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28th Annual Rural Ministry Conference
was held
March 1 - 3, 2009
Finding Renewable Energy
through Shared Ministries
Keynotes by:
The Reverend Dr. Stephen Bouman is the Executive Director for Evangelical Outreach and Congregational Mission in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. His previous service in ministry included nearly twelve years as the bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod, ELCA. He is a published author, whose most recent book is Grace All Around Us: Embracing God’s Promise in Tragedy and Loss (2007).
The Right Revered Claude Payne, now retired, was the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, which experienced growth in congregational membership, worship attendance, confirmations and other aspects of ministry and mission under his leadership. Bishop Payne is the co-author of the book Reclaiming the Great Commission: A Practical Model for Transforming Denominations and Congregations (2000).
Diana Stephen, an Elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), is the former General Assembly’s Associate for Network Support of Rural and Small Church Ministries. She is the author of several publications in rural ministry, including most recently Spiritual Vitality through Cooperative Ministry (2008). She was a keynote speaker at the Rural Ministry Conference in 2003 and a recipient that year of the RMC Friend of Rural Ministry Award.
Information on future educational events sponsored by Wartburg Theological Seminary's Center for Theology & Land will be posted when available.
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