Two grants of the Ministerial Excellence Fund have now been opened to aid in the financial freedom of our rostered ministers. Read on and apply if you qualify. Online application links are posted below. Grant for Educational Loan Reduction Rostered ministers who are paying on educational loans taken out to pursue your call should apply […]
Leadership and Self-Definition as a Female
Female pastors, ministers, and deacons are invited to an honest conversation about the challenging, painful, and fruitful work of shaping healthy skills and practices as women in leadership. We will talk about the unique ways power and control are experienced by women in ministry, so that you leave more aware of strategies and tactics for these difficult situations. Join […]
Gifts of Grace Ministerial Excellence Fund Grants
Over the last few decades, the cost of educating rostered leaders was increasingly placed upon the person called to serve. Although taking out loans to pursue education is normal, tuition and cost of living increases over the last few decades were primarily shouldered by students. This resulted in some of our rostered ministers starting their […]
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 […]
Retirement Challenge Grant Extended
Don’t put it off any longer! The Retirement Challenge Grant is extended to May 31, 2018. “The most pervasive issue for clergy across our nation is adequate retirement savings and planning.” That’s one of the conclusions researchers pulled from the applications to the current Lilly Endowment initiative that we call the Lilly Project. For a second […]
Welcome Roger Fears
The SW MN Synod received three new candidates for call during the churchwide assignment process. We are grateful for Matt Seegert, Roger Fears, and Angela LaMoore who will come to serve in your synod. Each week we will share a little something about each assignee. Meet Roger Fears Greetings in Christ! My name is Roger […]
Catechism Connections
Blog post from Bp. Jon Anderson – Through this coming liturgical year, Catechism Connections will explore the connections between the Revised Common Lectionary texts and Luther’s Catechisms. As I agreed to serve as the author, I asked for permission to share this with our synod’s pastors. If you have the Sundays and Seasons online version, […]
