Schedule for SYNOD 2025

Friday, November 14 (Synod Opens for clergy only at 8:00 a.m.)

8:00 a.m.       Light Fare and Fellowship Opens (for Clergy)

9:00 a.m.       Morning Program with Morning Prayer (for Clergy)

9:30 a.m.        Break

10:00 a.m.      Flourishing Missionally with Rev. Canon Jonathan Millard (for Clergy)

11:00 a.m.      Break

11:15 a.m.      Bishop Chris Meets with Clergy

11:30 a.m.       Lay Delegate Check-in Begins

12:30 p.m.       Lunch

1:30 p.m.         Flourishing Relationally with Rev. Canon Jonathan Millard (for Clergy & Lay)

2:30 p.m.         Workshops for Clergy & Lay

1. For clergy: We Want to Be Like Everyone Else: 1 Samuel 8 (Rev. David Hanke) 
2. Prayer & Spiritual Warfare (Rev. William Stuart-Lee & Rev. Kathleen Christopher) 
3. Re-missioning Dynamics (Rev. Canon Mark Eldredge)
4. Deuteronomy - God’s Heart & Vision for His People (Dr. Cyndi Parker)
5. Clergy Care & Well-Being (Dr. Peter Buckingham)
6. Postulant Gathering (with Canons Tuck & Jim)

3:30 p.m.          Workshops for Clergy & Lay // Prayer Ministry Available

1.  Delegating Without Harm: Exodus 18:13–26  (Rev. David Hanke) 
2. Prayer & Spiritual Warfare (Rev. William Stuart-Lee & Rev. Kathleen Christopher)
3. Re-missioning Dynamics (Rev. Canon Mark Eldredge)
4. Deuteronomy - God’s Heart & Vision for His People (Dr. Cyndi Parker)
5. For Clergy: Clergy Care & Well-Being (Dr. Peter Buckingham)
6.  Movemental Ecclesiology (Rev. Dr. Chris Royer)

5:30 p.m.          Dinner

6:00 pm. Rehearsal for Ordination Service (for everyone involved)

6:15 p.m.          Clergy Call Time for Vesting

7:00 p.m.          Eucharist, Worship & Ordinations

8:45 p.m.          Reception/ Fellowship