June 28-30, 2010
PLU Summer Theological Conference of Pastoral Theology
A continuing conversation on theology and pastoral life.
The spiritual formation of the Pastoral Leader
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At this conference, clergy and lay leaders are invited to join a robust conversation about the critical needs for sustainable and life-giving formation in public ministry. Through presentations, small group work, personal reflection, conversation, and common prayer these three days hold forth the promise of delving deeply into that which is rarely discussed: the spirituality of the pastoral leader.

Register on-line at www/plu.edu/crel by May 31, 2010.

Partial scholarships may be available.
$325 per person -conference, housing, and meals
$250 per person -conference and meals (no housing)

Discounted Rates for Retired Pastors
$175 per person -conference, housing, and meals
$100 per person -conference and meals (no housing)

For more information:Contact The Rev. G. Lee Kluth, Office of Congregation Relations, Pacific Lutheran University at kluthgl@plu.edu or 253-535-7423.

Dr. Timothy Wengert
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
Author of The Pastoral Luther; Christian Assembly; and Priesthood, Pastors, Bishops: Public Ministry for the Reformation and Today, Martin Luther's Catechisms: Forming the Faith

Dr. Patricia Lull
Luther Theological Seminary; St. Paul, Minnesota
Author of the following articles and essays: "Confessing Together," Lutheran Women Today, March 1994; "Telling the Truth: Introducing Death and Resurrection to The Young," Word and World, Winter 1991; "Psalm 90: A Look At Time For Life And Death," Entrée, January 1990; "Suicide: A Transformation Drive For The Soul?" Entrée, January 1986

Dr. Samuel Torvend
Department of Religion. Pacific Lutheran University
Author of Daily Bread, Holy Meal: Opening the gifts of Holy Communion; Luther and the Hungry Poor: Gathered Fragments; Flowing Water, Uncommon Birth: Christian Baptism in a Post-Christian World (forthcoming)

The Rev. Katy McCallum Sachse
Associate Pastor at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland, Washington
Pastor McCallum Sasche will serve as worship leader for the Conference.

 

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July 30 - August 4, 2010
Theology on the River: Conversations about healing our relationships to Creation
A five day float trip on Montana's famed Blackfoot River

• --For clergy, rostered leaders, and staff (spouses/partners welcome)
• --Offered by Emmaus Campus Ministry, Missoula, MT (ELCA)
• --All denominations welcomed.  (20 CE hours through NRIT)
• --Cost is $550
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  Join us this summer for a guided five day float through the canyons, forests and rural landscapes of Montana's beautiful Blackfoot River. Sponsored by Emmaus Campus Ministry and the Northern Rockies Institute of Theology (NRIT), this continuing education course will explore theological perspectives and faith practices that help reconnect our relationships with the Spirit and Creation.  
  
  This course is designed as a conversation in context that draws both from our journey and a pre-assigned reader.  Each day will also include morning devotions, evening worship and other guided experiential components that participants can drawn on for later use back in their home congregations.  We will camp in tents each night along the river, share in the cooking duties and soak in the serenity of this time of re-creation. No rafting experience is necessary. Most equipment is provided. Fishing will be optional at times during the week.   
  
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  Emmaus Campus Ministry is an ELCA campus ministry site and part of the Montana Synod.  They also work in collaboration with the Episcopal and United Church of Christ churches, and are welcoming of all regardless of faith perspective.  To register call Pastor John Lund at 406-396-4974 or email John@montanalcm.org.  

 

 

September 19-25
Autumn Sojourn: "A Little Yeast"
Holden Village, Chelan, WA
First Call Theological Education (FCTE) sessions
are 20-23 but you are invited to stay all week.
: Register here!

God's surprising call
to a whole life
in the real world,
for the good of all.

Join us for an autumn sojourn at Holden Village, where every day "a little yeast" is at work. Bread rises. Mushrooms appear among fallen leaves. Ideas bubble. The Spirit moves, stirring among us the yeasty gift of "a little faith" until we become what we are called to be: bread, God's bread, given to a hungry world.

Diane Jacobson, long-time, beloved teacher of Hebrew and the Hebrew Bible at Luther Seminary and Director of the ELCA's Bible Book of Faith Initiative, will begin each morning with the study of scriptural stories about some of the surprising-and surprised!-persons God has called to speak a word of warning, a word of comfort.

Join Susan Briehl, a Lutheran pastor who works with the Valparaiso Project, in exploring the contours of our life together in Christ Jesus, a life lived in the real world, for the good of all, and in response to God's grace. She will draw on what she learned from and about young adults while working with Dorothy Bass on the recently released book, On Our Way: Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life.

Get your hands floury and your imaginations fermenting in the Holden kitchen as together we make real bread for real hunger. Dorothy Bass will host the program and share reflections along the way.

Practice the art of paying attention with Heather A. Wallis-Murphy, wildlife biologist, artist, and nature writer, as she takes us on "field studies" in the forest and mountain habitats of Railroad Creek Valley and leads us in drawing, writing, and painting exercises.

Tom Witt and Mary Preus will lead us in worship, song, and all manner of music-making in response to God's gracious and surprising call.

This site seeks to motivate and encourage rostered and lay leaders in their ministries. Our strategy is to provide biblical and culturally relevant resources and events that train and inform our users. We will regularly post news, resources, and events, keeping a fresh display of current activities. There will also be links to other sites where you can find additional resources. Welcome!