Sermon Videos 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 […]
Rev. Dee Pederson Elected Bishop
The Rev. Dee (Diane) Pederson, St. Cloud, Minn., was elected June 12 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during an online synod assembly. Pederson was elected on the fifth ballot. The bishop-elect has served as Director for […]
July 4, 2021 Sermon
Sermon Videos 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 […]
Building A Culture of Generosity
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 […]
Bishop Nominees: Video Interviews
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 […]
Steering Through the Fog
+Bishop Jon V. Anderson I dread the thick fog of Spring on winding roads. It is not as bad as white outs in a blizzard but driving across the synod you run into fog sometimes this time of year that becomes really challenging. As we continue to steer through our experience of the COVID-19 people have been touching base wondering about […]
SW MN Synod Mission Assessment
Part of our ongoing work is to invite people to better understand our synod, its mission field and the role of a synod bishop. Back in February, ELCA Research created a survey “Bishop Election Feedback“ for distribution among our congregations as we prepare for a bishop election and plan for the future. John Hessian, Research […]
Family Ministry Cohort
You’re invited to join a cohort of congregations working to build on nurturing families in faith. For decades research from Vibrant Faith has shown us that “faith is passed on through personal, trusted relationships, often but not always, in one’s own home.” We’ve built beautiful Sunday School ministries and tried to connect church and […]
MEF Grants for 2021 Have Opened!
Two grants of the Ministerial Excellence Fund have now been opened to aid in the financial freedom of our rostered ministers. Read on and apply if you qualify. Online application links are posted below. Grant for Educational Loan Reduction Rostered ministers who are paying on educational loans taken out to pursue your call should apply […]
Mission Grant Applications Now Open
Endowment Fund Congregational Mission Grants for 2021-2022 The Southwestern Minnesota Synod Endowment Fund will once again make grants to support the mission of Congregations in their local communities in 2021-2022. The Committee is looking for projects proposals in the following areas: Community Outreach Youth Activities Special Mission Projects In addition, the Committee invites proposals in response to mission challenges as we move to a post COVID-19 mission […]
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