2016 PLC was Gracious Leadership: Moving to Missional and Sustainable Ministry with Rev. Eric Law
Eric H. F. Law, an Episcopalian priest, is the founder and executive director of the Kaleidoscope Institute, the mission of which is to create inclusive and sustainable churches and communities. For more than 20 years, he has provided transformative and comprehensive training and resources for churches and ministries in all the major church denominations in the United States and Canada. He writes a weekly blog called The Sustainist: Spirituality for Sustainable Communities in a Networked World.
The NIS Professional Leaders Conference is the key yearly opportunity for leaders to experience collegiality and connect with what is going on in our Synod. All NIS professional leaders (rostered leaders, seminary students, and paid professional congregational leaders) and their spouses are encouraged to come and share in this opportunity.
Download a registration brochure
Registration is not complete until payment is received. If registering online, please send check ASAP.
Refunds are not available after 9/15.
Bring a copy of the ELW for worship.
On-site housing is very limited and primarily intended for retired leaders, those with restricted mobility or those with responsibilities with PLC that require them to be on-site early and stay late. To inquire about on-site room availability, please contact Nancy Corey at 309-794-4004.
Please reserve your own hotel room.
The hotels below have specially-priced room blocks (until August 20). Indicate that you are with the Northern Illinois Synod Professional Leaders Conference.
• Stoney Creek Inn – 940 Galena Square Dr, Galena, IL 61036 815-777-2223 – Special rate $67 per night
• Galena Ramada – 11383 Rt 20 W, Galena, IL 61036 815- 777-2043 – Special rate $69 per night
Sign-up sheets will be available at registration.
Please bring your own sporting equipment and favorite games to share.
The Wellness subcommittee will sponsor free chair massages during free-time on Tuesday
Program and meals (Mon: L D, Tue: B L D, Wed: B L) $140 per person (add $25 after 9/5)
Single-Day Registration (program and meals) $100 per person (add $25 after 9/5)
½ price for retired leaders & seminarians
A reminder that scholarship assistance is available through the Rostered Leaders Continuing Education/ Sabbatical Fund. Visit nisynod.org/resources/cont-ed-sabbatical
Registration is not complete until payment is received. If registering online, please send check ASAP.
Refunds are not available after 9/10 All meals are included. Sorry, no provision can be made for special dietary needs.
Send registration with payment and direct questions to: checks payable to Northern Illinois Synod
Nancy Corey, Registrar
Augustana College – Lutheran House
Rock Island, IL 61201
309-794-4004
Tentative Schedule
Monday
9:00-10:45 am Registration
10:45 am Worship
12:00 noon meal (Bishop dines with leaders new to the Synod)
1:00-2:30 pm Presentation
2:30-5:45 pm Free time
5:45 pm Supper
7:00-8:30 pm Presentation
Vespers following presentation
Tuesday
8:10 am Breakfast
9:00-10:45 am Presentation
10:45 Worship
12:00 noon meal (Bishop dines with retired leaders)
1:00-2:30 pm Time with Bishop
2:30-3:20 pm Spouse Gathering
2:30-5:45 pm Free time
5:45 pm Supper
7:00-8:30 pm Presentation
Vespers following presentation
Wednesday
8:10 am Breakfast
9:00-10:15 am Presentation
10:30 am Worship
12:00 noon meal & depart (Bishop dines with spouses)
Sinsinawa Mound Center
Sinsinawa Mound offers retreats, conferences, and workshops as well as opportunities for private and directed retreats, relaxation, rest, and renewal in a comfortable rural setting. Get away from the hustle and bustle of city life. We invite you to a place where the atmosphere is ideal for thinking, creating, planning, and playing.
Sinsinawa’s Guest Services staff, in the tradition of Dominican hospitality, is committed to serving the needs of all who come to the Mound to study, pray, work, or visit. Amenities include the following:
- 750-seat, air-conditioned auditorium
- Meeting rooms and lounges, to accommodate 4 to 400
- Private bedrooms
- Home-cooked meals
- Library
- Chapel
- Bookshop
- Art Gallery
- Outdoor and indoor labyrinths
- Walking trails
Preview the bread options before you go – so you’ll be ready to order when you get there.
Find out more about Sinsinawa by visiting their YouTube channel.
Sinsinawa Mound Center
585 County Road Z
Sinsinawa, WI 53824-9701
Phone 608-748-4411
center@sinsinawa.org
www.sinsinawa.org
Looking Ahead:
PLC 2017 – September
Previous Professional Leaders Conferences
2015 – Still Faithful, Still Changing, Still Courageous, and Still Relevant:
The Message of Jesus In These Times
- Presiding Bishop Emeritus Mark Hanson
2014 – Church Together
- Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
- Audrey West
- Roy Carroll
2013 – Communicating the Faith in the Digital Age
- Rev. Dr. David Lose
2012 – The God of the Old Testament in Relationship
- Rev. Dr. Terrence Fretheim
2011 – Something Old, Something New: Preaching and Worship in a Time of Restless Change
- Dr Thomas Long
2010 – That They May Have Life – Forming Communities of Abundant Life
- Susan Briehl
- Marty Haugen
2009 – Congregational Mission and Evangelism
- Richard Bliese
- David Cherwien
2008 – Proclamation in the Time of Change
- Craig Satterlee
- Larry Peterson
2007 – The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in Revelation
- Barbara Rossing
- Bread for the Journey
2006 – Vital Worship in the 21st Century
- Robert A Rimbo
- Lorraine Brugh
2005 – The Continuing Reformation: Spirituality for Leaders
- Matthew Fox
- Tom Witt & Mary Preus
2004 – Gospel Bearers and Cultural Barriers
- Rev. Dr. Wyvetta Bullock
2003 – Leadership Health for a Shepherding Heart
- The Rev. Dr. Peter Steinke, Tom Witt, & Mary Preus
2002 – Healing the Soul: A Faith Perspective
- The Rev. Dr. Bob Albers
2001 – A Grace Oddysey
- Rev. Dr. David L. Miller, Rev. Dr. Bradley Hanson, & Jim Post
2000 – Jesus: Old Quest, New Answers
- Dr. Ben Witherington III, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, & Paul Todd
1999 – The Gospel in Violent Times
- Dr. Gil Bailie & Rev. Dr. Stephen Ganzkow-Wold