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Gifts of Grace Ministerial Excellence Fund Grants

June 23, 2020 by SW MN Synod

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 […]

Filed Under: Lilly Project, Rostered Ministers, Servant Leaders, Synod News

Developing Servant Leaders

February 27, 2020 by SW MN Synod

This is a photo taken in 2014 of Ardyce and Vernon with people whom received gifts to help with educational debt. This photo is just a small glimpse of the many people that received their gifts. Vernon and Ardyce Anderson +Bishop Jon V. Anderson In my watch as bishop, two of the people who taught […]

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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. 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 […]

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

$1 Million Grant to Support Continuing Education for Pastors

December 10, 2018 by SW MN Synod

Gustavus Adolphus College, Southeastern and Southwestern Minnesota Synods have received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the continuing education and leadership development of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) pastors in southern Minnesota. The grant is part of Lilly Endowment’s Thriving in Ministry initiative. The initiative supports a variety of religious […]

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Welcome Jane Crawford

October 31, 2018 by SW MN Synod

The SW MN Synod received two new candidates for call during the churchwide assignment process. We are grateful for Andrés Albertsen and Jane Crawford who will come to serve in your synod. Click here to Meet Andrés. Meet Jane! Greetings! My name is Jane Crawford and I am excited to continue my journey in the […]

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Welcome Andrés Albertsen

October 25, 2018 by SW MN Synod

The SW MN Synod received two new candidates for call during the churchwide assignment process. We are grateful for Andrés Albertsen and Jane Crawford who will come to serve in your synod. Meet Andrés and next week we will share a little something about Jane. Meet Andrés I am an Argentinean of Danish descent. My […]

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Leadership for Faithful Innovation

July 9, 2018 by SW MN Synod

The Southwestern Minnesota Synod, along with Luther Seminary and several other synods are participating in a project called Leadership for Faithful Innovation, made possible through a Lilly Grant given to the seminary. There is no doubt that the church is changing and the old models of leadership and faith formation don’t work anymore. We often […]

Filed Under: Lilly Project, Servant Leaders, Synod News

Welcome Matt Seegert

March 9, 2018 by SW MN Synod

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 Matt Greetings Brothers and Sisters in Christ, My name […]

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MAX Your Gift!

November 9, 2017 by SW MN Synod

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 capacity and passion. MAX = Give directly to the SW MN Synod’s Funding Initiative for minimal processing fees. GIVE NOW! Two of our synod deans gave […]

Filed Under: Congregation Vitality, Generosity, Local and Global Mission, Servant Leaders, Synod News

Hello from Kibungo!

November 2, 2017 by SW MN Synod

Fall Updates from Rwanda! YAGM – Hannah Sackett from Celebration Lutheran in Sartell. It’s crazy to think we’ve been in-country for over 2 months, but I guess we all know the phrase, “time flies when you’re having fun and also forging a completely new life on a foreign continent!” Really rolls off the tongue and […]

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