Spirituality in God’s Ongoing Reformation 2018 Fall Theological Conference, Mount Carmel & Luther Crest Lutheran MinistriesHandouts: – Schedule – Long Range Planning by Bp. Jon Anderson – Six Conference Proposal – Personal Financial Well-Being Scale – Bishop’s Time PowerPoint – Invitational Christian PowerPoint by Dave Daubert, DMin, PhD www.Day8Strategies.com (A 10% off of any orders, courtesy […]
Stewardship Toolkit for September
THEME: Living our Baptism: Stewardship of Our Work Life Introduction by: Rev. Larry Strenge, Director for Evangelical Mission, SW MN Synod, ELCA Toolkit by: Rev. Robert Blezard. Reprinted by permission. Pastor Blezard serves as an assistant to the bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod and works as content editor for www.stewardshipoflife.org. I am always pleased to […]
Reduce your energy bills!
The first informal meeting of the EcoFaith Network will be @ LuLu Beans in Willmar on August 18th @ 9:00 a.m. This will be a brainstorming/ strategizing meeting. If you would like more information or have questions contact Ian Graue at 320-262-0444 or iangraue@gmail.com. EcoFaith Network Mission The mission of the SW MN Synod/ELCA EcoFaith Network […]
Synod E-Newsletter – Aug. 10, 2018
Grateful +Jon V. Anderson 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat […]
Upcoming Events
The synod office tries to share non-synod events through our weekly e-news, however lately we have gotten a lot of great information on upcoming events. We hope you enjoy this extra post! Resilience: The Science of Hope – Promoting Positive PL-ACEs Tuesday, August 14, 2018 St. Cloud River’s Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN The […]
Synod E-Newsletter – August 2, 2018
Immigrants and the Rural Church, An Interview with Pastor Salim Kaderbhai +Susan Sink, Collegeville Institute, July 19, 2018 Salim Kaderbhai is an ELCA Lutheran pastor of a two-point parish in rural Minnesota, Faith Lutheran Church in Madelia and Our Saviour’s Church in Lake Crystal, and a participant in the Collegeville Institute Rural Minnesota Fellows Program. […]
The Lilly Project
“One of the great things about working with this project, it has fruitfully agitated our synod to try to knock down the silence about money and the economic challenges of our pastors. In the process, we’ve learned things we didn’t know about how their debt was impacting their ministry and we’ve always been able to […]
Embrace God’s Mission + Equip God’s People Bulletin Insert
This Funding Initiative is investing in congregations’ and people’s lives. Why does your donation matter? We are excited to share with you just a few of the ways that your donation has helped change people’s lives. Thanks to you, we are deepening congregational vitality By offering congregations the opportunity to conduct missional assessments, which catalyze […]
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 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 […]
Synod Minister Search: Equipping Congregations
We invite you to join in praying that God will guide us in our search for a new synod minister to serve on the Southwestern Minnesota Synod staff. Please see the job description below. Send Cover Letters, Rostered Minister Profiles or Resumes to the office no later than July 10, 2018. Resumes will be accepted via email […]
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