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Ruling Elder Call to Serve

"We celebrate the gifts that God has bestowed upon us all for service. Ours is a ministry of care and nurture that goes beyond creating church programs and balancing budgets."

Ruling Elder - Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri, 223 GA Co-Moderator

Ruling Elder Boundary Training

With Rev. Dr. Fran Lane-Lawrence

Thursday, January 16 (6:30 pm to 8:30 pm) on Zoom

All actively serving Ruling Elders are required to complete boundary training per the Book of Order. As part of our presbytery’s focus on resourcing and equipping, Dynamic Leaders is pleased to welcome Rev. Fran Lane-Lawrence. Fran is trained and certified to lead Boundary Training through Faith Trust Institute and ECCL at St. Francis Spirituality Center.

The Rev. Dr. Fran Lane-Lawrence has served as Transitional Co-Leader/Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Lake Michigan since September of 2018. Prior to that time, she had served as the stated clerk of Lake Michigan since 2013.

Fran loves the challenges and intricacies of mid council work and is grateful for all the opportunities to build relationships that serving Christ’s church in mid councils brings.

She was trained and certified to lead Boundary Training through Faith Trust Institute and the ECCL at St Francis Spirituality Center. She has been providing training for more than 12 years.

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Zoom Boundary Training

Ruling Elder Boundary Training January 16 2025

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Video Introduction to Officer Training

Members of the Officer Training Design team, Rev. Dr. Bill Smutz, Rev. Daniel Ervin, and Rev. Dr. Susan Andrews discuss the role of officer training as formation for spiritual leadership in congregations.