General Assembly

Pittsburgh, PA

 

 

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Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia has recognized Crawfordsville's Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church and their New Light Ministry as one of eight outstanding, innovative congregational ministries within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
 
Wabash Avenue's New Light Ministry, which encompasses both the New Light Singers and Players, received the Katherine Hawes Congregational Leadership Award, which "recognizes effective youth ministries that engage youth in all areas of the church's mission and extend beyond the church into the community and the world." In addition, the New Light Singers and Players were awarded a $1,000 grant to advance their work and ministry.



 Commissioned Ruling Elder Continuing Education Offered by the Synod of Lincoln Trails

 

The Synod of Lincoln Trails is offering continued education to commissioned ruling elders. The Rev. Dr. Laura Reason, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Highland, Ind. will lead participants through the sacred seasons of the luturgical year. Dr. Reason is a eight-time teacher of preaching and worship leadership to Synod of Lincoln Trails ruling elders.

 
CRE ConEd Dates:
May 18-19, 2012 - N-Fog Interpretation and Pentecost I - Year B
August 18, 2012 - Preaching and Worship, Pentecost II - Year B
Nov. 2-3, 2012 - "What I Want to Know Is..." and Preaching &
                          Worship, Advent/Christmas/Epiphany - Year C
 

"The Art of Transitional Ministry"

Interim Pastor Training

 

May 7-11, 2012

Mercy Center

St. Louis, MO

Registration deadline: April 9

 

Interim/Transitional Ministry Education is intended for those presently engaged in interim or transitional ministry and those inquiring about this ministry. Committee on Ministry members and presbytery staff persons with responsibility for contregations in transition will also find the education helpful.

 

Read the brochure or download the registration form (registration requires signature from your Executive Presbyter or Committee on Ministry moderator).

 

  

 

Dr. John Van Nuys of Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church in Crawfordsville, Ind. is quoted in "Presbyterians Today." Look for John's comments on stewardship and giving. 

 

 

 

First Presbyterian Church in Lebanon, Ind. is also recognized in "Presbyterians Today." Look for the short article about the children of the church reading books to other children.

 

 

 

Central Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, Ind. - Dr. John Philip Newell, acclaimed spiritual leader and earth advocate will be the guest speaker, May 11-13, 2012. Click here for more information.

 

  

Retooling

 

by Cynthia Bolbach

Moderator of the 219th General Assembly (2010)

 

LOUISVILLE -- Landon Whitsitt, Vice Moderator of the 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), posted an interesting question on Facebook recently: "Where do you get your news about religion and/or religious events?"

 

Now I realize that a survey of Landon's Facebook friends would probably not pass scientific muster with those who conduct surveys for a living. Nonetheless, I think the thirty-two friends who responded provide interesting feedback: Most referenced social media sites like Facebook, only two cited The Presbyterian Outlook, and another two referenced the Presbyterian News Service (PNS).

 

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2013 Presbyterian Youth Triennium theme announced

"I Am" will focus on Jesus' illustrations and instruction to his disciples

  

by Paul Seebeck

Communications Associate

Ministry with Youth

 

LOUISVILLE -- Ministries with Youth, in the Office of Evangelism of the General Assembly Mission Council, is pleased to announce the theme for the 2013 Presbyterian Youth Triennium: "I Am." Event participants will consider and explore the "I Am" statements of Jesus, as shared with the disciples and the early followers of Jesus, as well as the Hebrew understandings of God known simply as "I Am." The deep connections between the divine "I Am" and the human "I am ..." will carry the 2013 theme through the five-day event and back home with the youth who attend. We are being called to help our youth and our congregations think about who we are as people of God, who is as reachable as a vine, as necessary as bread, and as longing for our presence as a good shepherd, says Gina Yeager-Buckley, Ministries with Youth associate and Triennium team leader.

 

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God's Door is Open

2012 National Multicultural Conference

 

 

by Jessica Reid

Communications Specialist

General Assembly Mission Council 

 

 

LOUISVILLE -- Calling all God's people.

 

Join us for the 13th annual National Multicultural Conference, where people of various languages, cultures, ethnicities, theologies, genders, generations, and backgrounds come together for a one-of-a-kind experience.

 

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New Presbyterian hymnal contents to be released

Book to publish fall 2013; orders accepted now

 

by Mary Margaret Flannigan

Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

 

LOUISVILLE -- The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC) will release the list of contents for their new hymnal, Glory to God, on Monday, April 9. Hymns' first lines (with common titles), tunes, authors, and composers will be listed online.

 

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Reports of numerous GA special committees to 220th GA are now available online

Include recommendations for substantive changes

 

by Sharon Youngs

Communications Coordinator

Office of the General Assembly

 

LOUISVILLE -- In 2010, the 219th General Assembly called for the creation of several special committees and one commission to study vital areas in the life of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and bring back to this year's assembly their findings and recommendations.

 

Each of the reports is now available on PC-biz, the electronic system through which all business coming to the General Assembly can be accessed. 

 

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Leaders along the path of Jesus

To the pastors and congregations of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

 

 

In the midst of a beautiful and broken world, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is bold to lift up a vision for young people that gives us hope for a church that "acknowledges and celebrates youth as the keepers of God's world, capable of serving as agents of healing, friends to the friendless, and leaders along the path of Jesus."

Among the setting in which we see this hope for Christ's church most fully realized is the General Assembly, where the voices and the opinions of young Presbyterians are vital to the body's communal discernment and decision-making process.


  

  

 

 

 

Continuing Education Opportunities for 2012-2013

 

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. 

  


  

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