The Rev. Jill Henning
The Assistant to the Bishop for Leadership and Administration will have oversight of the candidacy process, synod assembly, leadership convocation, and will assist with the mobility process in Georgia. She will also develop leadership opportunities throughout the synod.
Pastor Jill Jeffries Henning received her BS in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1991 and her MDiv at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in 1995. She served Trinity, Lilburn, GA, as co-pastor from 1995 until 2016, when she went on leave from call to undergo treatment for cancer. Beginning July 2018, she volunteered as the Interim Liaison for Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Southeastern Synod.
Throughout her time in the Southeastern Synod, Pastor Henning served on a number of task forces and committees including a variety of roles at Affirm and as the Dean of the Magi Conference. She supported Bishop H. Julian Gordy as the Coordinator of the Deans, 2013 - 2019. She has been a voting member of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly and was the Volunteer Coordinator and Hospitality Chair for the 2016 ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering. She is married to Pastor Matt Henning, Community of Grace, Grayson, GA. Together they have two daughters, Sarah, a recent graduate of the University of Georgia who will be serving as a Young Adult in Global Mission in Mexico next year and Ashleigh who is a rising Junior at Grayson High School and a part of the SESLYO board.
Blog Posts by The Rev. Jill
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[Spanish] Sermon - 4th Sunday after Epiphany - Year C
(January 30, 2022)
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Sermon - 4th Sunday after Epiphany - Year C
(January 30, 2022)
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[Spanish] Sermon - Mark 10:17-31 - Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost - Year B
(October 05, 2021)
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Sermon - Mark 10:17-31 - Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost - Year B
(October 05, 2021)
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Sermon - John 6:51-58 - Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost - Year B
(August 13, 2021)
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[Spanish]Sermon - Mark 6:1-13 - Sixth Sunday After Pentecost - Year B
(July 02, 2021)
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Sermon - Mark 6:1-13 - Sixth Sunday After Pentecost - Year B
(July 02, 2021)
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[Spanish]Sermon - Luke 24:36b-48 - Third Sunday of Easter- Year B
(April 16, 2021)
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Sermon - Luke 24:36b-48 - Third Sunday of Easter- Year B
(April 16, 2021)
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[Spanish]Sermon - Mark 8:31-38 - Seond Sunday In Lent- Year B
(February 26, 2021)
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Sermon - Mark 8:31-38 - Second Sunday In Lent- Year B
(February 26, 2021)
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[Spanish]Sermon -Mark 1:14-20- Third Sunday after Epiphany - Year B
(January 22, 2021)
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Sermon -Mark 1:14-20- Third Sunday after Epiphany - Year B
(January 22, 2021)
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[Spanish]Sermon - John 1:6-8, 19-28 - Third Sunday of Advent - Year B
(December 11, 2020)
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Sermon - John 1:6-8, 19-28 - Third Sunday of Advent - Year B
(December 11, 2020)
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[Spanish] Sermon - Matthew 25:1-13 -Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost- Year A
(November 06, 2020)
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Sermon - Matthew 25:1-13 -Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost- Year A
(November 06, 2020)
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What Does Hope Look Like? (A Response to Hurricane Sally)
(October 06, 2020)
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[Spanish] Sermon - Matthew 20:1-16 -Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Year A
(September 18, 2020)
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Sermon - Matthew 20:1-16 -Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Year A
(September 18, 2020)
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[Spanish] Sermon - Matthew 14:22-33 - Tenth Sunday After Pentecost - Year A
(August 07, 2020)
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Sermon - Matthew 14:22-33 - Tenth Sunday After Pentecost - Year A
(August 07, 2020)
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[Spanish] Sermon - Matthew 10:40-42 -Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - Year A
(June 26, 2020)
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Sermon - Matthew 10:40-42 -Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - Year A
(June 26, 2020)
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[EN ESPANOL]Sermon - John 17:1-11 - 7th Sunday of Easter- Year A
(May 22, 2020)
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Sermon - John 17:1-11 - 7th Sunday of Easter- Year A
(May 22, 2020)
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[EN ESPANOL] Sermon - John 11:1-45 - 5th Sunday in Lent, Year A
(March 27, 2020)
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Sermon - John 11:1-45 - 5th Sunday in Lent, Year A
(March 27, 2020)
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Synod Staff Stories with...Pr. Jill Henning
(January 07, 2020)