AUGUST NEWSLETTER | 2023

Meet Barbara Wilson!

We’re getting to know presbytery leaders from around the synod. This month, meet Barbara Wilson from Chicago Presbytery!

Click here to learn about Barbara's call and find out just how many albums are on that shelf.

Boundary Training

SOLT is covering the cost of boundary training for all pastors within the presbyteries of the synod.

The Presbyteries of Great Rivers and Southeastern Illinois are offering joint annual training on misconduct on Zoom on the following dates:

Tuesday, August 29-Wednesday, August 30—3:00-5:30 each day / Register
Tuesday, October 31-Wednesday, November 1—3:00-5:30 each day / Register

Presbytery of Chicago is offering boundary training on:

Wednesday, October 17-Thursday, October 18 from 9:30-noon each day / Register

New Pastors Program

A new version of the synod-wide New Pastors program is in the works. The design team will meet with Sara Dingman soon, so fill out this survey today!

We want to hear from you! Did you participate in the New Pastors program? Do you have ideas on how to faithfully equip new leaders?

Click here to fill out our survey or send your thoughts to Sara Dingman.

Synod Presbyterian Women:

Save the Date!

The Synod of Lincoln Trails Presbyterian Women invites you to step away from the everyday, take a break, and join the Resilient Woman retreat to explore the stories of resilient women from the Bible, the enduring legacies they left behind, our own spiritual journeys and their impact in the world.

Learn more about the Wheaton retreat or Danville retreat.

Jesus & Justice Advocacy Conference

Join the Jesus & Justice Advocacy Conference, hosted by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), this fall in Louisville, Kentucky! This conference benefits college students and seminarians who want to learn effective ways to stand up for causes they believe in. Taking place from October 20-22 at the Presbyterian Center near Waterfront Park, this free event will be held annually. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to engage with advocacy topics in meaningful ways! Learn more at justiceconferencepcusa.org!

Co-Moderators Name Special Committee

Craig Howard, Executive Presbyter of Chicago Presbytery, has been appointed to serve on a special committee to write a new confession for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He was appointed as part of a team of 16 individuals by the Co-Moderators of the 225th General Assembly. The special committee will make a report at the 226th General Assembly in Salt Lake City in 2024.

Commissioner of the Month!

Jason Knapp

Jason Knapp is a ruling elder commissioner for Whitewater Valley Presbytery from First Presbyterian Church in Anderson, Indiana. He says, "I am happy to serve in the Synod as a part of y calling to Christian discipleship and to fulfill my ordination as a ruling elder."

For fun, see a photo below of his first session class in 1974 (at First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, California). He's hardly changed a bit!

Newsletter Submissions

Have an announcement? Job opening? A good story to share?

Put it in the Synod E-News!

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Synod School Keynote

Click here to learn about the message Rev. Jimmie Hawkins (the PC(USA)'s advocacy director) delivered at this year's Synod School in Iowa.

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