How Can We Sing a New Song?
Presenter - Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
**New Information as of August 18, 2022**
If you have any special dietary needs, please complete and return the following form by September 6: Click here for the Special Dietary Request form.
Our 2022 presenter will be Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, a “psalmist” who was with us to do music a few years ago. Since the pandemic, Richard has expanded his work to help congregations learn to operate faithfully and joyfully in this new worship environment. Read more...
Location
The location for the sessions with Richard, worship, and some other fellowship activities is Lutherdale Ministries, which is outside of Elkhorn, WI. There will also be options for fellowship activities in the area around Elkhorn and the nearby resort area of Lake Geneva. Read more...
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Pastor Julie Monnard.
Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
Our 2022 Professional Leaders Conference presenter is Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, a psalmist making adventurous and imaginative music for the ever-evolving church.
A composer and musician, he serves across denominations inviting a perspective of lifelong spiritual formation to community singing. He also loves dumb jokes and is always ready to hear one. He has recorded several albums of original worship music, and his hymns have been published by the UCC, ELCA, UMC, and PCUSA.
Richard earned his M.A. in Theology and the Arts from United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and is currently working on his DMin through Eden Seminary in St. Louis.
Since 2004, his central vocation has been immersion in the Psalms, studying, teaching, singing, and creating new congregational songs for all 150. He teaches Psalms at several seminaries, workshops at events, and local churches and he is the weekly Psalm Correspondent for the Pulpit Fiction podcast.
Faves: bosc pears, the Beatles, laughter, blue, Thursdays, naps, Star Wars.
He lives with his wife and teenage son in Strawberry Point, Iowa.
The topics of his four Plenary Sessions are:
- Presentation I – “Singing a New Song of Praise”
- Presentation II – “Singing a New Song of Lament”
- Presentation III – “Singing a New Song of Deep Change”
- Presentation IV - “A Psalm-Centered Worship Life”
Richard will also be with us during “Free” Time, and additional options to work with Richard will be available – more information to follow.
Lodging Options
On-site Housing at Lutherdale
- Hope Conference Center – The rooms in the Hope Conference Center are all booked.
- Watson Retreat Center single (or shared) rooms with a shared bathroom across the hall are all booked.
Off-Site Housing
Options in Elkhorn, a 10-mile drive from Lutherdale. Special rates at these two hotels in Elkhorn were released 8/18/2022; feel free to call the hotel for the rates available at this time.
- Hampton by Hilton
40 West Hidden Trail, Elkhorn, WI 53121
262-743-2360
Rate: $85 per night, plus 11.5% in taxes
Deadline to reserve a room at this rate: 08/18/2022
Distance from Lutherdale to the Hampton: 6.2 miles, estimated 9-minute drive - Holiday Inn Express
200 W. O’Connor, Elkhorn, WI 53121
262-723-1888
Rate: $89 per night, plus 11.5% in taxes
Deadline to reserve a room at this rate: 08/18/2022
Distance from Lutherdale to the Holiday Inn Express: 10 miles, estimated 14-minute drive
Monday, September 19 and Tuesday, September 20 options for the evening meals each day
“Dinner Groups” are planned for several restaurants in Elkhorn, East Troy and one in Lake Geneva.
Here is a link to a list of the restaurants collected by the PLC planning group. Those with Dinner Groups, hosted by a member of the PLC planning group, are noted.
If you wish to indicate an interest in joining one of the groups, please go to this link.
Free Time activities, after Presentation I on Monday.
You may indicate an interest in these activities at this link. Sign-ups will also be available at the registration desk in the Hope Center.
Monday activities, after Session I:
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- Pontoon Boat Ride, Lake Beulah, East Troy – Pr. John Heins, host
- Pontoon Boat Ride, Lauderdale Lakes, Lutherdale – Camp Staff, hosts
- Golf Outing – Evergreen Golf Club, Elkhorn – Pr. Mike Thomas, host
- Shopping in Lake Geneva – Pr. Traci Maass, host
- Group Hike around the Camp – Dn. Laura Gorton, host
- Card and Board Games, self-directed – Hope Center
- Outside games, Yard Yahtzee and Kubb – Pr. Julie Monnard, guide
Tuesday Activities, after Session III:
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- Pontoon Boat Ride, Lake Beulah, East Troy – Pr. John Heins, host
- Pontoon Boat Ride, Lauderdale Lakes, Lutherdale – Camp Staff, hosts
- Group Hike around the Camp – Dn. Laura Gorton, host
- Card and Board Games, self-directed – Hope Center
- Outside games, Yard Yahtzee and Kubb – Pr. Julie Monnard, guide
Registration Notes:
Registration fee only, no housing at Lutherdale: $90 (includes costs of the event and Monday and Tuesday lunches in the Lutherdale Dining Hall.) If you are staying off-site, breakfast is not included.
