Northwestern Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Friday, June 13, 2025
7:30am -
Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 1:00pm   1 days,   5  hour(s),   30 minutes

Thiel College

Tentative Schedule of Activities

Friday Morning

• 7:30 AM Breakfast
• 8:00 AM Withdrawal from First Ballot for Bishop Closes
• 9:00 AM Opening Prayer with Opening of Synod Assemblies
  • Greetings from Thiel College
  • Report of Elections Committee – Other Elections (Ballot 1)
  • Second Ballot for Bishop
  • Committee on Church Vocations
  • Report from Camp Lutherlyn
  • Synod Council Recommendation #2 Compensation Guidelines
  • Synod Council Recommendation #3 Mission Support Formula
  • Report of Second Ballot for Bishop

• 12:00 PM Campus Tours
• 12:30 PM Lunch at Pedas Communications Center

Friday Afternoon

• 1:30 PM Opening Prayer
  • Candidates for Bishop Presentations
  • Bethesda Lutheran Services
  • Report of Foundation Gift Planner
  • Third Ballot for Bishop
  • Report of Elections Committee – Other (Ballot 2)
  • Report of the Third Ballot for Bishop
  • Report of ELCA Representative
  • Report of Synod Green Team with Director of Interfaith Power and Light
  • Time for Memorials and Resolutions

• 4:00-5:00 PM Forums I
• 5:00-6:00 PM Forums II
• 6:00 PM Festival Liturgy of Word and Sacrament

Friday Evening

• 7:30 PM Dinner at Community Center

Saturday Morning

• 7:30 AM Breakfast
• 8:00 AM Youth Convo Breakfast with Bishop
• 9:30 AM Morning Prayer
  • Candidates for Bishop Presentations
  • Synod Council Recommendation #4 FY26 Budget Parameters
  • Fourth Ballot for Bishop
  • Recognition of Synod Authorized Lay Worship Leaders
  • Mission Support Gifts
  • Rostered Leaders Anniversaries
  • Congregational Anniversaries
  • McCoid Order
  • Report on Fourth Ballot for Bishop
  • Fifth Ballot for Bishop
  • Report of the Bishop Part 2
  • Unfinished Business
  • Installation of Synod Council and Blessing of CWA Voting Members
  • Report on Fifth Ballot for Bishop
  • Order for Closing the Synod Assemblies

• 12:30 PM Adjournment

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