URC Pastor's Conference
The 2013 URC Pastor's Conference meeting, which will be held at Mid-America Reformed Seminary in Dyer, IN on June 24-26. The cost of attending the conference is $100. Please have a check made out to Covenant Reformed Church, with "URC Pastor's Conference" in the memo line. Checks will be collected when you arrive on campus. Please contact Harold Miller at pastormillerkc@gmail.com, if additional information is desired.
Monday
7:00 pm:
- Dr. Joel Beeke:
"Maintaining Pastoral Vitality in a long pastorate"
Tuesday
9:00 am:
- Dr. David Murray:
"Blogs, Facebook, and the Flock - What is the relationship of social media
and the local pastorate?"
10:15-45:
- Refreshments and conversation
10:45:
- Dr. Joey Pipa:
"Emeritation"
12:00 - 6:45:
- Free time
6:45:
- Reconvene at the seminary
7:00:
- Dr. Gerald Visscher:
"Beginning Well - What to do and what to avoid in your first charge"
8:15 - 8:30:
- Refreshments and conversation
8:30
- Rev. Alan Strange:
"Loving the Flock when it seems they don't love you"
Wednesday
9:00 am:
- Dr. J. Mark Beach:
"Humility in years of Popularity"
10:30:
- Closing Remarks
1:00
- Missions conference begins
- Rev. Paul Murphy:
"The Pastor as Evangelist and the Evangelist as Pastor"
Meeting Location:
Mid-America Reformed Seminary
229 Seminary Drive
Dyer, IN 46311
Hotel Information:
When making reservations, please use the group name "URC Pastor's Conference" by May 22 to obtain the $109-114 (plus tax - Comfort Inn) or $85 (plus tax - Best Western) rate when making your reservation. If you have any special lodging needs, please notify the hotel.
1. Comfort Inn
Website: http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-schererville-indiana-IN229
1019 W. Lincoln Hwy, Schererville, IN, 46375
(4 miles from the Seminary)
Phone: (219) 865-9500
Fax: (219) 865-9520
Check-in time: after 3:00 pm
Check-out time: before 12:00 noon
Check-out policy: If you are unable to attend the meeting, please cancel your guestroom reservation within 24 hours to avoid being charged. Please also notify the Seminary by phone or email (information below), if you are unable to attend.
2. Best Western
Website: http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/IN/Schererville-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-Crossroads-Inn/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=15067
1905 Harder Ct, Schererville, Indiana, 46375
(4.5 miles from the Seminary)
Phone: 219/865-3400
Fax: 219/865-2800
Check-in time: after 3:00 pm
Check-out time: before 11:00 am
Check-out policy: If you are unable to attend the meeting, please cancel your guestroom reservation within 24 hours to avoid being charged. Please also notify the Seminary by phone or email (information below), if you are unable to attend.
Air Travel:
Please make your own air travel arrangements to Chicago, IL to airports: O'Hare International Airport (ORD) or Midway International Airport (MDW). Depending on traffic, travel time to either airport is about an hour. We recommend arriving at either airport two hours prior to your departure. Please keep this in mind when making your return flight arrangements.
Driving Information:
Rush hours in the Chicago area are usually around 5:30-9:30 am and 3:00-7:00 pm. Please keep this in mind when driving to and from the airport.
Transportation Information:
1. O'Hare International Airport car rentals:
Please visit this website for a list of car rental companies at O'Hare:
http://www.flychicago.com/PassengerInformation/GroundTransportation/OHare/RentalCarAgencies.aspx
2. Midway International Airport car rentals:
Please visit this website for a list of car rental companies at Midway:
http://www.flychicago.com/PassengerInformation/GroundTransportation/Midway/RentalCarAgencies.aspx
3. Bus transportation via Coach USA.
Coach USA offers scheduled services of transportation to and from both O'Hare and Midway Airports to Highland, IN. Please visit this website for more information:
http://www.coachusa.com
4. Taxi transportation information can be found here:
O'Hare: http://www.flych