Transforming Church

Transformational Leadership: Connecting With the Emerging Church

The 7th Annual Transformational Leaders Gathering January 24-27, 2005 at the Holiday Inn International Drive, Orlando, Florida

All around us, the Spirit is moving and the Church is changing. In congregations, in the ELCA, and outside, something new is being born around us. Missionary and relational as the First Century Church, digital and networked as the 21st Century world, this Emerging Church is being birthed and growing all around us. Come join the many pastors of the TLG and discover connections that can start you down the road to personal transformation, the congregation you serve toward community transformation, and new mentor/companions for the journey with the Spirit.

Location

The Holiday Inn at International Drive has hosted the TLG for several years and is located right in the heart of Orlando’s famous tourist corridor. Shopping, restaurants of all kinds, and fun activities are within easy walking distance. Transportation is available to and from both Orlando airports. A complimentary scheduled shuttle service is provided to Universal Orlando, SeaWorld, and Wet 'N Wild Water Park.

What to Expect

TLG Pre-Gathering – January 24-25

Introduction to the Transformational Environment

(for first time TLG attenders and anyone interested)

The pre-gathering will be an opportunity to:
• attend presentations which will not be part of the main gathering (pre-gathering is heavier on presentation than discussion, so that the main gathering can be just the opposite)
• help identify what "transformation” is, what are the first steps in a transformational journey, and test your own thought processes regarding it
• increase one’s perception of the role of both mission and vision in shaping the future church
• clarify the changing role of leadership in the ancient/modern church
• sharpen the contrasts between the Discipleship Community and the Membership model of church
• along with the main gathering, connect with fellow travelers, as well as learn where to look for support (since not much is coming from the ELCA or Synod leaders)
• generate a comfort level for new participants to "jump-in" when the main gathering begins

Monday, January 24

Noon - 1:00PM Registration and Check-In
1:00 PM Don’t let Change Bury You and the Church - Roger Ganzel

3:00 PM Break

3:15 PM Building Discipleship Communities - Gregg Burch

5:00 PM Transformation in the Midsize Congregation: Do We Have To Be Four Out of Five? - Tom Lyberg

6:00 PM Dinner at the Hotel

7:30 PM Servant Leadership - Gregg Burch

8:45 PM Meditation: Spiritual Gifts & the Body of Christ

9:00 PM Transformational Worship Experience

9:15 PM Adjourn

Tuesday, January 25

8:30 AM Meditation, Prayer and Singing

9:00 AM Leadership Styles for the Emerging Church - Roger Ganzel

10:00 AM Break

10:15 AM Transformational Vocabulary - Roger Ganzel

12:00 Noon Adjourn for Lunch

1:00 PM Practical Visioning - Gregg Burch

3:00 PM Break

3:15 PM Action Planning: What will we do with this stuff?

3:45 PM Report plans to the group

4:30 PM Adjourn the pre-conference

Presenters:

Roger Ganzel - Roger Ganzel has been part of TLG since its inception. He spent thirty-eight years helping to develop five new mission congregations in WI, OH and FL. Since then he has also been transitional and interim pastor with two more missions in GA and FL. For eight years he was the synodical representative for evangelism for the Florida-Bahamas Synod. Currently he serves as an interim pastor and actively coaches the transformation of congregations from maintenance to mission. In February, 2002, he was chosen as a pastor-in-residence at Trinity Seminary to lead transformation workshops for students and faculty.

Gregg Burch, - Gregg spent 25 years learning leadership lessons as he and his brother grew their family business to 325 people. They were chosen as the Family Business of the Year for the state of Georgia in 1996. He completed an Executive MBA at Georgia State at the top of his class in 1998, and was certified as an Organizational Structural Consultant in 2002. In addition to his years of business leadership, Burch spent twenty years in various leadership positions at Apostles Lutheran Church in Atlanta. He left his family business to offer leadership and organization development consulting to church organizations. In 1996 he guided Apostles through to a new strategic vision, which led to a $1.875 Million building program. As Council President in 2000, he launched a transformation of Apostles to focus on discipleship and mission and reverse a long-term decline in membership. Gregg now is the lead coordinator of www.transformingchurch.com and president of Eagle Learning (www.eagle-learning.com) a consulting practice focused on leadership development and organization development.

