Why We Come to Church – High School Youth
Session a or Session c Session a in Purple C1253 or Session c in Orange A1345 Light – the HS youth leadership team of the…
We Can End Hunger in Our Times
Session a Blue C1209 Pr. Paul Carlson, Social Ministry Subcommittee for Offering of Letters and Pr. Kenneth R. Storck Simple, step-by-step guidance on how your…
It isn’t CPR if you don’t break some ribs: A Paramedic, a Chaplain, Death, and Life
Session a or Session b or Session c Red A1365 Chaplain Vince Marolla, Beacon of Hope Hospice and Christina Marolla, Galesburg Hospital Ambulance Service Decisions…
Congregational Constitutions
Session a Orange A 1345 Denise Norman and Pr. Pat Esker Is it time to update your congregation’s constitution? Constitutions are missional documents that free…
Schools in Churches: A Partnership
Session a Yellow A1249 Stacie Leese, Director, Grace Lutheran Preschool, Loves Park and Ambassador for ELEA Do you have a school or are you considering…
Introduction to the LGBTQIA+ Community
Session a or Session b Red A1374 Pr. Mack Patrick, Grace Place Campus Ministry, DeKalb, and Vicar Micah Louwagie, St. John’s, Rock Island This workshop…
Stewardship’s Flip-Side: Recognizing and Removing Obstacles to Generosity
Session a or Session b or Session c Orange A1350 Pr. Richard Wehrs, ELCA Mission Investment Fund Regional Manager Too often our congregational stewardship efforts…
Hunger by the Numbers – Mapping hunger in your community
Session a or Session b Yellow A1267 Ryan Cumming, Program Director, ELCA Hunger Education In this session, we will walk through a new tool that…
Making Connections
Session a Red A1362 Donna Kelly Ideas for making connections with new members and existing members in ways that keep them engaged with each other…
Developing an Effective Outreach Strategy
Session a or Session b Orange A1340 Rev. Bob Dealey This workshop will help you and your congregation to develop an effective outreach strategy for…
CANCELED – What is Sanctuary?
Session a Dr. Peter Kivisto We are sorry this workshop had to be canceled as the presenter was unable to attend today.
Addiction & Spirituality: Getting Started in Addiction Ministry
Session a or Session b or Session c Green A1220 Vicar Michelle Knight Vicar Michelle will share her testimony of God’s redemptive work in her…
TerraCycling – An Alternative Recycling Program
Session a Orange A1339 Karen Neder Six years ago we started a recycling program at Trinity (Moline) through TerraCycle (www.terracycle.com) as a fundraiser to benefit…
Resources for Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Women
Session a or Session b Yellow A1225 Pr. Rakel Evenson We will introduce resources to be used in congregations for recognizing the 50th Anniversary of…
50 Forward Ministry for Adults
Session a or Session b Green A1221 Mr. Jeff Bluhm & Mr. David Box 50 Forward is a ministry for adults that inspires faith, education,…
Visiting the Sick: What to say (and what not to say)
Session a or Session b Green A1222 Rev. Dr. Douglas Liston When we have friends/relatives that are sick, sometimes we struggle with what to say…
Declaration of the ELCA to People of African Descent
Session a or Session b Red A1364 Sharon Texley, New Life, Bolingbrook & NI Synod Racial Justice Committee and George Sanchez, New Life, Bolingbrook, NI…
Healthy Boundaries between Congregation and Rostered Minister: What a Congregation Needs to Know
Session a Purple C1251 How would you define healthy boundaries between your congregation and its rostered leadership? Why is this important? How can you strengthen…
Medicines for the Church Leader
Session a or Session b Orange A1338 1) Emergency room procedures: The Holy Paralysis &n Speaking the unspeakable.n2) Survival kit for Leaders/Pastors: Beginning vital spirituality…
Gold Nuggets of Stewardship
Session a or Session b Purple C1254 Kelly Clason, Salem, Sandwich Leave this workshop with a vision for an upcoming stewardship renewal campaign. Participants will…
Celebrating the Vigil of Pentecost
Session a or Session b Red A1375 Pastor Bill Callister Both the LBW and ELW give Propers for a Vigil of Pentecost service, but what…
Becoming a Mosaic Community: Zion, Rockford
Session a Red A1363 Zion, Rockford’s value of being a mosaic community sharing the grace of Christ is an intentional journey that invites and equips…
Town Hall with Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
Session a or Session b Yellow A1224 Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton In 2014, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church…