Thanks to a grant from Thrivent, KINDLE is able to offer an event for recent graduates.
The purpose of the event is to encourage, support, and equip recent church worker gradu-ates to establish a strong foundation in servant leadership. Here are some more specifics:

Event name: KINDLE for Recent Graduates
Dates: September 27-30, 2010
Location: University of St. Mary [...]

You may or may not be aware, but Classic KINDLE takes a sabbatical every third year, in conjunction with the LCMS National Youth Gathering. This means our next Classic KINDLE cycle will be in 2011.  The dates will be:

Sept. 27-30, 2010
January 31-February 3, 2011
August 15-18, 2011

Remember to stop by the application page for more details [...]

You may have noticed or heard of KINDLE while at the conference. If you’re interested in finding out more about KINDLE and how it can be useful in your congregation, stop by the Why KINDLE? page. If you’re here to apply for Classic KINDLE 2011, you’ll want the Apply page.

KINDLE 2009 Has now completed the second learning event.
Some highlights included:

The largest class, yet with four learning clusters (and 20 Associates)
Back into parish life to begin the journey with Lay Associate Clusters.
A real sense  of togetherness-the “Snow Mobile group”

left to right: Carolyn Hackman, Jim Haack, Krista Young, Lisa Day, Rob Grady
and Jeremy Pera.
A sense of [...]

KINDLE will not offer a 2010 learning cycle (beginning in the Fall of 2009) because of the National LCMS Youth Gathering to be hosted that same year.  This is part of an intentional plan for KINDLE to offer two learning cycles in a row, followed by a one year sabbatical to recharge and develop the [...]

The dates for the retreats for 2009 can be found in the application packet by clicking “Apply Now” to the left.  To save you the time, however, here they are:

September 29-October 2, 2008
January 26-29, 2009
August 17-20, 2009