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Indigenous People’s Day – Oct. 12, 2020

October 7, 2020 by SW MN Synod

+Bishop Jon V. Anderson  I invite you to make time to remember Indigenous Peoples’ Day in your congregation and/or in your personal devotions this weekend and on Monday. This holiday invites us to focus on the people who were here before our European ancestors came in the late 1850s. When I go to see the […]

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“We are church together – apart!”

September 18, 2020 by SW MN Synod

+Rev. Dee Pederson, D.Min., Director for Evangelical Mission One of the powerful ways this truth has been lived out in the COVID-19 crisis is: “generosity.” As unemployment soared and demands on food pantries increased, generous donors across the ELCA contributed $1.6 million to the ELCA COVID-19 Response Fund. This generosity has come to our synod […]

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Collaborating As We Move Into Fall

September 3, 2020 by SW MN Synod

A message from Bishop Jon V. Anderson  Thanks for your courageous leadership to serve the mission of Jesus in the life of your congregations and community while protecting and keeping people safe.    Collaboration is a value we have been lifting up because congregations that have been finding ways to support one another appear to be doing better with […]

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Next Call Decision – A Message from Bp. Jon Anderson

August 28, 2020 by SW MN Synod

Dear Synod Council, Rostered and Baptized Ministers of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod, For the past seventeen years I have been privileged and grateful to serve as the bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod.  I still feel surprised at this call to serve that came back in 2003. This call brings serious and intense challenges. It […]

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2020-21 Equipping Congregations Day becomes Ministry Basics

August 12, 2020 by SW MN Synod

The Equipping Congregations Day (ECD) held in Willmar on the last Saturday of February is taking a year off in 2021. In place of the ECD look for Ministry Basics Zoom Workshops.  Ministry Basics will be a series of hour-long presentations like those you would expect at the annual ECD. Several zoom workshops will in fact […]

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Leadership and Self-Definition as a Female

August 11, 2020 by SW MN Synod

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 […]

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Endowment Fund Congregational Mission Grants for 2020-2022

July 9, 2020 by SW MN Synod

The Southwestern Minnesota Synod Endowment Fund will once again make grants to support the mission of Congregations in their local communities in 2020-2022. The Fund Committee is looking for projects proposals in the following areas:   Community Outreach Youth Activities Special Mission Projects  In addition, the Committee encourages proposals in response to the mission challenges of […]

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Stepping into the Digital World

July 9, 2020 by SW MN Synod

Are you ready to learn more about digital ministry, but not sure where to begin?  Looking for true 101-level basics? The SW MN Synod has just learned about a training on digital ministry, and will help support a small team from up to 5 congregations to attend eFormation 101: Presentations and Coaching, by Virginia Theological […]

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Storytelling with Pr. Rachel Wrenn

July 7, 2020 by SW MN Synod

How the Holy Spirit Guides God’s People through Hard Times, through the Lens of Ezra  What we’re going through right now is hard, scary, and just generally crazy-making. What we’re going through right now is the ultimate in terms of disruption and disorientation. What we’re going through right now requires leaning into the trust that God […]

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Worship Has Moved Online. So What’s Next for Your Digital Ministry?!

July 1, 2020 by SW MN Synod

+Pr. Dee Pederson, D.Min., Director for Evangelical Mission Many of us wish we’d taken steps toward having an online presence years ago. But we were busy. And mainly, we didn’t know where to begin. Stay-at-Home pushed people out of the comfort of the sanctuary and into the comfort of home. For clergy and worship leaders […]

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