Tom Lyberg - Tom Lyberg has been a pastor of rural/small town congregations for 14 years, leading them through the changes and growth for 21st century ministry. A part of of TLG for four years, his interest in empowering creative ministry in traditional settings has resulted in serving on the Ohio Candidacy Committee for 8 years, work with congregations on developing permission-giving organizations within an ELCA constitutional framework, and most recently, an article for Lutheran Partners magazine on transformational ministry (http://www.elca.org/lp/0409_04.html) .

TLG Main Gathering – January 25-27

Connecting To the Emerging Church

Start Time - January 25 6PM
Closing - January 27 8:30PM

Don’t think this is for an “advanced” group! The main gathering covers the whole breadth of the trends in the emerging church, transformational tools, as well as time off to enjoy the sun and recharge. Following the TLG pattern of pastor to pastor mentoring and small group interaction, the main gathering will allow opportunities to explore transformation in settings ranging small town to urban, from solo pastorates to senior pastor and staff issues, from dealing with conflict in transformation to renewing personality creativity. In discussion, in worship, and in play, the TLG Main Gathering will bring you into a network committed to being a part and a cutting edge in the emerging church in the ELCA and in the world. We have even set up the schedule so that following the closing on the 27th, we can enjoy a relaxing evening together or if you have an early morning flight out, an early bedtime.

About The Presenters

The presenters and group discussion leaders are all pastors and lay leaders who have been been past participants in TLG and have offered their unique gifts for this gathering. All are real people in real congregations like yours that you can relate to - missions and mid-size, suburb and rural, even large congregations and multi-site. None of us are professional presenters or consultants. We are simply leaders with a passion for transformational ministry, first hand experience of its joys and struggles, and a desire to share how the Spirit has worked in their life and communities with others. As TLG has grown, the pool of people willing and able to help lead has grown and that is part of we believe makes us unique.

Johan Berg, Pastor of People of Faith Lutheran Church, Winter Garden, Florida
Gregg Burch and Al Sager, Academy for Transformational Leadership, Atlanta, Georgia
Dave Daubert, ELCA Division of Outreach
Mary Duerksen, Pastor of Peace Lutheran Church, Southgate, Michigan
Tom Hartley, Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Palm City, Florida
Gary Heedum, Pastor of St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, Cary, Illinois
Dave Kilde, Pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, Lansing, Michigan
Ron Lee, Pastor of Peace Lutheran, Gahanna, Ohio
Jeff Linman, Pastor of Spirit of Joy! Lutheran Church, Orlando, Florida
Tom Lyberg, Pastor of St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Archbold, Ohio

Tuesday, January 25

4-6PM Check-in and Registration

6:00 PM Dinner at the Hotel

7:30 PM Opening Greeting

7:45 PM – Making Connections – Sharing Your Transformational Journey

9:00 PM Worship - Tom Hartley

9:30 PM Adjourn

Wednesday, January 26

8:30 AM Meditation, Prayer and Singing

9:00 AM In Search of the Emerging Church – Reflections and Discussion on The Emerging Church by Dan Kimball - Tom Lyberg

10:15 AM Break

10:45 AM Natural Church Development: Discovering Congregational Vitality - Gary Heedum and Dave Daubert

12:00 Noon Adjourn for Lunch

1:00 PM Breakout Groups #1

Leading Change - Gregg Burch and Al Sager of the Academy For Transformational Leadership

When Transformation and Tradition Collide – Transformational Ministry in Rural/Small Town Settings - Tom Lyberg

Alpha And Spiritual Growth Initiatives - Dave Kilde

NCD Discussion Group - Gary Heedum

2:30 PM Break

3:30 PM Breakout Groups – Session #2

Off the Wall Outreach - Mary Duerksen

Backwards Baseball: Grace Based Discipleship - Johan Bergh

Vital Pastoral Leadership Network - Gregg Burch

Transformational Visioning: TRIPS and Fires - Ron Lee

4:00 PM Breakout Groups – Session #3

Small Groups And The Spiritual Journey - Gregg Burch

The Emerging Church and Worship Discussion Group - Tom Lyberg

Satellite Missions: Reaching People Where They Are - Mary Duerksen

What ‘Cha Doin’? – Free sharing of what you are really excited about

5:00 PM Break

6:30 PM Puerto Rican Dinner at Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church, Orlando followed by Transformation: Persevering In the Wilderness Journey – Jeff Linman

