Pacifica Synod - ELCA
1801 Park Court Place,
Bldg. C
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: 714-692-2791
Fax: 714-692-9317
E-mail: Office@pacificasynod.org

25th Annual
Pacifica Synod Assembly
May 17-19, 2012
Irvine Marriott

“Think of us this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries”
1 Corinthians 4:1

Living in the mysteries of God we grow by sharing our stories of faith,
 reaching out to our communities as God’s hands,
and sharing the gifts God has provided to us with the world.

Registration Information

Registration Form
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Assembly Agenda

Thursday
10 a.m.- Hearings:
Budget, Resolutions, Criminal Justice Social Statement
1 p.m. - Opening/Bible Study
1:30 p.m.- Synod Business
Introductions/Rules/Adopt Agenda
Bishop Report
Budget/Treasurer's Report
Nominating Committee
Keynote Speaker
Ecumenical Greetings
5-7 p.m. - Dinner Break
7:30 p.m.- Opening Worship
8:30 p.m. - Conference Social Gatherings

Friday
8:00 a.m.- Bible Study
Synod Business
Keynote Speaker
Elections/Budget Vote
Anniversary Recognition
12 p.m.- Box Lunch
1 p.m. - Synod Business
ELCA Report
2:45-3:45 p.m.- Workshops
4 p.m.-5 p.m.- Workshops
6:30 p.m. - Reception
7 p.m. -Mission Festival
Lay Recognition

Saturday
8:00 a.m. - Bible Study
Synod Business
Conference Breakouts
LYO Presentation
Panel Discussion (three speakers)
11:30 a.m. - Closing Worship


Assembly Notebook

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PDF
Cover
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6 - additional resolution
Section 7

MS Word Doc
Cover
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6 - additional resolution
Section 7

KEYNOTE SPEAKER / BIBLE STUDY LEADER
The Rev. Dr. David J. Lose

David J. Lose joined the Luther Seminary faculty in July of 2000 as assistant professor of homiletics. In May 2005, he received the Marbury E. Anderson Chair in Biblical Preaching and was named Academic Dean in June of the same year, a post he held through 2008. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate (1988) of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., and holds the master of divinity (1993) and master of sacred theology (1997) degrees from The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He earned his doctorate in homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary (2000). Ordained in 1993, Lose served three ELCA congregations in New Jersey between 1993 and 2000. His teaching interests include preaching, biblical interpretation, and the relevance of Martin Luther's theology for a postmodern world. He currently serves as the Director of the Center for Biblical Preaching and in that capacity led the creative teams that developed WorkingPreacher.org and Sermon Brainwave.
Lose is the author of Making Sense of the Cross (2011), Making Sense of Scripture (2009) and Confessing Jesus Christ: Preaching in a Postmodern World (2003), which was named one of the "Top 10 Books of 2004" by the Academy of Parish Clergy. A popular speaker, Lose has lectured and led workshops throughout the country and internationally.
ELCA CHURCHWIDE REPRESENTATIVE

The Rev. Dr. Wyvetta Bullock

Wyvetta Bullock has served on the churchwide staff of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since 1988. She currently serves as executive for administration in the Office of the Presiding Bishop. An ELCA pastor, she received her M.Div. and D.Min. in preaching from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). She is also a pastoral associate at Bethel Lutheran Church in Chicago and founder and CEO of Equipping Leaders Ministries, Inc.

Bullock is a contributing author to two books, The Evangelizing Church: A Lutheran Contribution andThe Missional Church and Denominations: Helping Congregations Develop a Missional Identity. She and her husband, Neil, have two children, David and Karen Ann.