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 evaluating and planning for more equipping opportunities in the future. We have recorded most of the Zoom gatherings from 2020-21. These webinars remain relevant and […]
Performance or Participation
2020 Equipping Congregations Day Bishop Jon V. Anderson’s Presentation
Bp. Jon Anderson’s Fall Theological Conference Presentation
Everyday Spirituality: Going deeper and wider Bp. Jon Anderson’s 2019 Fall Theological Conference Presentation
Bishop Jon V. Anderson’s Annual Report – 2018
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. Thanks for all the ways you have lived out your faith, loved your neighbors, and invited people to join you in following Christ. Below is […]
Bishop Jon’s 2018 Synod Assembly Presentations
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
Scott Vaughan’s FTC Presentation
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 today and how they approach the church. I’m also going to cover messages that move people to action and communication methods. During the methods part […]
Videos!
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! Some videos would be good to use for council meetings. Lots of inspiring videos on our embrace God’s Mission + Equip God’s People Funding Initiative. […]
Energizing and Mobilizing Opening Devotion – Strategic Budgeting
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 some books I mentioned that I have found helpful. The one I spent more time on was Switch which is below. – Not Your Parents’ Offering […]
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 that God is guiding us to be a changing church and a living church following Jesus Christ our Lord who’s calling us to follow him…” […]
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 as a way to get to know your council members and staff, or it may be offered in your community as a way to enrich […]
