Wednesday, Oct 20, 10-11:30 am (Ending/Leaving Well for Rostered Ministers)
Audience: Rostered Ministers
Purpose: To explore how to end/leave a call in a way that supports the ongoing mission of the parish and honors the integrity of the office of ministry.

Thursday, Oct 21, 7-8:30 pm (Ending/Leaving Well for Congregational Leaders)
Audience: Congregational Lay Leadership
Purpose: To discuss the importance of ending a ministry well and how you can facilitate that good ending in your ministry context.

The Presenter:
The Rev. Glenn E. Ludwig was ordained into Word and Sacrament Ministry for the Lutheran Church in America in 1973.  During his 48 years in ministry, he has served in rural, town, and suburban parish settings.  For almost thirty years, he served as the Senior Pastor of larger congregations, first in Ellicott City, MD, at First Lutheran, where he served for 23 years, and subsequently at Trinity Lutheran in Camp Hill, PA, where he was Interim Senior Pastor for three and a half years.  His career also included serving as Chaplain to the University at Susquehanna University, his alma mater, from 1980-85, and as Vice President of Gettysburg Seminary from 2013-18, where he also served as Project Director for a Lilly Grant to train senior pastors in the ELCA.

He attended the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and is a graduate (Magna Cum Laude) of Lancaster Theological Seminary in 1973, receiving the “Excellence in Ministry” Award, their highest honor, in 2000. Pastor Ludwig is also the author of seven books, the most recent of which addresses the issue of long-term pastorates and was published by the Alban Institute.

He and his wife, Stella, a retired elementary school teacher and former outdoor ministry director, live in Mechanicsburg, PA.  Pastor Ludwig’s two children and four grandsons live in PA as well.