The Women’s Leadership Institute from Concordia University Wisconsin announces its next national conference for April 16-18, 2010 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

Participants will explore various aspects of communication under the theme LISTENING, LINKING, LEADING: FROM WORDS TO ACTION based on Exodus 4:12. “Now go. I will help you speak and I will teach you what to say.”

Featured speakers will include Dr. Jean Garton as keynote speaker along with plenary speakers Dr. Bernard Bull from Concordia University Wisconsin and Dr. Carol McDaniel from Concordia University Irvine, CA. Karen Lippert will lead the Bible studies and Rev. Dr. Patrick Ferry, President of Concordia University Wisconsin, will lead the Sunday worship. In addition, 15 sectional presentations will explore a variety of topics related to leadership and communication.

A new feature of the 2010 Conference will be pre-conference schools for in-depth, personalized training in speaking and writing. The Speakers and Writers Schools, under the leadership of Ruth Koch and Dr. Jane Fryar, will be offered April 13-16, 2010 at the conference site.

Conference registration is now open. To register, please print and mail the Conference Registration form available online in PDF. The sectional choices for Friday are described here. The sectional choices for Saturday are described here. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Bonnie Treloar, Associate Director of WLI, or Sarah Ratayczak, operations coordinator for WLI. They can be reached by telephone at at 262-243-4422.

The Women’s Leadership Institute is an educational initiative founded by Dr. Donna Streufert in 2003 to encourage and equip women for leadership and service in their homes, congregations, and communities.   The Institute offers biennial national conferences, regional workshops, and networking opportunities.   Bible studies, event-planning ideas, speaker lists, and other resources are available through the WLI website (www.wlicuw.org).   

As an educational initiative, WLI works in support of other LCMS ministries for women. WLI Advisory Board member Ruth Koch was the keynote speaker and WLI Ambassador Dr. Mary Hilgendorf led the Bible studies at the national LWML Convention in Portland, OR in June 2009.