Thursday, January 27

8:30 AM Meditation, Prayer and Singing
9:00 AM Transformingchurch.com – Lutherans Connecting In the Emerging Church - Gregg Burch

9:15 AM The Emerging Church in the Digital World - Tom Lyberg

10:15 AM Break

10:45 AM Coaching and Mentoring: Sharing and Keeping A Transformational Edge In Ministry - Ron Lee

Noon Adjourn for Lunch and a free afternoon
Resource Room and Open Discussion at the Hotel

6:00 PM Closing Poolside Banquet at the Hotel

7:00 The Emerging Church We Never Expected To See

7:45 PM Closing Worship with Communion - Tom Hartley

What Does it Cost?

Pre-Gathering (one night's lodging and a banquet meal):

$80 double occupancy $125 single occupancy

Main Gathering ($15 registration fee, three night's lodging, 2 breakfasts, and 2 banquet buffets):

$250 double occupancy $385 single occupancy

Both Pre and Main Gatherings

$330 double occupancy $510 single occupancy

Add an additional $25 if you register after December 15th, so register early!

Meals

Most meals are not included. With such a variety of restaurants so close the hotel, we often divide up into many groups to explore International Drive and continue our discussions over good food.

Free Time

We try and build in plenty of free time into the Gathering. Many of our discussions take place outdoors (even in the hot tub) to enjoy the warm Florida sunshine, since many of us come from the cold, cold north. We also block out extra time for meals to explore locally and one afternoon and evening to enjoy all that the area has to offer. Golf, theme parks, heading to the beach, just finding a chair in the sun for nap – the time is yours to use. Between the hotel and our local hospitality team, we can help you find some refreshing R & R.

Who Should Attend?

Any leader in a congregation who is committed to creatively communicate the Gospel and engage in mission relevant to the 21st Century � that is how TLG began, as a gathering of visionary pastors but we have become much more. TLG certainly includes pastors and other rostered leaders in the ELCA but we extend an open invitation to seminarians and professors, congregational leaders and denominational officials� anyone who is leading in congregations and desire spiritual growth rather than the plateaued rut most North American congregations find themselves in. TLG would be a perfect opportunity for a lead ministry team and key leaders to attend for renewed vision and empowerment in their shared ministry. If the vision we are painting excites you and if you are drawn to a network of resources and mentors that can grow creative opportunities for mission that the Holy Spirit is offering you in your congregation, then the Transformational Leaders Gathering is for you.

What To Bring

Bring a copy of The Emerging Church by Dan Kimball, read and all marked up with your notes and questions. What else? A bible,something to take notes on (PDA, notebook, or, if you are feeling retro - pen and note pad). Don't forget suitable summertime clothing - the Holiday Inn has a lovely outdoor pool and hot tub that we often conference in. Finally, we invite everyone to bring transformational ministry tools to share. Placed our our resource table, in past years you have been able to find discipling tools, constitutional restructuring helps, reading lists, Values/Mission/Vision statements,and much, much more. If you have something you have used and would like to share, bring copies to share. If we run out, there is always Kinko's or emailing each other after the event.

How to Register

You can register online by downloading the registration form located HERE (word doc, 25k). Once you are registered, you will receive a confirmation, an initial schedule, and be added to our 2005 Gathering email list for further updates. You can mail your payment in with your registration form or pay online via Paypal. If you have any questions, contact our registrar, Pastor Mary Duerkson at heatherbrae@comcast.net .

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Questions

If you would like to learn more about TLG and our 2005 Gathering, you can email this year’s coordinator, Pastor Tom Lyberg at tlg@transformingchurch.com. You can also take a look at his recent article in Lutheran Partners, “Transforming For Mission: Guiding Congregations into the 21st Century”.

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