Video Invitation from President Buss:
A Message from President Buss on the 61st Convention of the Northern Illinois District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod:
Convention Workbook
Workbook Sections:
- Convention Information (combined)
- Worship (This will be sent out with Today’s Business)
- Elections
- Nominations
- Overtures (This will be sent out in January 2025)
- Reports
- Rosters of changes and anniversaries
- Delegates
Convention Offering – Workers of the Word: Today + Tomorrow
The Convention offering will support Workers of the Word: Today + Tomorrow (Today – supporting worker wellness and care, including emergency assistance; Tomorrow – offering scholarship assistance for church work students at Concordia Universities and LCMS Seminaries).
Hotel Accommodations
Hotel reservations are now open.
Hampton Inn & Suites – Rosemont – Chicago/O’Hare, 9480 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: 847-692-3000 Direct: 224-585-3710
2025 Convention Link – https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/lcmsnid2025conventionmarch/
The cut-off for reservations is February 6, 2025. There is not a code, just the direct link which will allow you to use our special rate.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Information
Location: 7400 Augusta Street, River Forest, IL 60305. Exhibit space will be in the south gym, adjacent to the convention floor. Exhibit space will be assigned in the order requests are received.
Exhibit Hours: Exhibition time will be continuous throughout each day’s convention sessions.
- Friday, March 7, 2025 – Delegate registration opens at 7:00 a.m. with a continental breakfast set up in the exhibit room (south gym). The convention begins at 9:00 a.m. with the worship service in the Chapel of Our Lord, and then moves to the convention floor by 10:30 a.m. The Friday session is scheduled to close for the day at 5:45 p.m.
- Saturday, March 8, 2025 – The Saturday schedule begins at 8:00 a.m. with a continental breakfast. The convention is scheduled to close around 4:00 p.m.
If your organization is additionally interested in being a sponsor, or only interested in being a sponsor, for the District Convention, please see below:
Sponsorships support Workers of the Word: Today + Tomorrow (Today – supporting worker wellness and care, including emergency assistance; Tomorrow – offering scholarship assistance for church work students at Concordia Universities and LCMS Seminaries).
What would The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod be without our church workers? The Lord of the Church cares for these workers, and He chooses to do that through the saints within His churches. We are grateful for our current church workers and have the privilege of caring for them. With our financial gifts, we can support them in times of need.
We are also grateful for our future church workers. Their energy and enthusiasm for Kingdom work is inspiring. Scholarships help ease the financial burden of higher education as they prepare for professional church work.
Sponsorship Levels Available:
- Gold: $500 – Organization’s name and logo are listed in Today’s Business (electronic publication which is sent to all voting convention attendees). Your logo is linked to your website. A PowerPoint slide rotates on a loop that all convention attendees see during breaks. Your organization creates the slide and submits it for approval. Your organization receives a verbal “thank you” from the podium for your sponsorship.
- Silver: $250 – Organization’s name and logo are listed in Today’s Business (electronic publication which is sent to all voting convention attendees). Your logo is linked to your website. A PowerPoint slide rotates on a loop that all convention attendees see during breaks. Your organization creates the slide and submits it for approval.
- Bronze: $100 – Your organization’s name and logo are listed in Today’s Business (electronic publication which is sent to all voting convention attendees). Your logo is linked to your website.
Exhibitor/Sponsor Registration Sponsors – Upload Your PowerPoint Logo
PLEASE REMEMBER:
Space is limited! Tables are assigned in the order requests are received and are only guaranteed when payment is processed. Register via the link above. December 31, 2024 is the final date for all exhibitor registrations.
From the Committee on Convention Nominations:
The Committee on Convention Nominations for the Northern Illinois District is preparing for its work on the nominations for the elections to be held at the 61st Convention of the Northern Illinois District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod on Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, 2025.
The District Secretary and the Committee on Convention Nominations are responsible for:
- Soliciting and compiling nominations for the offices of District President and Regional Vice Presidents.
- Requesting recommendations and, consequently, nominating candidates for the other offices and positions to be elected at the Convention.
- Gathering the consent of, and background information from, these candidates.
- Presenting the slates and the collected information to the delegates at the Convention.
Delegate Information
- Cover letter from Rev. David Totsky, NID Secretary
- Checklist for Congregations
- Voting Delegate Form A – Pastoral, Lay, and Alternate Form A (Print and sign)
- Advisory Delegate Form B – All commissioned and non-voting ordained (Print and sign)
- Characterization of Voting Delegate Form C
- Payment link for Advisory Delegates who attend – Advisory and other guests must also complete payment online prior to convention.
Nominations and Recommendations
- Nomination form for President, Vice President
- Nomination form for Circuit Visitor
- Circuit Visitor Election Reporting Form
- Online recommendation form for NID Secretary, Board of Directors, and Committee on Convention Nominations – online only
- Online recommendation form for Concordia University Chicago Board of Regents – online only
- Elected position descriptions
- Circuits and Regions – Use these circuits/regions to nominate for Board of Directors, Vice Presidents, and Circuit Visitors
Timeline for Congregations (PDF)
Convention Bible Verse – Colossians 4:7-17
Tychicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.
Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—if he comes to you, welcome him), and Jesus who is called Justus. These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas. Give my greetings to the brothers at Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her house. And when this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfill the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”