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Encounter the Spirit, Live Expectantly!

The Twenty-Fourth Session of the Dakotas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, June 8-10, 2017, Bismarck Event Center, Bismarck, North Dakota

7:00am CDT

Wellness Screening Prairie Rose 101Leana Stunes

8:30am CDT

Board of Ordained Ministry Prairie Rose 102Valerie Reinhiller

9:00am CDT

Cabinet Prairie Rose 103Roger Spahr The Commission on Archives and History Prairie Rose Room 104Duane Coates

10:00am CDT

Registration and Information LobbyJoAnn Schlimgen • Bea Stucke • Susan Punt

12:00pm CDT

Historical Society Luncheon Prairie Rose 106Stephen Perry • Rev. Bruce Forbes

1:30pm CDT

Avoiding a volunteer vortexLIMITED Prairie Rose Room 104Stephanie Caro Church Financial MythsLIMITED Prairie Rose 105Sheri Meister • Jeff Pospisil • Bob Ruedebusch Navigating our changing world and communitiesLIMITED Prairie Rose 102 The style and strategies of a multiplying leaderLIMITED Prairie Rose 103Ben Ingebretson

3:15pm CDT

Avoiding a volunteer vortexLIMITED Prairie Rose Room 104Stephanie Caro Navigating our changing world and communitiesLIMITED Prairie Rose 102 The power of Breakthrough PrayerLIMITED Prairie Rose 105Rebecca Trefz The style and strategies of a multiplying leaderLIMITED Prairie Rose 103Ben Ingebretson

5:30pm CDT

Missional Impact Dinner Radisson Hotel

6:30pm CDT

Youth Cohort Celebration Prairie Rose 105Stephanie Caro

7:00pm CDT

New Member Orientation Prairie Rose 102 Council on Finance and Administration Bismarck McCabe UMCJeff Pospisil EY Financial Planning Presentation Prairie Rose 103Leana Stunes • Kevin MacAfee

7:30pm CDT

Lay Servant Ministry Dessert Gathering Prairie Rose 105Deb Kjerstad

6:00am CDT

Wellness Screening Prairie Rose 101Leana Stunes

7:00am CDT

Registration and Information LobbySusan Punt • JoAnn Schlimgen • Bea Stucke

8:30am CDT

Opening Worship Hall DRev. Junius B. Dotson

10:00am CDT

10:15am CDT

Opening Plenary Hall DBishop Bruce R. Ough

11:30am CDT

Lunch break TBA

11:45am CDT

Asbury Theological Seminary luncheon Radisson HotelKermit Culver Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary luncheon Radisson - Renoir/RussellDavid Heetland • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Local Licensed Pastors and CLMs luncheon Prairie Rose 105Myrna Hill • Quaya Ackerman Lunch and Learn: Church Marketing: How to Effectively Reach Your Community Hall DJeremy Brown Lunch and Learn: Communicating faith in the 21st century Hall CTeresa Angle-Young Sioux Falls Seminary luncheon Radisson HotelRandy Tschetter Clergy spouse luncheon Prairie Rose 102 Extension Ministry luncheon Prairie Rose 103

12:00pm CDT

Youth Ministry Cohort Luncheon Prairie Rose Room 104Deb Kjerstad

1:00pm CDT

Plenary Hall DBishop Bruce R. Ough

2:30pm CDT

3:00pm CDT

Clergy Session Prairie Rose Rooms 102-105Valerie Reinhiller Laity Session Hall DMyrna Hill • Adam Weber

5:45pm CDT

Festival in the Park Seratoma Park

8:30pm CDT

New clergy session with Bishop Ough and Rev. Junius Dotson Seretoma Park Community CenterRev. Junius B. Dotson • Bishop Bruce R. Ough

6:00am CDT

Wellness Screening Prairie Rose 101Leana Stunes

6:30am CDT

United Methodist Men breakfast Prairie Rose 102 United Methodist Women breakfast Prairie Rose 103

7:45am CDT

Registration and Information LobbySusan Punt • JoAnn Schlimgen

8:00am CDT

Kids Count Miracle Offering Worship Hall DBishop Bruce R. Ough

9:30am CDT

9:45am CDT

Teaching Session Hall DRev. Junius B. Dotson

11:15am CDT

Plenary Hall DBishop Bruce R. Ough

11:45am CDT

Lunch break TBA

12:00pm CDT

DWU Luncheon for Alumni and Friends Ramkota Manhatten RoomKitty Allen Ordinands and Comissionees luncheon Prairie Rose 105

12:15pm CDT

Lunch and Learn: Facebook best practices for churches Hall CTeresa Angle-Young Lunch and Learn: Your church website: Rethinking your new front door Prairie Rose 102Jeremy Brown Retirees luncheon Prairie Rose 103/104Leana Stunes

1:30pm CDT

Plenary Hall DBishop Bruce R. Ough

3:00pm CDT

3:15pm CDT

Plenary Hall DBishop Bruce R. Ough

5:15pm CDT

Dinner recess TBA

7:00pm CDT

Celebration of Life in Ministry Service Legacy UMC

12:00am CDT

Evaluation Survey TBA

7:00am CDT

Registration and Information LobbySusan Punt • JoAnn Schlimgen

8:00am CDT

Baptismal Remembrance and Fixing of Appointments Service Hall DRev. DeAnn Eidem

9:30am CDT

Plenary Hall DBishop Bruce R. Ough

11:45am CDT

Closing benediction Hall D