Int'l LLL Leadership Gains Governance Knowledge in Washington, DC

Author: Rex Andrews

St. Louis, MO, Mar. 20, 2006 - International Lutheran Laymen's League President Jack Kidwell and Lutheran Hour Ministries Executive Director Greg Lewis attended a conference hosted by the American Society of Association Executives in Washington, DC March 2 and 3. The conference dealt with how strong governance is critical to the success of an organization and offered ways to improve an organization's governance model. ""We will take the ideas learned from this conference and use them to compare today's LLL governance model with the models used by other successful not-for-profit organizations,"" said Lewis. ""These ideas will allow for an even more dynamic board that understands its role, fulfills its responsibilities, demonstrates visionary leadership, and leads our organization to new heights."" The ASAE, headquartered in Washington, DC, exists to enhance the power and performance of the association community worldwide through resources, education, ideas, and advocacy. It has more than 23,000 association professionals and industry partners. Its members manage trade associations, professional societies, and philanthropic organizations across the United States and in 50 countries. Lewis and Kidwell Also Meet with U.S. Deputy Director Tim Goeglein While in Washington, DC, Kidwell and Lewis also met with Tim Goeglein, special assistant to the President of the United States and deputy director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, to share with him LHM's new strategic outreach plan for engaging the laity of the Church. Goeglein spoke at the 2005 international convention in Topeka, Kansas, about how he shares his faith in his work and he has a long-standing relationship with the Int'l LLL and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. ""The plan was well received by him and he shared his encouragement to us about what we're doing,"" said Lewis. ""He is an influential leader in our country who we'll keep posted on where we're headed in the upcoming months."" Lutheran Hour Ministries is a Christian outreach ministry supporting churches worldwide in its mission of Bringing Christ to the Nations-and the Nations to the Church. It is also a volunteer movement more than 100,000 people strong. LHM produces Christian radio and TV programming for broadcast, as well as Internet and print communications, dramas, music, and outreach materials, to reach the unchurched in more than 40 countries. LHM's flagship program, The Lutheran Hour®, is the world's longest-running Christian outreach radio program. It airs weekly on more than 800 stations.

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