The Summit
Are you a leader in a SDB expression of faith (XF)? You should be @ The Summit.
Do you have a leader in your SDB expression of faith (XF)? You should send them to the Summit.
The Summit 2025 (A SDB Leaders Conference) will take place from April 25-27, 2024 (with an optional preaching seminar on April 28) in Southern Wisconsin. The theme will be The Discipled Leader. All serving or retired pastors/elders/church planters/chaplains/preachers/pastor-type people and their spouses are welcome to attend. Anyone training for XF leadership or feeling a call to XF leadership and their spouse is also welcome to attend. If you have a question about whether you should be attending, please contact the Director of Pastoral Services.
REGISTRATION (Please Register Each Individual Attending)
REGISTER HERE for The Summit 2025
PAY HERE for The Summit 2025 (if you didn’t pay while registering)
The cost to attend is $175 per person (an additional $50 for the optional preaching seminar). To help us plan effectively, you must pay ahead of time by April 18 by check to the SDB Center (made payable to Pastoral Services) or by credit/debit card. If payment is not received by April 18, we will NOT be able to guarantee you a spot. Assistance may be available for you from our continuing education funds or other sources. If you need to overcome an obstacle to your attendance, please contact the Director of Pastoral Services. WE WANT YOU THERE!
TRAVEL
April 24 and 28 will be travel days. (April 29 if attending the optional preaching seminar)
We will pick you up from the Van Galder Bus Terminal in Janesville, WI. You are responsible for your bus ticket. Bus transfers to and from Janesville, WI can be purchased online at Van Galder Bus Company serving Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
You may also fly into Dane County Regional Airport or Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport and arrange your own transportation to Janesville, WI.
Please email all flight arrangements to the Director of Pastoral Services.
LODGING
Those who selected lodging will be staying at the Holiday Inn Express Janesville. You do NOT need to make your own arrangements with the hotel. You will be assigned a room if you choose lodging. You should not arrive before 3pm on April 24. If you are not staying at the hotel for all 4 or 5 nights, please let the Director of Pastoral Services know by April 18, 2025.
SCHEDULE
More information will be emailed to each registrant about one week before arrival. We will begin by 9am on Friday, April 25 and we will go through dinner on April 27 (April 28 for those staying for the preaching seminar).
PREACHING SEMINAR ADD-ON (OPTIONAL)
We are offering a preaching seminar as an Add-On to your registration extending your experience one day more. We will be focusing on sermon preparation as well as some group discussion. This add-on will extend your stay for one additional day providing meals and lodging on April 28, 2025, and will cost $50. More details will come to those who choose this option.