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Ministry Basics Recordings

August 26, 2021 by SW MN Synod

A series of Ministry Basics Zoom Webinars were offered throughout 2021 to replace our annual Equipping Congregations Day, which did not happen because of COVID-19. The ECD planning team is […]

Filed Under: Past Events, Presentation, Synod News

Performance or Participation

March 2, 2020 by SW MN Synod

2020 Equipping Congregations Day Bishop Jon V. Anderson’s Presentation 

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Bp. Jon Anderson’s Fall Theological Conference Presentation

October 8, 2019 by SW MN Synod

Everyday Spirituality: Going deeper and wider Bp. Jon Anderson’s 2019 Fall Theological Conference Presentation

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Bishop Jon V. Anderson’s Annual Report – 2018

December 27, 2018 by SW MN Synod

You are all synod ministers. You are the synod as baptized ones living out your vocations in your everyday lifes, inside the communities of faith of Southwestern Minnesota and beyond. […]

Filed Under: Presentation, Rostered Ministers, Servant Leaders, Synod News

Bishop Jon’s 2018 Synod Assembly Presentations

June 12, 2018 by SW MN Synod

Bishop Jon Anderson’s 2018 Synod Assembly Presentation – Part 1 Bishop Jon Anderson’s 2018 Synod Assembly Presentation – Part 2 Long Range Planning 2018 Synod Assembly Presentation

Filed Under: Assembly, Presentation, Synod News

Scott Vaughan’s FTC Presentation

September 22, 2017 by SW MN Synod

First Session: Church Communication Today (when you really just want the bulletin finished by Sunday). In this session, I’m going to cover some things we need to know about people […]

Filed Under: Fall Theological Conference, Presentation

Videos!

September 22, 2017 by SW MN Synod

Check out our Synod’s Vimeo page! All of our videos can be a resource for you and your congregation. Some of these videos are short enough to show during worship! […]

Filed Under: Lilly Project, Past Events, Presentation, Synod News

Energizing and Mobilizing Opening Devotion – Strategic Budgeting

March 18, 2017 by jonvanderson

Here is the PowerPoint for March 18th. This was shared at the Energizing and Mobilizing event in its “Opening Devotion.” Our focus was on “Strategic Budgeting” and “Generosity.” These are […]

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Video Message from Bp. Jon Anderson

March 6, 2017 by SW MN Synod

“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 […]

Filed Under: Congregation Vitality, Presentation, Special Messages

Conflict Transformation

March 3, 2017 by SW MN Synod

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 […]

Filed Under: Congregation Vitality, Presentation

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