Pastors’ Conference

​April 8-9, 2024
Spring Pastors’ Conference, Kearney

Following is information for our Spring Pastors’ Conference. Feel free to contact Kim Hofer at the District Office (888-643-2961, ext. 1014, or kimh@ndlcms.org) with any questions you might have.

Date and Location: The conference will be Monday and Tuesday, April 8-9, at the new Younes Conference Center North, located at 707 W. Talmadge Street in Kearney.

Topic & Presenter: Our topic will be “The Stone Is Still Rolled Away: Easter Good News and Exegesis.” The presenter for this conference will be Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Gibbs. Dr. Gibbs is a professor emeritus at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He retired in 2020 after 28 years of distinguished service. At the time of his retirement, he was professor of Exegetical Theology. His areas of interest and expertise include the Synoptic Gospels, New Testament eschatology, and Matthew.

As at our recent conferences, circuit groups are encouraged to sit together to help facilitate discussion and long-term accountability.

Pre-Conference Workshop: Please check out a new opportunity to sign up for a “pre-conference workshop” on April 7-8. On the first day, April 7, the workshop will be held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kearney, and then wraps up Monday morning, April 8, at the Younes Conference Center North, where the rest of the conference will be held. Included below is a flyer with more details about this workshop.

Worship: Divine Service will be late Monday afternoon at Zion Lutheran Church, 2421 Avenue C, Kearney. The offering will be designated for Church Worker Wellness.

Registration Information: Included below are the agenda, registration form, and lodging information. Please complete the registration form and full payment by Friday, March 22. The current Handbook of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod states, “All ordained and commissioned ministers on the district rosters are expected to attend meetings of their official conference or present a valid excuse.” Bylaw 4.8.2.(d)

Conference Fee: The conference fee of $115.00 is due with the registration form. This fee includes registration, breaks, one lunch, and speaker costs. Please Note – To help offset conference costs, registration for pastors Emeritus will be $35.00. Emeritus scholarships may be requested. Please direct those requests to either President Snow or his assistant, Kim Hofer.

Pre-Conference Workshop: If you wish to attend the pre-conference workshop, there will be an additional $25.00 registration fee due.

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing – postmarked, emailed, or faxed – no later than March 22, 2024. Online registrations will be refunded minus the online processing fee, as applicable. Written requests for refunds received after March 22 and before April 8 will be refunded 50% of the registration fee.

Meals: Lunch on Monday will be provided at the conference center. The evening meal on Monday and Tuesday lunch after the conference ends will be on your own. President Snow will host a fellowship time with beverages and light snacks at the Younes Conference Center North beginning at 8:00 p.m. Monday evening.

Lodging: Please make your own lodging arrangements. Participants are responsible for their own lodging expenses, as well as any necessary tax-exempt documentation when reservations are made and upon check-in to their room.

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the guaranteed room rate is $127.95 for a standard room. The phone number for the Crowne Plaza is 308-238-7000. Please note that complimentary breakfast is not included in the price of the room. There are breakfast options available; however, there is an additional charge.

We have reserved a block of rooms for the evenings of Sunday, April 7, and Monday, April 8. If you wish to reserve a room in this block, reservations must be made before the cut-off date of March 11, 2024, at which time any remaining rooms will be released. When making your reservation, please ask for the Nebraska District LCMS Pastors’ Retreat special rate.

Spouse Registration: Complete the spouse registration part of the form if your wife is attending. There will be a $60.00 registration/participation fee for your wife to attend the conference, and she is welcome to attend any of the sessions and eat the meal or break foods. Also, no childcare will be available. Parents must supervise children attending the conference at all times to eliminate disruption of conference sessions.

 

Spring Pastors’ Conference Registration

Registration is due March 22 and does not include lodging. When making hotel reservations, please remember rooms will be released March 11.

Download and print registration forms:

 

Register online for the Spring 2024 Pastors’ Conference

  • Complete the personal information form and when you submit this form, you will be directed to the secure online payment site (eservicespayments).
  • If you wish to register more than one person and make only one credit card payment, when you reach the payment site, go back to the registration page and enter the personal information for the other people in your group. Once you have submitted the personal information for each person, then you may make one credit card payment for the total amount.
  • Complete your registration by entering your credit card payment information. Only one payment per credit card is allowed each day.
  • No online registration will be valid until credit card payment is made.

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Only one credit card payment can be made per person, per day through our online payment portal. If you are paying for multiple people, please make one payment after completing the needed registration forms.

Payment should be made at the time of submission of this registration form. Your registration is not considered complete until payment has been received.

Please refer to the event memo for refund policy and deadlines. All requests for refund must be made in writing (email is fine). Online registrations will be refunded minus the online processing fee, as applicable.