The registration plus housing in the Hope Center or the Watson Retreat Center options includes the cost of the event, Monday and Tuesday lunches in the Lutherdale Dining Hall, and Tuesday and Wednesday breakfasts in the Lutherdale Dining Hall. Here are the totals for those two options:
Registration with housing in the Hope Center: $268.00 FULL
Registration with housing the Watson Retreat Center: $188.00 FULL
Retired rostered ministers receive 50% off the registration fee. Contact Pastor Julie Monnard for the discount code to use when registering.
To register, please click on the "Register" button above. The housing at Lutherdale is booked through the registration form and is on a first-come, first-served basis. The housing off-site is booked directly through the hotels. You may choose either one of the hotels with reserved blocks, or feel free to investigate other options.
Please make sure that you have read through the options before clicking “Register” on the second page of the form.
Schedule for the 2022 PLC:
Monday, September 19
9:30 a.m. Check-in for participants at Lutherdale – Hope Center
10:45 a.m. Worship – Hope Center
12:00 p.m. Noon Meal - Dining Hall
1:00-2:30 p.m. Presentation I – “Singing a New Song of Praise” – Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - Chapel
2:30 p.m. - Free Time – Sign up activities available both on and off-site
Dinner on your own in the area (click here for more information on dinner groups)
Refreshments and social time on the Lutherdale campus
7:30 p.m. Optional activities for those interested, back at Lutherdale – Currently planned:
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- Campfire with camp song sing-a-long – outdoor, weather permitting
- Drumming circle – Octavio Campos - Hope Center Deck
- Games in Hope Center or Dining Hall – self-directed
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8:30 p.m. Night Prayer, outside, weather permitting
Tuesday, September 20
8:10 a.m. Breakfast (for those staying at camp; those staying off-campus, eat at their hotel)
9-10:30 a.m. Presentation II – “Singing a New Song of Lament” -- Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - Chapel
10:45 a.m. Worship – Hope Center
12:00 pm Noon Meal - Dining Hall
1-2:30 pm Time with the Bishop – Hope Center
2:45 – 4 p.m. Presentation III – “Singing a New Song of Deep Change” -- Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - Chapel
4:00 p.m. Free Time: Sign up activities available both on and off site
Dinner on your own in the area (click here for more information on dinner groups)
Refreshments and social time on the Lutherdale campus
7:30 p.m. Optional Activities, back at Lutherdale
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- Campfire with camp song sing-a-long – outdoor, weather permitting – leader TBA
- Drumming circle – Hope Center Deck
- Games in Hope Center or Dining Hall – self-directed
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8:30 p.m. Night Prayer, outside, weather permitting
Wednesday, September 21
8:10 a.m. Breakfast (for those staying at camp; those staying off-campus, eat at their hotel)
9-10:15 a.m. Presentation IV – “A Psalm-Centered Worship Life” -- Richard Bruxvoort Colligan – Chapel
10:30 am Worship – Hope Center
2021 PLC
Grounded in God
with Joy Moore
September 20-21 via Zoom
- Dr. Moore's presentations (available to those who registered for the conference. Please contact Dn. Cheryl Erdmann with questions)
- Bishop Clements' sermon
2020 PLC
Leadership in an Era of Shifting Sands
with Emlyn Ott
September 21-22 via Zoom
2019 PLC
The Gospel Proclamation - a Ministry of the Whole Congregation
with Shauna Hannan and Bryan Odeen
September 16-18, 2019 at Sinsinawa Mound Center
2018 PLC
Renewing the Wisdom Tradition in a 'Post-Truth' Era
with Benjamin M. Stewart and Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
2017 PLC
Celebrating Reformation 500 through Preaching, Singing, and Engaging
with Karoline Lewis and Jonathan Rundman
September 18-20, 2017 at Sinsinawa Mound Center
2016 PLC
Gracious Leadership: Moving to Missional and Sustainable Ministry
with Eric H. F. Law
September 19-21, 2016 at Sinsinawa Mound Center
