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 […]
Developing Servant Leaders
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 […]
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. […]
$1 Million Grant to Support Continuing Education for Pastors
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 […]
Welcome Jane Crawford
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 […]
Welcome Andrés Albertsen
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 […]
Leadership for Faithful Innovation
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 […]
Welcome Matt Seegert
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 […]
MAX Your Gift!
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 […]
Hello from Kibungo!
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 […]
