Southern District Pastors’ Conference

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

2010 Pastors’ Conference Schedule

Faithful Pastors + Missional Churches

April 13^th – 15^th * Jackson (Pearl), MS

Updated: 04.10.10

                                           Conference Chairman: John Karle            318.332.3352

                                           Conference Secretary: Stephen Linck       850.525.1328

                                           Conference Treasurer: Stewart Marshall  334.618.4311

                                           Ministerial Assistance Program (MAP) through

                                                  Lutheran Counseling Services – Call or text

Rev. Dr. Rick Armstrong321.695.2773

Tuesday, April 13^th

      1:00 – 3:00pm      Registration and Check-In – Hotel Lobby

                                          Holiday Inn Trustmark Park   Directions

                                          Rooms not promised to be available until 3:00pm.

      1:00pm                 Missions Committee Meeting (Room 507)

      3:30pm                 Opening Worship at Hotel – Trustmark Ballroom

      4:30pm                 Welcome, Today’s Agenda, and Introduction of Conference Guests

      4:50pm                 Plenary Presentation One: Dien Ashley Taylor

                                          Crossing Cultural Boundaries

      6:00pm                 Concordia College–Selma: Pres. Tilahun Mendedo

      6:30pm                 Evening Meal on-your-own

      8:00pm                 Lutheran Church Supply Reception at Trustmark Ballroom 

Wednesday, April 14^th

Breakfast on-your-own at hotel or area restaurant

      8:30am                 Morning Prayer/Devotion

      8:50am                 Today’s Agenda & 2011 Conference Cruise: Ginger Kramp

      9:00am                 Ministerial Assistance Program (MAP): Rick Armstrong

      9:20am                 Plenary Presentation Two: Dien Ashley Taylor and Anthony Cook

                                          Crossing Cultural Boundaries

      10:30am               Break for coffee and cookies

      10:50am               Plenary Presentation Three: Dien Ashley Taylor and Anthony Cook

                                          Crossing Cultural Boundaries

Wednesday, April 14^th (continued)

      12 noon                Lunch on-your-own

                                    Wednesday afternoon is open for sectionals and free time.

      1:30 – 2:20pm      Sectional Presentations I – Presenters handout has full descriptions.

                                          1.   Every Pastor Needs a Friend              (Stier, Cypress Room)

                                          2.   Learning Lab for Leaders                    (Scheler, Magnolia Room)

                                          3.   Haiti - Mercy and Mission                (Ehrichs, Pecan Room)

2:30 – 3:20pmSectional Presentations II – Presenters handout has full descriptions.

                                          1.   Piety: Style, Substance, or Both         (Thies, Cypress Room)

                                          2.   Stewardship for Mission                    (Menzel, Magnolia Room)

                                          3.   From Guests to Members                   (Davis, Pecan Room)

      6:00pm                 Evening Banquet at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church – Clinton, MS

                                          (1799 Clinton-Raymond Rd.) Allow 20 minutes travel time.

                                          Honors Presentations: Wes Toncre

Directions to Our Redeemer: Take I-20, heading west, toward Vicksburg, for 11 miles. Take exit #35, Clinton-Raymond Rd. At the exit ramp stoplight, turn left under I-20, heading south, for 2.5 miles on Clinton-Raymond Rd. Our Redeemer is on the left, east side of the road.

Evening Prayer at Our Redeemer (45 minutes)

Thursday, April 15^th

Breakfast on-your-own at hotel or area restaurant

      8:30am                 Morning Prayer/Devotion

      8:50am                 Today’s Agenda

      9:00am                 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans: Janelle Spellbrink, Darrell Butler

                                          Thanks to Thrivent for sponsoring our banquet!

      9:20am                 Plenary Presentation Four: Anthony Cook

                                          Crossing Cultural Boundaries

      10:30am               Plenary Presentation: Pres. Kurtis Schultz

                                          Southern District Frontiers in Mission and Ministry

      11:30am               Itinerarium: Prayer before Travel

Check out and departure.

                                          Lunch on-your-own.