rostered leaders convocation

2023 SOUTH CAROLINA ROSTERED LEADERS CONVOCATION

Monday-Wednesday, October 21-23, 2024 at Lutheridge

Featured leaders: Dr. Jaqueline Bussie and Dr. Brent Driggers

Registration will begin in July.

About Dr. Jacqueline Bussie

Writer, Theologian, Public Speaker

Dr. Bussie will speak about her current work on resurrection, resilience, community, discipleship, and the power of love in the midst of trauma and grief.

Dr. Jacqueline Bussie is an award-winning author, professor, public theologian, and student of life in all its messy beauty, as well as a much sought after speaker and workshop facilitator. Her first book, The Laughter of the Oppressed won the national Trinity Prize. Her 2ndbook, Outlaw Christian: Finding Authentic Faith by Breaking the Rules won the 2017 Gold Medal Illumination Award for Christian Living and received a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly. Her latest book, Love Without Limits: Jesus’ Radical Vision for a Love with No Exceptions won the Reader’s Favorite Bronze Medal International Book Award for Christian Living, the 2020 IAN Outstanding Religion Book of the Year Award, and 3rdPlace IAN Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award. Also, Publisher’s Weekly named Love Without Limits “a must-read for all Christians interested in inclusivity for their communities.”

Jacqueline spent the last twenty years teaching religion to undergraduates at ELCA colleges and serving as the founding Director of the Forum on Faith and Life at Concordia College. Her favorite things to do are dance, walk on the beach, read good books, ride in the front car of roller coasters, spend time with friends, and travel to any place she’s never been before.

About Dr. Brent Driggers

Professor of New Testament at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary

Dr. Driggers will serve as Bible study/discussion leader.

Dr. Driggers teaches courses in biblical studies, including a Bible survey and various courses on the canonical Gospels and biblical theology (for example, the theme of violence in scripture).
His academic publications focus primarily on the Gospel of Mark, investigating this Gospel’s distinctive contributions to Christian theology and spirituality. He is also a contributor to Working Preacher, an online resource for church leaders.

Dr. Driggers seeks to present scripture in a way which cultivates intellectual growth and Christian discipleship. He encourages respect for historical context(s) of scripture while, at the same time, placing interpretation in conversation with the Christian theological tradition. He emphasizes the indispensable role of contemporary and diverse cultural perspectives in the practice of interpretation (for example, African American, womanist, feminist, LGBTQIA+), framing interpretation as a communal endeavor.

Brent enjoys preaching and teaching in local churches, reading (theology, history, culture, and fiction), listening to music (all genres), hiking, and spending time with his family.

This year we will again be doing our own registration. This means that you DO NOT use the Novusway-Lutheridge online registration system. To register please use the Google form found at this link: www.SJBft.org/ConvoRegistration2024

Registration:

There are three options for registration this year, depending on your housing needs:

1. Double Room Registration: includes programming, lodging, and meals (Mon dinner thru Weds bfast). You must have a roommate, but we can help match you up if needed.
2. Single Room Registration: gives you a single room (will likely still share a bathroom) and includes programming,
   lodging, and meals (Mon dinner thru Weds bfast). NOTE: we may NOT be able to honor all single room requests.
   Last year, twice as many leaders asked for single rooms as Lutheridge has available. We will fill these slots in order of registration. You may have a valid reason for preferrring a single, but so did most of those who asked for one in 2023. Get your registration in as soon as possible to increase your chance of getting a single.
3. Commuter Registration: includes meals and programming, no lodging.

PAYMENT INFO— NOTE: REGISTRATION DISCOUNT ENDS 9/20

There are two ways to pay after registering:

1. By Mail: mail a check to SC Synod, 1003 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
   Please write “Convocation payment for Deacon/Pastor Name” on the check so that Synod staff doesn’t have to
   guess or comb through the directory.
2. Credit Card at the SCSynod.com website: A) click “Give” at the top right, B) choose “Convocation.” C) choose the
   optional “cover fees” box if possible so the synod doesn’t lose a percentage of your payment.
   Please note that the Synod staff sees the name which is connected to your Tithely account/form of payment. If
   the account and/or credit card you are using is attached to another person’s name or congregation name,
   please email charlene@scsynod.com to reduce her detective work.

Discount: early registration discount ends on September 20. Online payments made after September 22 or mailed
payments postmarked after September 22 are subject to the higher registration fee.

Deadline: registration AND payment deadline is October 7. This is a soft deadline, but please understand it will be
difficult for us to process registration in time for the event if you try to register in the last two weeks. Please register
and submit payment as soon as possible.

Scholarships: while we do not have a formal scholarship process, it is Bishop Aebischer’s policy that no one should be
unable to attend Convo because of finances. If that is the case for you, please mark the scholarship help needed
question on the registration form to be contacted for discussion.

Please direct questions about registration to Beth, pastorcx2@yahoo.com OR Sean, pastorsam76@gmail.com OR Shannon, pastorshannon@stjohnsbeaufort.org