The 2015 Annual Conference is now history. And it will go down in history as an absolutely wonderful experience. The keynote speakers were at the same time inspiring and challenging in so many ways. Our largest ever contingent of exhibitors enhanced our community with rich resources and many new ideas. The worship times brought us together around that which is the source of what unifies us. Thanks to the generosity of several donors who provided for scholarships for first-timers we experienced an added boost of "new blood" enthusiasm. The auction set an LOM record for dollars raised and laughs recorded. We sure did have an interesting array of workshops. The meals were top-notch. The accommodations were A-1.
Thank you to Keith Johnson and the Conference Committee for putting together a great event. Kudos to the Lutheridge staff for taking care of every detail. A great big bear hug to Bob Kuehner for bringing together an excellent group of exhibitors. A heartfelt tip of the hat to Pastors Mary and Tim Canniff-Kuhn for the great worship experiences. Many thanks to Joel Abenth for planning an awesome auction and to everyone who made a complex event look so effortless, especially the auctioneers, Paul Hanson and Jake Hanson. Most of all, thank you to everyone who was part of the 2015 Conference community. You were the living embodiment of "Transformational Leadership."
And a great big word of thanks to Marianne Brock and Mary Stutz for their leadership as co-deans of the Leadership Training Event which immediately preceded the Conference. They, together with the terrific faculty they assembled for that event got the LOM time in North Carolina off to a great start.
It feels like waiting a whole year until the next Conference will be way too long. See you in Nebraska, everyone! --Don Johnson, Executive Director
Thank you to Keith Johnson and the Conference Committee for putting together a great event. Kudos to the Lutheridge staff for taking care of every detail. A great big bear hug to Bob Kuehner for bringing together an excellent group of exhibitors. A heartfelt tip of the hat to Pastors Mary and Tim Canniff-Kuhn for the great worship experiences. Many thanks to Joel Abenth for planning an awesome auction and to everyone who made a complex event look so effortless, especially the auctioneers, Paul Hanson and Jake Hanson. Most of all, thank you to everyone who was part of the 2015 Conference community. You were the living embodiment of "Transformational Leadership."
And a great big word of thanks to Marianne Brock and Mary Stutz for their leadership as co-deans of the Leadership Training Event which immediately preceded the Conference. They, together with the terrific faculty they assembled for that event got the LOM time in North Carolina off to a great start.
It feels like waiting a whole year until the next Conference will be way too long. See you in Nebraska, everyone! --Don Johnson, Executive Director