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2023 Southeastern Synod Assembly
June 2-4, 2023
Chattanooga Convention Center
2023 Southeastern Synod Assembly
June 2-4, 2023
Chattanooga Convention Center
Synod Assembly MATERIALS
The Southeastern Synod will gather for Assembly back in Chattanooga at the Chattanooga Convention Center, June 2-4, 2023. We will be welcoming Rev. Guy Erwin, President of United Lutheran Seminary and our keynoter; Rev. Kimberly Vaughn, Sr. Director of Christian Community & Leadership Mission of the ELCA as our Churchwide Representative; Bishop Felix Malpica of the LaCrosse Area Synod (our companion synod).
The 2023 Southeastern Synod Assembly theme is JOURNEY WITH JESUS - FORMED IN FAITH.
For 2023, the Assembly will be held on IN PERSON. We will NOT be accepting on-site registrations.
This year’s Assembly will include:
- Worship
- Keynotes by President Guy Erwin, United Lutheran Seminary
- Churchwide Representative Rev. Kimberly Vaughn, Sr. Director of Christian Community & Leadership Mission of the ELCA
- Elections for:
- Synod Vice President
- Synod Treasurer
- At-Large Synod Council members
- Consultation & Discipline Committee members
- Conference Representatives 1-5
- Adoption of the Ministry Spending Plan
- Parliamentarian: ...
- Global Mission Guest: ...
REGISTER FOR FORMATION BREAKFAST
Saturday, June 3, 7:00am ET
Plaza Room A & B
with Dawn Rundman, PhD
$30/person
"How do we get our young people into the church?” You may have wondered about this question, but have you ever thought about how understanding brain development could help answer it? Join us for the Saturday morning breakfast when our speaker Dr. Dawn Rundman will guide us through an exploration of Brain Development, Faith Formation, and Worship. Dawn will help us understand how worship contains many elements that can help young brains form neural pathways. She will also encourage us to think about ways that worship experiences can help strengthen these pathways to help shape faith formation in children.
register for synod assembly here
Costs are as follows:
- Early Bird registration (through March 31, 2023) for voting members (Rostered/Lay) is $210; for visitors and retired rostered ministers is $130. Checks need to be postmarked by April 2, 2023 to avoid being charged the next higher registration rate.
- Standard registration (through April 30, 2023) for voting members (Rostered/Lay) is $225; for visitors and retired rostered ministers is $145. Checks need to be postmarked by May 18, 2023 to avoid being charged a $25 fee per participant.
- LATE registration (through May 15, 2023) for voting members (Rostered/Lay) is $240; for visitors and retired rostered ministers is $160. Checks need to be postmarked by May 18, 2023 to avoid being charged a $25 fee per participant.
- ONSITE REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN 2023.
Rostered Ministers NOT attending will need to provide a written excuse to Bishop Strickland (bishop@elca-ses.org).
Chattanooga Downtown Marriott
Two Carter St
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 756-0002
Hotel reservations at the Chattanooga Downtown Marriott must be made via the link below:
Chattanooga is a great town in which to visit
While we have worship and plenaries and receptions planned for our 2022 Synod Assembly, you may wish to enjoy the fun things the city of Chattanooga has to offer outside of our scheduled activities.
Check out VisitChattanooga.com!
At the 2023 Synod Assembly, we will hold several elections. Click the button below to enter a nomination:
- Elections for:
- Synod Vice President
- Synod Treasurer
- At-Large Synod Council
- Consultation Committee
- Discipline Committee
Each day of Synod Assembly, we have a different giving focus:
- Southeastern Synod Children and Youth Formation Events (Friday)
- Campus Ministries of the Southeastern Synod (Saturday)
- Congregational Formation Grant (Sunday)
Each day the funds will be directed as above. The Assembly page will show which fund is being supported each day. Prior to the Synod Assembly, and for 1-2 weeks after the Synod Assembly, all three funds will remain open for donations.
Keynote - President Guy Erwin
The Rev. R. Guy Erwin, Ph.D., was appointed President of United Lutheran Seminary and Ministerium of Pennsylvania Chair and Professor of Reformation Studies in August 2020.
He was the fourth Bishop of Southwest California Synod of the ELCA from 2013 to 2020. Dr. Erwin was the ELCA’s first gay, partnered bishop and the first openly gay male to serve in that office in the churches of the Lutheran World Federation. As an enrolled member of the Osage Nation, on whose reservation he was born in Oklahoma, he is the first Native bishop in the ELCA. In the ELCA Conference of Bishops, he served on the Executive Committee and as Region 2 liaison bishop to the ELCA Church Council, and as chair of the bishops’ Theological and Ethical Concerns Committee.
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ELCA Churchwide Representative - Rev. Kimberly Vaughn
Sr. Director, Christian Community & Leadership Mission (CCLM) in the ELCA. In her role as Senior Director of CCLM, Rev. Vaughn leads the team that has primary responsibility for: children’s ministry, youth ministry, the ELCA Youth Gathering, young adult ministry, Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM), Lutheran Campus Ministry Network (LuMin), deaf ministry, disability ministry, Mission Builders and Total Inclusion. This dynamic and diverse team embodies the ELCA’s goal to engage new, young and diverse people with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Companion Synod - La Crosse Area Synod - Bishop Felix Malpica
Felix J. Malpica is a graduate of Luther College and Luther Seminary, receiving his M.Div. in 2013 and being ordained in 2014. He worked several summers at Sugar Creek Bible Camp as counselor and Day Camp leader, and also served as a director of youth ministries prior to and during seminary. His previous call was at Faith Lutheran Church in Janesville, Wis. where he served from 2017 - 2021. In addition to being their pastor, he oversaw the daycare center, a senior housing unit and their endowment foundation. He has a strong history in global music and as a worship and music leader.
visit la crosse area synod
FORMATION Breakfast - Dawn Rundman, PhD.
“How do we get our young people into the church?” You may have wondered about this question, but have you ever thought about how an understanding of brain development could help to answer it? Join us for the Saturday morning breakfast when our speaker Dr. Dawn Rundman will guide us through an exploration of Brain Development, Faith Formation, and Worship. Dawn will help us understand how worship contains many elements that can help young brains form neural pathways. She will also encourage us to think about ways that worship experiences can help strengthen these pathways to help shape faith formation in children.
Register for Formation Breakfast
Resolutions and Memorial Deadlines: Friday, May 12, 2023 by 5:00 pm
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the submission of either a resolution or memorial, please contact Pastor Jill Henning at jhenning@elca-ses.org .
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