The 2022 Leadership Summit will be a virtual event on Thursday, April 21.
For those on Committees/Commissions on Ministry it is an opportunity to meet with the national staff who serve these committees. Get the latest information on changes to the CLC, ordination exams, and expectations as well as hear about developing resources such as the mission study materials for congregations.
For those working with congregations who are discerning their future, it is an opportunity to learn about a program being piloted through the Board of Pensions to look deep at finances and church buildings. Hear about the program and its impact on at least one congregation in the Synod.
For those who are wondering how to better support clergy who are (hopefully) recovering from the stress of the last couple of years, Mark Sundby and Mary Kay DuChene will share the findings from their soon to be publshed book, "Clergy Loneliness: Pathways to Belonging."
Together we will look at trends in the presbyteries of the Synod - trends of fewer ministers of Word and Sacrament, fewer candidates, and more...