The Endowment Fund of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod has awarded a third year of Congregational Mission Grants. The Endowment Committee reviewed 18 applications and funded all of them, at least partially, for a total of $22,100. Over the three years that the Congregational Mission Grants have been offered, $58,000 has been made available to support […]

Summer is often a difficult time to find pastors and lay people to do worship supply. This summer in particular has been a challenge, especially for those congregations that are currently without a pastor or interim to serve them. For this reason your synod office will make a sermon written and preached by one of the Synod […]

This is a time of transition in synod leadership and staffing as Bishop Jon Anderson accepts a new call to Luther Seminary and Pr. Dee Pederson transitions as Director for Evangelical Mission to Bishop-elect. We are happy now to post the position description for the next Director for Evangelical Mission (D.E.M.). The D.E.M. is an […]

Summer is often a difficult time to find pastors and lay people to do worship supply. This summer in particular has been a challenge, especially for those congregations that are currently without a pastor or interim to serve them. For this reason your synod office will make a sermon written and preached by one of the Synod […]

Sometimes the hardest part of talking about generosity and stewardship in a congregation is knowing where to begin and how to move forward. You have a solid theology, and know how tell biblical stories of God’s generosity and the response of others. You have great stories to tell. But how do you begin to plan […]

On Tuesday, June 8th, when we were preparing the video recordings of our nominees (made on Monday) we found that there were technical issues with two videos. Discussions were held to explore various options. This issue was discussed with the nominees who supported our idea to redo these two videos. We offered the opportunity for […]