+A Thanksgiving Message from Bishop Dee Pederson I remember nudging our children to learn to say “thank you!” and develop an “attitude of gratitude.” “Remember to say ‘Thank you’ to Grandma now.” I remember how my own mother taught me this when I was little. But I remember even more how she lived this herself […]
Synod Minister Called: Rev. Heather Culuris
+Bishop Dee Pederson The Southwestern Minnesota Synod is pleased to welcome Rev. Heather Culuris as Synod Minister – Engaging Leaders. She will begin this call on January 1, 2022. Rev. Heather Culuris graduated from Loyola University, Baltimore, MD in 1998. She received her Master of Divinity degree from St. John’s School of Theology, Collegeville and […]
Mission Support Letter to Congregations
When a seed is planted and tender shoots start to emerge from the soil, it’s hard to imagine the plant that will grow there. Corn or beans, daffodils or iris bulbs, tomotoes or pumpkins, these small beginnings grow into plants that can be tall and beautiful and capable of sustaining life. When one begins to […]
Rev. Dr. Troy Pflibsen, New Director for Evangelical Mission in Southwestern Minnesota.
Good news to share! +Bishop Dee Pederson The Rev. Dr. Troy Pflibsen has accepted the call from the ELCA to serve as the new Director for Evangelical Mission in Southwestern Minnesota. We are grateful for the many persons who considered and applied for this call, to the ELCA/Synod Interview Team for their prayerful discernment, and […]
Celebrating the Ordination of Hans Douglas Peterson
“Let it be acclaimed that Hans is a called and ordained minister in the church of Christ. He has Christ’s authority to preach the word of God and administer the sacraments, serving God’s people as together we bear God’s creative and redeeming love to all the world.” – ELW On Saturday, October 23, the church […]
Thanks be to God!
+Bishop Dee Pederson Thanks be to God! And thanks to you for your prayers and your presence – in the physical or digital room – for the service of Installation on October 9. It has been 2 years (Fall Theological Conference 2019) since synod rostered leaders have gathered to sing together! So what a joy […]
Gifts of Grace Sunday!
Gifts of Grace is about building a culture of healthy, sustained ministry leadership in southwestern Minnesota congregations. As a partnership with the Lilly Foundation Inc. the long-term goal of Gifts of Grace is that all of us continue to live out our callings well into the future. Across the synod, we are inviting congregations to […]
Synod Youth Ministry Coordinator Transition
+Bishop Dee Pederson It has been said that change is the one constant in life. And part of the truth that “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever,” is that Jesus is continually beckoning his beloved children into new callings. With gratitude to God for the gifts Sister Sarah Hausken has shared with the people of this synod for […]
Transition
+Bishop Dee Pederson Dear beloved people of God – For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. – 1 Cor. 3:9, NIV At the February 2020 Equipping Congregations Day, I led a workshop on imagining new ways to adapt in ministry in light of a culture that was rapidly changing. […]
Bishop Jon’s Goodbye: To God Be the Glory
It has been something, being called to serve as a bishop in this synod for the past eighteen years. As I remember and process this moment in our life and mine, I am struck by the persistence of gratitude. I know it will take time to process this experience. To serve as a bishop here has […]
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