Save the Date - 2025 Pastors' Conference

What: CNH District Pastors’ Conference

When: October 12 – 14, 2025

Where: Embassy Suites, San Rafael, CA (Map It)

Registration information will be available soon.

*Note: There is a reception at the hotel on Sunday, October 12 where you will be able to meet the speakers

Speakers

Sarah Salzberg: For the last 18 years, Sarah Salzberg has been living the dream, teaching the Old Testament to the juniors at Orange Lutheran High School in Orange County, CA. In addition, she has served as a planner and theological advisor for the LCMS Youth Gathering as well as a speaker for youth and women's retreats and educator's conferences. She earned her Masters in Theology from Concordia University in Irvine, but her pride and joy will always be Concordia Seward, where she earned her Bachelors in Education.

Matthew Borrasso: A pastor for over ten years, Matthew Borrasso lives in Southern Maryland with his wife and four children. He holds a PhD in Theology and Religion from the University of Birmingham (UK) and graduate degrees from Northern Seminary, Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, and United Lutheran Seminary. He currently serves as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lexington Park, MD, as adjunct faculty at Concordia University St. Paul and Concordia University Texas, and as the Associate Editor of the Forum Letter. His publications include The Art of Exegesis: An Analysis of the Life and Work of Martin Hans Franzmann (Wipf & Stock, 2019) and These Words We Speak: Law and Gospel in Contemporary Conversation (Fortress Press, Spring 2026).