A clear understanding about the role of church council brings alignment and renewal to leaders and congregations. Save the date for Church Council Academy on February 15, 2025. This one day retreat will provide council members a sense of the function, role, and work of church council leaders and will strengthen your network of support for the leadership role and ministry to which you have been called. The cost is $30/person. Registration Deadline: February 3rd, 2025
About Our Keynote Speaker: Nancy Heykes
Our Keynote Speaker for the Church Council Academy is Nancy Heykes, who retired in 2018 as Vice President of Development for Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin. Prior to this, she served as an executive director, capital campaign counsel, and senior executive at the Aid Association for Lutherans.
Now residing in Oneida County, Nancy founded On Point Consulting, where she continues her pro bono law practice and provides consulting, planning, and facilitation services for nonprofits. She also enjoys a teaching role as the coordinator of the Nonprofit Leadership Institute in Appleton. Nancy serves as Secretary of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the ELCA and frequently works with congregation councils in her role as chair of the synod's Constitution Committee.