Endowment Fund Congregational Mission Grants for 2020 Endowment Fund Mission Statement Empower and support the congregations of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA enabling growth in Christian faith and […]
Inviting
+Bishop Jon V. Anderson This is a great time of year to engage in the faith practice of inviting. In fact, every time of year is a great time to […]
2018: Your Year of Gratitude
I really appreciated colleague, Rob Blezard, who shared this article on “Gratitude” As he says below, “Gratitude holds the key to thankfulness, happiness and contentment.” As you finish 2017 and […]
MAX Your Gift!
The synod invites you to think about, pray about, and consider contributing financially the the Embrace God’s Mission + Equip God’s People Funding Initiative in a way that fits your […]
ELCA Congregational Vitality Survey Results from 2015
In 2015’s statistical report, congregations in the Southwestern Minnesota Synod were invited to complete a survey about congregational vitality. The surveys were sometimes given to congregations, councils, committees or sometimes […]
Congregational Vitality Report for our Synod 2015
I just found this Congregational Vitality Report from 2015. It is interesting to ponder how we make these numbers even stronger.
Video Message from Bp. Jon Anderson
“Your synod is healthy, lively and vibrant, and it’s been amazing to watch what God has been up to across our synod, as we live in a changing mission field […]
ECD Thank You
BIG thank you for all the people who helped make our 2017 Equipping Congregations Day so successful. We are so grateful for the planning team which included: Pastors Janine Olson, […]
Conflict Transformation
Greetings! This is a workshop and PowerPoint presentation on Conflict Transformation and creating dialog, offered to all interested for use in their own context. It might be used at retreats […]
Bp. Jon’s ECD Presentation
Blog post by Bishop Jon Anderson- Click here to download my presentation to the large group. My notes for my conversation about young adults: Young Adult Round table: We’re […]
