St. John Lutheran Church
North Wisconsin District
~ 2022 Fall Conference ~
All Available Information such as
Downloadable Conference Information,
Registration Form, & Schedule
And Online Registration
Located Below
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Registration is Currently on Hold
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FALL CONFERENCE
October 3rd-5th, 2022
Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center
Stevens Point, WI
"Developing A Lutheran Pastoral Devotional Life"
The Church today faces a number of challenges that can take a toll on those who are called into her Holy Ministry. Of course, that has always been true and will remain true until the Last Day. The work of a Pastor is the being Word and Sacrament to the people of God. This is a joyous calling but it can be, at times, exhausting and lonely. The pastoral life cannot be strengthened by the secular world's methods but only by Divine resources. These resources are always there and we will examine them under the headings of formative elements, community elements and individual elements.
Rev. Dr. Daniel Gard
The Reverend Daniel Lee Gard, Ph.D.
Rear Admiral, Chaplain Corps, United States Navy (Retired)
President Emeritus, Concordia University Chicago
The Rev. Daniel L. Gard holds a B.A. in history (Carthage College), a M.Div. (Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne), a M.A. in Hebrew Bible (University of Notre Dame), and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Judaica, with minors in New Testament and Liturgics (University of Notre Dame). He was ordained in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in 1984.
Following his ordination, Gard served as a parish pastor and, in 1988, was commissioned as a Lieutenant-Junior Grade in the Navy Reserve. During his years of military service, Gard also served from 1989-2014 as a Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he served in administrative positions including Dean of the Graduate School and Dean of Military Chaplaincy Programs. From 2014-2019, he served as President of Concordia University Chicago. Following his retirement from Concordia University Chicago, he has returned to Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne as a Guest Professor.
After many tours and years of military service, Gard was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama in 2013 to serve as Rear Admiral (Lower Half) and Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters in the U.S. Navy. In these roles, Gard was responsible for overseeing military chaplain operations in Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Reserve units around the world. Gard notably served during the 9/11 Pentagon rescue/recovery operations in Washington, D.C., in Operation Iraqi Freedom, as Command Chaplain Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and as Deputy Chaplain of the Marine Corps for Reserve Matters. His military awards include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals and various campaign and service medals. In addition to his military awards, Gard received the St. Martin of Tours Award in 2008 from the former LCMS Board for Mission Services for his exceptionally meritorious service. He retired from the Navy in 2016.
The completion of the 2018-2019 academic year marked Gard’s retirement as the eleventh president of Concordia University Chicago. His experiences and gifts are broad: ministering to civilian and military personnel, leading a growing University with international outreach, teaching Hebrew to future LCMS pastors, serving as an accomplished author and speaker across the country, comforting grieving families on 9/11, providing spiritual guidance to countless parishioners, military personnel and families, and students. He and his beloved wife Annette Kay Scheumann Gard married in 1982 and have been blessed with three children: Rachel, Hannah, and Caleb.
(He does look good in uniform too)
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FALL CONFERENCE INFORMATION
LOCATION:
Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center
1001 Amber Ave.
Stevens Point, WI 54482
CONFERENCE COST:
$70 - Pastors & Other Church Workers
$40 - Spouses (helps cover the cost of meals)
$20 - Kids (under 3 free)
FREE: Retired Pastors
CONFERENCE HOUSING & RATES:
* Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center
1001 Amber Ave
Stevens Point, WI 54482
Group Rate: $109.99* - only available until 9/3/22
To get the group rate for your hotel, Click Here and a new tab will open for hotel reservations.
Otherwise call, please call 715-344-0200 and press #3.
When making reservations, reference the group name:
NWD LCMS the Group Block Code: NDL
** Please provide tax-exempt number at check in.
Group rate will be available until 9/3/22
(or until the block is full).
EMERITUS/ RETIREES:
Retired pastors are invited to attend with no registration fee,
but still asked to fill out a registration form.
Spouses of retired church workers are asked to pay $40 to cover the cost of their meals.
Housing for the conference is the responsibility of those who attend.
DEADLINES:
Deadline for conference reservation is: Tuesday, September 20th
SPOUSES AND FAMILIES:
All are invited and welcome but asked to pay $40 for spouse and $20 per child (3 and older) to cover the expense of meals.
Additional information on local activities and sights of interest
for spouses and families will be available at check in.
VENDORS / EXHIBITORS:
Interested in sponsoring the North Wisconsin District Pastors Conference or having a table set up at the conference?
We are always looking for partners in Church ministry to help us make these conferences more cost effective for our clergy. If you would like to sponsor a meal, snack break or even a fellowship hour, or just to have a display booth . . .
Please Contact: Dan Kohn <revkohn@gmail.com> (715) 610-2400
Questions About the Conference?
Please direct all questions about the conference to Rev. Todd Jerabek: <tjerabek@frontiernet.net> (715) 250-1908
Questions about online registration only may be directed to Rev. Larry Yaw: <pastor.yaw@netnet.net> (920) 822-3511
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Registration is Currently on Hold
- Please check back in a few days
Two Easy & Convenient Ways to Register:
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Print off the form & return via mail with a check
to the address on the form (also listed below)*
NWD Pastors Conference Registration
c/o Zion Lutheran Church
PO Box PO BOX 197
Embarrass, WI, 54933
DOWNLOADABLE FORMS AVAILABLE HERE
Complete & Return with payment to the address on form by . . . Tuesday September 20th
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Online Registration & Online payment**
Now register & pay for multiple church workers from the same congregation
~ ONLINE REGISTRATION IS OPEN ~
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2022 FALL PASTORS’ CONFERENCE
Schedule of Events
Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center
1001 Amber Ave.
Stevens Point, WI 54482
Monday, Oct 3rd
11:30 am Registration Begins
1:15 pm Opening Vespers
1:30 - 2:45 pm Session 1: Rev. Dr. Daniel Gard
2:45 pm Break
3:00 - 4:30 pm Session 2: Rev. Dr. Daniel Gard
5:00 pm Divine Service:
St. Paul Lutheran Church
1919 Wyatt Ave,
Stevens Point, WI, 54481
After Service Dinner on your own
7pm - Close Gemütlichkeit:
District 1 Brewery,
200 Division St N.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Tuesday, Oct 4th
7:00 am Breakfast (Included in registration)
8:00 am Opening Devotion
8:30 - 9:45 am Session 3: Rev. Dr. Daniel Gard
9:45 am Break
10:00-10:45 am District Business and Conference Business
10:45 - 12:00 pm Session 4: Rev. Dr. Daniel Gard
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch (Included in registration)
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Free Time
6:00 pm Dinner (Included in registration)
After Dinner Gemütlichkeit @ hotel (Cash Bar)
Wednesday, Oct. 5th
7:00 am Breakfast (Included in registration)
8:30 am Opening Devotion
8:45 - 10:00 am Session 5: Rev. Dr. Daniel Gard
10:00 am Q & A
10:30 am District Presidents Report
11:00 am Closing Devotions & Depart