Northwest Synod of Wisconsin

Winter Theological Event

Event Schedule

Sunday 5:00 - Registration 6:00 - Dinner 7:00 - Welcome 7:15-8:15 - Session 1 8:30 - Fellowship

Monday 7:30 - Breakfast 8:30 - Worship 9:30 - Session 2 10:30 - Break 10:45 - Session 3 12:30 - Lunch 2:00 - Session 4 3:00 - Sending

Come and join Bishop Hoyme and the Synod Staff in Eau Claire for the annual Winter Theological Event February 14-15. This will be a great opportunity to visit with other colleagues from across the synod as we explore new ways to “recharge” ourselves for Christian leadership.

Leadership Recharge

The Plaza Hotel1202 Clairmont Ave. Eau Claire, WI 54701

Name:_____________________________________Phone:____________________Email:_______________________

Congregation/Organization:_____________________________________________City:_________________________

________Double Occupancy ($160/Person - Includes Sunday dinner, Monday breakfast and lunch) My Roommate will be:___________________________________________________________ _______Please assign a roommate for me.

________Single Occupancy ($200 - Includes Sunday dinner, Monday breakfast and lunch)

________Commuter ($100 - Includes Sunday dinner)________Commuter ($80 - Does not include Sunday dinner) AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $_________________

*Please contact the synod office with questions or special dietary needs.

Registration Deadline: February 1, 2016

To register, complete the registration form below and mail it to:Northwest Synod of Wisconsin944 24 1/4 St., Ste. 2, Chetek, WI 54728

You can also register online - follow the link on the NWSWI website, Facebook page, or weekly eclipse.

Cancellations after February 1 will be subject to a $25 non-refundable fee. If you have an emergency, please contact Gail Brown at the Synod Office (gbrown@nwswi.org or 715-859-6810) as soon as possible. Late registrations will only be accepted if space is available.

*If you cancel after 2 p.m. on Friday, February 12, you will need to call the hotel to cancel your room reservation or you will be charged for the room.

February 14-15, 2016

Peggy Hahn serves as the Executive Director for LEAD, aligning passionate leaders, resources, and practices to grow Christian leaders who grow faith communities in our world. Peggy is committed to listening to pastors and leaders of all ages for insight into the ways they are growing in their own faith and what LEAD can do to support them in their development as leaders.

Rev. Michael Rinehart has served as bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since 2007. “Evangelism is one of my passions, and our synod’s highest priority. Evangelism is making fully devoted followers of Christ, who taught love of God and neighbor as the greatest commandments. Every congregation is a mission, and every pastor is a missionary.” 

We were born for this. This is our watch. Like it or not, we are called to lead the Christian movement forward in our own way—even if we are struggling to find the path ourselves. In this rapidly changing context, we can’t focus on everything, so we are compelled to set priorities. You will discover four primary behaviors that shift our mindset as leaders and prepare our faith communities for leadership in a changing world. As we research the differences between growing and stalled congregations, these four behaviors stand out as clear indicators for growth. We are struck by how these four behaviors exist in thriving Christian communities around the world. We have personally witnessed these growth indicators at work in communities of all sizes and geographies in the United States, El Salvador, Peru, and the Central African Republic. We can do this!

We are part of a long line of faithful servants. We find their stories in the Bible and turn to them for support: Abram and Sarai, Moses, Elizabeth and Mary, you get the drift. It may feel audacious to compare ourselves to these saints; yet we are convinced that on their own watch, they had their own doubts and fears.

This is your time to be recharged for leadership. Leadership makes all the difference - don’t miss this opportunity to get recharged to join in God’s mission.

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1. Growing as a Spiritual Leader

In this session, we’ll talk about staying spiritually, emotionally, and physically in shape to be a leader of God’s mission in the world.

3. Mapping the Mission

Moving from thoughts into action, this session will be a workshop format that ends in a step by step plan for joining in God’s mission in a changing world.

2. Leading the Mission

In this session, we will locate our own congregation on the Leadership Landscape, learn Four Growth Indicators, as Vital Behavoirs and begin wondering about next steps.

4. Funding the Mission

This session will focus on faithfully funding the mission in this current day and age.