Moderators' Conference

with the Co-Moderators of the 226th General Assembly
CeCe Armstrong & Tony Larson

November 13-15, 2025
Louisville, KY
 

Synod and presbytery moderators, vice-moderators, and moderators-elect are invited to join the Co-Moderators of the 226th General Assembly (2024) for the 2025 Moderators' Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The annual event is an opportunity for participants to prepare for their term of service with peers along with their peers across the denomination. The schedule includes worship, a variety of workshops, and practical skill-building in parliamentary procedure and other leadership tools.  
 

The 2025 Moderators’ Conference will be hosted by the Co-Moderators of the 226^th General Assembly (2024), along with the Interim Unified Agency, November 13–15, 2025 at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville and online. Synods and presbyteries are encouraged to send their moderator, vice moderator, and/or moderator-elect so that they can benefit from preparing for their term of service with peers from across the denomination. Registrants can expect worship, a variety of workshops, and an introduction to practical skills such as parliamentary procedure and other aspects of leading meetings.

The in-person fee is $175, which includes the opening reception, Friday lunch, Friday dinner, and Saturday lunch, all provided at the Presbyterian Center. The participant’s mid council is also responsible for travel and hotel expenses and meals when not at the conference site. For those who cannot travel, there is an online option for $80. 

The event begins Thursday evening with a welcome reception from 5:00–6:30 and concludes by 4:00 p.m. Saturday, so participants should plan to travel on Thursday and Sunday. The deadline to register is October 10, and this is also the cutoff date to reserve a hotel room at a conference rate.  

The schedule includes:

• Worship in the Chapel of the Presbyterian Center
• Plenaries including: the purpose of a presbytery/synod, roles of a moderator, parliamentary procedure and other discernment processes, purposeful meetings, and more. All worship and plenaries will be accessible to online participants
• Three sessions of workshops on a variety of topics, with at least one workshop in each session accessible to online participants. Attendees will make workshop selections as they register to help determine whether and how each is offered
• Conversation with co-moderators CeCe Armstrong and Tony Larson