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2020-21 Equipping Congregations Day becomes Ministry Basics

August 12, 2020 by SW MN Synod

The Equipping Congregations Day (ECD) held in Willmar on the last Saturday of February is taking a year off in 2021. In place of the ECD look for Ministry Basics Zoom […]

Filed Under: Equipping Congregations Day, Synod News

2019 ECD Thank You and Presentations

February 26, 2019 by SW MN Synod

Thank you to all the people from across our synod who helped make another Equipping Congregations Day, a great day. The weather kept many attendees home, so below are two […]

Filed Under: Equipping Congregations Day, Synod News

Stewardship snippets for congregation

December 21, 2017 by Larry Strenge

Rev. Rob Blezard is the Assistant to the Bishop of our ELCA’s Lower Susquehanna Synod (Pennsylvania).  Rob has created these “Stewardship Snippets” for congregations to use in bulletin as they […]

Filed Under: Equipping Congregations Day, Generosity Tagged With: stewardship

ECD Thank You

March 3, 2017 by SW MN Synod

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, […]

Filed Under: Congregation Vitality, Equipping Congregations Day, Synod News

Bp. Jon’s ECD Presentation

February 26, 2017 by jonvanderson

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 […]

Filed Under: Congregation Vitality, Equipping Congregations Day, Presentation, Synod News

Equipping Day Presentations – Bishop Jon's Spirit Led Innovation in an Uncertain Age

February 25, 2016 by jonvanderson

  We had a great Equipping Day last Saturday. We are thankful for the teaching, conversation, singing, learning, ideas hatched and connections made. Here are my two PowerPoint presentations. The […]

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