Northwest District LCMS

Candidate Call Service 2024
2024-04-24 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Event
Both Candidate Call and Vicarage/Deaconess services will be available via livestream from Kramer Chapel starting at 4 p.m. Pacific Time (7 p.m. EDT).
Visit the Call Day 2024 webpage for livestream access, placement lists, and photos as they become available at ctsfw.edu/callday.

2024 Administrators Conference
2024-04-24 - 2024-04-26 | Hampton Inn & Suites Portland/Vancouver, 315 Southeast Olympia Drive, Vancouver, WA, 98684
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2024 Admin Presenters Info
2024 Admin Mileage Form
2024 Admin Conf Info & Paper Registration
2024 Admin Schedule
2024 Hospitality Directions-Map

Vicar and Deaconess Placement Service 2024
2024-04-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Online Event

2024 YFM Conference
2024-04-23 14:00 - 2024-04-25 12:00 | Camp Lutherhaven, 3258 West Lutherhaven Road, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 83814, United States
The Youth and Family Ministry Conference provides relevant leadership training, renewal in a retreat environment, and opportunities to strengthen old and create new friendships. The conference brings together both commissioned and non-commissioned ministers in youth and family ministry in order to share best practices and strengthen the network between leaders across the NOW District and the entire West Coast.
The dates are now set for the 2024 conference! If you are the person on point for youth and family ministry in your congregation, please plan to join us:
Updated dates: April 23 – 25, 2024
at Camp Lutherhaven in Coeur d’Alene, ID
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Pricing Info:
Early Bird Registration -$225 (Register by Feb 28th)
Regular Registration – $250 (Register by April 15th)
Spouses, students, and multiple workers from the same congregation also receive an additional $25 discount.

Cost if you register:
by 2/28/2024
by 4/15/2024

Youth/Family Minister
$225
$250

Spouse
$200
$225

Full-Time Undergrad Student
$200
$225

Additional Worker Same Church
$200
$225

*Please note, we are using a new registration software this year, so the early bird discount might not be labeled the way it has in the past. It will automatically apply to all registrations made on or before February 28th.
Registration Fee Covers:
Housing, meals (dinner Tuesday through breakfast Thursday), and program materials.
Theme: Onward
Keynote Presenter: Rev. Dominic Rivkin, Mission Executive for the Pacific Southwest District
We look forward to joining together once again in this beautiful setting for a time of collaboration, refreshment, and ongoing strengthening for ministry. If you have any questions about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact the conference planning team.

2023 Northwest District Educators Conference
2023-10-18 - 2023-10-20 | Seaside Civic and Convention Center, 415 First Avenue, Seaside, Oregon, 97138
The 2023 Northwest District Lutheran Educators Conference will be held October 18 – 20 at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center in Seaside, Oregon. Box Lunches will be provided on Thursday, October 19, and are included in the cost of registration for the Conference. The link to Online Registration, Registration Instructions, and other conference materials is provided below. If this is your first time attending the conference, we highly recommend reading through the Registration Instructions document.
A Leadership Seminar for Administrators, Early Childhood Directors, and participants of the INVEST program will be held during the day on Wednesday, October 18, prior to check-in for the full Educators Conference. Lunch will be provided on Wednesday, October 18, and is included in the cost of registration for the Seminar. The link to Online Registration and other seminar materials is provided below.
In case you are unable to register online here, a paper registration form has been provided along with the other conference resource materials, below. If using the paper registration, complete your registration and mail it along with payment to the District Office, no later than the indicated registration deadline. Registration will then be manually entered when it is received.
Washington State K-12 Educators may be eligible to receive credit for WA Clock Hours for the workshops they attend, and Washington State Early Childhood Educators may be eligible to receive WA STARS Hours for the workshops they attend this year. Please see the conference materials for more information.
For help with the online registration process, please contact (for technical questions) Thomas Whalen at ThomasW@nowlcms.org or (for conference questions) Kelsie Wiley at KelsieW@nowlcms.org.
Regular Registration is due by Friday, September 22, 2023, 9:00 p.m. PST
General Conference Materials:
Conference Registration Instructions
Conference Online Registration (for ALL registration)
Hotel Rates Flyer
STARS Hours Information
Mileage Equalization Form
Educators Conference Materials:
Educators Conference – Paper Registration Form
Educators Conference – Schedule
Educators Conference – Presenters Information
Educators Conference – Workshop Descriptions
Leadership Seminar Materials:
Leadership Seminar – Paper Registration Form
Leadership Seminar – Schedule
Leadership Seminar – Presenters Information
Leadership Seminar – Session Descriptions
