Partners in Faith, Partners in Vision 2007
Leadership Event of the Delaware-Maryland Synod
Saturday, September 29, 2007. 9 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
First Lutheran Church, 3604 Chatham Rd., Ellicott City, MD 21042
Purpose:
A day to inspire all partners in leadership and to equip them for better serving their congregations.Theme:
Growing Healthy Missional ChurchesKeynote speaker:
- The Rev. Ruben Duran, director for new congregational development, ELCA Evangelical Outreach and Congregational Mission unit
Donation guidelines for 2007:
- General registration, postmarked/registered online by September 19: $35.
- Late registration, postmarked/registered online September 20 and later: $50.
Where else can you get a bargain like this - two meals, three workshops, two keynote speakers, and a bookstore? We bring presenters at the top of their fields from all over the country to offer you the best of current ministry practices.
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A native of Lima, Peru (South America), Pr. Duran is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, Calif.; Trinity Lutheran College (formerly the Lutheran Bible Institute), Seattle, Wash.; and the Escuela Nacional de Turismo, Lima, Peru.
He served parishes in the Seattle, Wash., and Los Angeles areas prior to becoming associate to the bishop and mission director for the Metropolitan Chicago Synod. He has also served as associate director for Latino outreach in the former ELCA Division for Congregational Ministries and executive for congregational outreach services in the former ELCA Division for Outreach prior to assuming his current position.
Pr. Duran and his spouse, The Rev. Jean M. Duran, have three daughters: Rebecca (21), Sara (18) and Anna (14). Jean is currently serving as pastor at Living Lord Lutheran Church in Bartlett, Ill.