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 Rev. John C. Wille serves as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, South Wisconsin District. He assists congregations with pastoral Call lists, congregational policies and church worker relations. The District president (DP) also provides leadership, direction, and oversight to all the work and resources that our District office provides in support of the 214 congregations, high schools, Christian day schools and preschools that make up our South Wisconsin District. As called upon, he offers personal, committee, and congregational counsel. The DP represents us and speaks on our behalf at the national council of presidents gatherings and various other venues.
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| Spring pastors' conference Apr. 12-14, 2010 | The 2010 spring pastors' conference will be held at the Olympia Resort and Conference Center in Oconomowoc. The theme for the conference is "Healthy Pastors Out of the Box." The presenter, Jim Galvin, is an organizational consultant specializing in strategy, change and leadership development for faith-based nonprofits. To prepare for the conference, please read Leadership and Self-Deception, the 2010 edition, put out by the Arbinger Institute. You can find it on Amazon.com or order from any bookstore. Olan Mills will take photos for a new SWD pastor pictorial directory.
Immediately following the conference, a pre-retirement seminar is being held at the Olympia resort.
| | Congregational leadership conference March 13 |  SWD congregational leadership conference
“Making use of our God-given gifts”
March 13, 2010 • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lake Country Lutheran High • Hartland
At the conference learn and interact with…
- Concordia Plan Services representatives
- Church Mutual representatives on ways to reduce risk and liability in your congregation
- “Mission leaders” within the SWD and the world; learn how you can help these efforts
- District staff and the resources they provide
- Forms of congregational governance
- How to engage more people in ministry
| | Pre-retirement workshop for professional church workers | April 14, 2010 • Locations in Oconomowoc and Milwaukee
Concordia Plan Services and the SWD are conducting two pre-retirement workshops for professional church workers and their spouses to help them better understand the process of planning for retirement. These introductory workshops will include information on budgeting and finance, retirement income, envisioning retirement lifestyle, health concerns, where to live and what to do with your time in retirement.
| | Basic education for intentional interim ministry | Basic education for the practice of intentional inteirm ministry is a six-month program in three sequential phases.
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.
Phase I – Nov. 2-6, 2009
Phase III – April 19-23, 2010
| | Camp LuWiSoMo suspends operations for winter | Struggling financially, Camp LuWiSoMo is shutting down during the winter months. In a recent letter one of the Camp board members wrote, “Rather than have President Wille act alone, the camp board decided that it was necessary to suspend operations at the camp for a period of six months.”
The suspension of day to day operations will begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 and continue through April 30, 2010.
| | Adopt-a-student program |  The SWD’s new adopt-a-student program gives you an opportunity to assist and encourage students to continue in their studies for the ministry. Your charitable gift will make a difference by providing immediate debt relief for students and their families. You may offer a one-time gift or provide support over a defined period of time. It is a meaningful and wonderful way to support spreading the Gospel. Your gift will benefit a student based on financial need, commitment to the ministry and academic eligibility. For more information, please contact Chuck Kiehl, mission advocate, 8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222 Phone: 414-464-8100 or e-mail kiehl@swd.lcms.org.
| | Health: Need a therapist? Where do I start? | A simple guide provided by Concordia Health Plan Services
- Call Cigna Behavioral Health at (866) 726-5267 (24 hour toll-free hotline specifically for Concordia Plans).
- Visit the Cigna Behavioral Health website at cignabehavioral.com.
- Click on "Login to access your benefits."
- Login with the word LCMS at the bottom left hand corner. This will help you understand the benefits and support available through Concordia Plans.
- Click on "Find a provider" to find a therapist or psychiatrist in your area.
| | Convention resolutions passed | Gathering under the theme "With Unveiled Faces: Reflecting the Lord's Glory," based on 2 Cor. 3:18, South Wisconsin District delegates voted to:
- adopt a goal of 50 mission starts in five years based on five priorities -- focus the Gospel on the unchurched; be locally supported and supervised; partner with other congregations, the district, and the Synod for additional support and accountability; not require high financial investment of any one entity; and be self-supporting in a short period.
| | Convention election results | Convention election results for president, vice presidents, secretary, board of directors, covention nominations, Concordia University Wisconsin board of regents and Camp LuWiSoMo board of directors.
| | Wille re-elected as District president, three new VPs | Rev. Dr. John Wille was re-elected as LCMS-South Wisconsin District President on June 7, 2009 at the District convention. Wille has served as president for the past three years and was elected for a second term in office.
Pictured left to right are Rev. Mark Meier, Rev. Daniel Torkelson, SWD President John Wille, LCMS President Gerald Kieschnick, Rev. Randy Raasch and Rev. David Paape.
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| Reporting in from the Dominican Republic by Rev. John Wille | Writing this it is early on Sunday morning, Feb. 14, 2010. I am in Santiago, the Dominican Republic, for a meeting of the mission partners who are supporting the efforts in this country to start a new Lutheran church body. Later this morning we are heading to Palmar Arriba for worship. We have been here since Friday. |
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