Category Archives: Conferences

LPTS Events Spring 2011

“Exodus” | Spring Bible Study 2011
A series of 6 presentations led by Janice Catron,
Pastor of John Knox Presbyterian Church in Louisville, KY.
Takes place at Laws Lodge April 13, 20, 27th and May 4, 11, 18th
(Wednesdays) from 10:30am to Noon.
Cost: $40.00 Register online at www.lpts.edu or call 502.895.3411.

Renewing Congregations: Through the Lens of the African American Prophetic Tradition
Festival of Theology & Reunion | May 1-4, 2011
For more information or to register, visit www.lpts.edu/Reunion or contact the Office of Alum & Church Relations at 800.264.1839, ext. 352.

The Big Tent 2011

PC(USA) Big Tent 2011

PC(USA) Big Tent Will Be in Indianapolis June 30 – July 2, 2011

Plans Proceed for Denominational Gathering

At the first Big Tent, held in Atlanta in June 2009, 10 conferences of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) met concurrently, allowing participants to attend workshops and meet people from different areas of the denomination. The 2011 event, held June 30-July 2 in Indianapolis, will do the same.

“You won’t get a chance to see as many parts of the church in one place as you will at Big Tent,” said Kerry Rice, manager of the General Assembly meeting service. Groups to be included in the 2011 event:

  • World Mission’s Mission Celebration
  • The Clergy Women’s Leadership Institute, hosted by Racial Ethnic and Women’s Ministries/Presbyterian Women
  • The National Black Presbyterian Caucus,  part of the Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation
  • Healthy Ministries Conference
  • Presbyterian Communicators Network Conference
  • National Multicultural Church Conference
  • Evangelism and Church Growth
  • National Elders Conference
  • Peacemaking Conference
  • Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation

Read the entire article on the PC(USA) website.

October 2010 Conferences

The 2010 Transformation Conference takes place October 18-22
at the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, TX.
For more information and to register, you can view the brochure or go to the PC(USA) website.
This event is sponsored by Grace Presbytery and the Office of Church Growth PC(USA).

McCormick Theological Seminary presents:
McCormick Days 2010 – Just Eating: Leading the Exodus from Hunger
This event will take place October 25-26 in Chicago, IL. The Keynote speaker is David Beckman, President of Bread for the World.
For more information, go to www.mccormick.edu/mcdays.

Learning Opportunities from Synod

Lay Pastors to Study Christmas Season Preaching for Year A

The Synod of Lincoln Trails will offer another in its popular series of preaching workshops on Oct. 20 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Champaign, Ill.

The workshop, led by the Rev. Dr. Laura Reason, will meet from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The $25 registration fee will cover all workshop materials and lunch. Deadline to register is Oct. 8.

Click here to register for the Oct. 30 preaching workshop.
Registration fee may be paid at the door and must be paid once you register, whether you attend or not. Registrations received after the deadline will not guarantee materials or a meal upon arrival.

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Learning Opportunity for Interim Pastors and Executives

The Synod of Lincoln Trails and the Synod of Mid-America (MALT) have joined together to offer specialized training for pastors and others who are interested in serving as interim pastors and middle governing body executives.

The next interim pastor training session will take place Nov. 1-5 in Saint Louis. Basic training consists of 60 contact hours plus a practicum. The contact hours are divided into two 30-hour residency weeks separated by the practicum. Both the first and the second residency weeks are available during the Nov. 1-5 session. Visit the Lincoln Trails website for more information: www.lincolntrails.org/InterimPastorTraining. Deadline to register for this fall’s session is Oct. 4.

Those who have completed interim pastor training may wish to continue their training with MALT’s interim executive training. The next interim executive training session is Nov. 5-9. Visit the Lincoln Trails website for more information: www.lincolntrails.org/InterimExecutiveTraining. Deadline to register for this fall’s session is Oct. 8.

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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!
“Music & Worship” Conference for Lay Pastors will Feature John Bell

October 4-7, Montreat Conference Center, North Carolina

This conference brings together leaders and resources needed by commissioned lay pastors and preachers to nurture their ministry of preaching, pastoral care, and congregational leadership. More about the conference/register online.

The Synod of Lincoln Trails is offering $200 scholarships to attend this conference. Download a scholarship application.

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Lilly Endowment 2011 Clergy Renewal Program for Indiana Congregations Information Meeting

Thursday, Nov. 4, 1 to 4 p.m., North United Methodist Church (3808 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis)

In 2011, Lilly Endowment’s Clergy Renewal Program for Indiana Congregations will again provide as many as 40 grants of up to $50,000 to congregations in the state of Indiana for the support of renewal programs for their pastors.

Pastors, spouses and lay leaders from congregations located in the state of Indiana who are interested in applying for a grant next year are invited to attend an information meeting regarding this opportunity.

Register no later than Tuesday, November 2, at indianaclergyrenewal@yahoo.com or by calling (317) 916-7350. Include:

  1. the name of your congregation as well as its street address, city, ZIP code and telephone number; and
  2. the names of those who will attend (meeting organizers can accommodate up to three persons per congregation).

Detailed information about the Clergy Renewal Program for Indiana Congregations, including the application material, is available on the Lilly Endowment website: www.indianaclergy.org.  It is recommended that meeting participants download and read the 2011 application brochure and bring a copy to the meeting.

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Music and Worship Conference for CLPs and Preachers
Oct. 4-7  Montreat, N.C.

Web Ministry and Social Media Training Special discount for Presbyterians
Oct. 8-9 Evanston, Ill.

POAMN Conference Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network
Oct. 12-16 Orlando

Presbyterian Communicators Regional Conferences
Grants available for SOLT communicators
Oct. 18-20  Slippery Rock, Penn.
Oct. 25-27  Lake Tahoe, Nev.

Emergent Christianity and Tentmaking Ministry Nov. 12-14  Mundelein, Ill.

GLAPCE Event Registration

“Go…Preach…Teach!, October 26-28, 2010, at Weber Center in Adrian, MI (http://weber.adriandominicans.org/Home.aspx).  There is still time to register!  Our speaker, Joyce MacKichan Walker is a gifted leader, and spending time with her will be worth your while. We will explore spiritual leadership: how to claim it, call it out and develop it in others in order to shape, empower, form and transform educational ministry.  If you can’t find your registration information, have no fear.  Just follow this link to page 3 of The Breeze:   http://apcenet.org/documents/regions/glapce/GLAPCE_Breeze_Spring_Summer_2010.pdf.  Unlike many events, the GLAPCE Fall conference usually has fewer than 50 attendees, so you can directly engage the leader and really get to know/network with other folks who do what you do in our region.

Scholarships for APCE in Albuquerque, NM on Feb. 2-5, 2011: Given this event is too far to drive to this year, extra funds could really help!  Be sure to check your Presbytery for any available Leadership Development funds.  Also, APCE awards a variety of scholarships!  Here is a chart listing the vital information on each one: http://www.apcenet.org/documents/scholarships/ScholarshipChart-2010.pdf.  Three of these scholarships have deadlines coming very soon:  The Val Murphy (October 1), the Certification course scholarship (ASAP – first come, first served), and the Small Church scholarship which is due SEPTEMBER 15 – THIS WEDNESDAY! Forms for these and other scholarships are available at www.apcenet.org.