April 20, 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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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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 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
 

  

What do Presbyterians prefer in pastors?

 

by Perry Change

Research Services

 

LOUISVILLE -- Presbyterians expect pastors to be competent, emotionally healthy, genuinely spiritual people who are good listeners.

 

That finding is from the November 2010 Presbyterian Panel survey on congregational leadership.

 

The survey presented members of the Panel with a list of 22 skills and characteristics and asked how important it is for pastors (now called teaching elders) of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations to have or demonstrate each.

 

Four in five or more members, ruling elders and teaching elders agree that each of the following is "essential" for pastors to have or demonstrate:

  • Active listening
  • Competence
  • Emotional health
  • A personal spiritual life that is genuine and heartfelt 

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Dallas II October consultation to create collective impact for mission

  

by Judson Taylor

Communications Associate

World Mission

 

 

LOUISVILLE -- This October, up to 250 mission leaders are expected to gather in the Dallas area for an important mission consultation that seeks to shape concrete, measurable strategies for addressing life-and-death issues of poverty, reconciliation among cultures of violence, and witnessing to the good news of God's love through Jesus Christ.

 

The consultation, called "Dallas II - Better Together: Collective Impact for God's Mission," will take place in Dallas, October 5-7, 2012.

 

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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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220th General Assembly Committee leadership named

Moderators and vice moderators chosen for 20 committees

 

by Sharon Youngs

Communications Coordinator

Office of the General Aseembly

 

LOUISVILLE -- The moderators and vice moderators of the 20 committees for the 220th General Assembly (2012) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have been named. The leadership was chosen from the 688 commissioners to this year's assembly, to be held June 30-July 7 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

 

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Congratulations to the following G.A. Commissioners within the Synod of Lincoln Trails

 

Eunkiung Hahm (ruling elder, Midwest Hanmi Presbytery), vice moderator - Church Polity

 

Martha McDonald (ruling elder, Whitewater Valley Presbytery), vice moderator - Church Orders and Ministry

 

Sam Evans (ruling elder, Chicago Presbytery), moderator - Mission Coordination

 

Charlotte Poetschner (teaching elder, Great Rivers Presbytery), vice moderator - Health Issues

 

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Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Ministries' Effort Receives International Award

 

by Gail Strange

Compassion, Peace and Justice

 

LOUISVILLE -- The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Self-Development of People (SDOP), Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) ministries of the Compassion, Peace and Justice ministry area are leading the way in the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in Liberia and Sierra Leone, and the world is taking notice. The West Africa Initiative (WAI) was one of 800 nominations from 113 countries recently selected to receive the prestigious Equator Initiative Award. The WAI is a SDOP, PHP and PDA - led partnership between several U.S. denominations, including the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), the United Church of Christ (UCC), and the Disciples of Christ, and ecumenical partners in Liberia and Sierre Leone.

 

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   Covenant Gathering 2012

  Registration Now Open!

 

 

July 1 - July 6, 2012
Michindoh Conference Center
Hillsdale, MI
 


  

  

 

 

 

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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