2019 Nebraska Synod Assembly
"Disciples for All the World"
The 2019 Nebraska Synod Assembly will be held Thursday, May 30- Saturday, June 1, 2019 at the Younes Center in Kearney, NE.
Please check back for schedule & presenter information.
Registration deadlines (see registration link below):
Early Bird ends March 8.
Regular rate ends April 12.
Registration closes May 7.
Tentative Agenda
Thursday, May 30, 2019 (Pre-Assembly Day)
9:00am – 4:30pm Pre-Assembly Day Workshops
· 9:00am – 12:00pm TBD
· 10:00am – 4:00pm What’s Next? Going Deeper – Embracing Stewardship by Rev. Charles “Chick” Lane and Mrs. Grace Duddy Pomroy
· 1:00pm – 3:00pm Sow the Seeds
· 1:30pm – 4:30pm TBD
10:00am – 4:00pm Synod Council
12:00pm – 7:30pm Registration
5:00pm – 8:00pm Reception and Partners in Ministry Banquet
- 5:00pm Reception (Cash Bar)
- 5:30pm Partners in Ministry Banquet
Friday, May 31, 2019
7:30am – 8:30am Registration
8:30am – 9:45am Opening Worship with Glocal Musicians
9:45am Welcome and Announcements
Assembly Business Session I (10:00am – 11:30am)
· 10:00am - Formal Opening of Assembly
· 10:10am - Report of Committee on Registration & Attendance
· 10:15am - Synod Council Resolution 1 - Assembly Agenda
· 10:25am - Synod Council Resolution 2 - Assembly Rules of Procedure
· 10:35am - Action on En Bloc Items
Receipt of the Reports of the Vice President and the Synod Council
- Synod Council Resolution 3 - Authorization for Specified Agencies and Causes to Present Their Needs to the Congregations of the Nebraska Synod and for Special Offerings
- Synod Council Resolution 4 - Authorization for Synodically-Authorized Worship Communities
- Synod Council Resolution 5 - Proposed Compensation Guidelines
- Synod Council Resolution 6 - Approval of the Audit Report
· 10:45am – Placeholder for Introduced Proposed Resolutions
· 10:55am – World Hunger Committee 3 Minute Video while Dan Friedlund and Pr. Bob Hayden come forward
· 11:00am - Report of the Treasurer by Dan Friedlund
· 11:10am - Introduction of Synod Council Resolution 7 - Proposed 2020 Budget by Pr. Bob Hayden and Dan Friedlund
11:30am – 1:00pm – Willing Witness Luncheon / General Luncheon
Assembly Festival Session I (1:00pm – 5:15pm)
· 1:00pm – Immanuel Vision Foundation
· 1:10pm – Bishop’s Report by Bishop Brian Maas
· 2:00pm - World Hunger Committee 3 Minute Video
· 2:05pm – Introduce We Are Church for the Sake of the World
· 2:15pm – 4:15pm Workshops
- 2:15pm – 3:00pm Workshops
- 3:15pm – 4:00pm Workshops
· 4:15pm - World Hunger Committee 3 Minute Video
· 4:20pm – ELCA Churchwide Report by Rev. David Wunsch
· 5:05pm – Behold I Do a New Thing: The Nebraska Synod Theological Education Initiative
5:30pm – 6:30pm Dinner
Assembly Festival Session II (6:30pm – 9:30pm)
· 6:30pm – 7:15pm Keynote Address – Accompaniment by Glocal Musicians
· 7:15pm – 8:00pm Keynote Address – Bishop Shoo
· 8:00pm – 9:30pm Brews and Hymns (Cash Bar with local Microbreweries)
Deacon Timothy Siburg, Accompanist
Saturday, June 1, 2019
7:15am – Synod 5K Run & Walk
Assembly Festival Session III (8:15am – 10:15am)
8:15am – 10:15am Workshops
- 8:15am – 9:00am Workshops
- 9:15am – 10:00am Workshops
Assembly Business Session II (10:15am - 11:30am)
· 10:15am - Synod Council Resolution 7 - Proposed 2020 Budget
· 10:30am - Late Assembly Resolutions
· 10:40am – Bible Study
· 11:20am - Report of the Committee on Minutes
· 11:25am – Resolution to Receive Spirit of Grace Congregation into Nebraska Synod
11:30am – 12:30pm General Luncheon
Assembly Business Session III (12:30pm – 1:00pm)
12:30pm – 1:00pm – Placeholder for Further Discussion on Introduced Resolutions
Assembly Festival Session IV (1:00pm – 2:45pm)
1:00pm – 1:15pm – Transition to Closing Worship - Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church Musicians
1:30pm – 2:45pm - Closing Worship (with Glocal Musicians)
· Worship Service includes Reception of Spirit of Grace Lutheran Church, Holdrege, NE, into NE Synod ELCA
There will be a separate registration for Pre-Assembly workshops. Please check back for Workshop & registration link.
Healthy Leader's Walk & Run:
Saturday, June 1st
Registration opens at 7:00am
Walk & Run begin at 7:15am
For more information see link at the bottom of the page
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