A Sermon for the Sunday after Easter, April 27, is available to congregations. This sermon by Synod Minister Seyward Ask can be read (Download a PDF format) or shared by video. There are no bulletins or hymn suggestions paired with this sermon. Our prayers are with you as we journey through Lent and celebrate Christ’s […]
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Synod Listening Session Recap Last year, the Southwestern Minnesota Synod listened. Through a survey and listening sessions we heard what excites, concerns, and inspires you. We invite you to hear the results of the listening process via a Zoom recording. The recording is from Thursday, March 27, 2025. Click here to view the written summary.
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Zoom Gathering Recording From March 18, 2025 Hospitality is a part of our Christian lives and a significant part of the life of our congregation’s worship experience. We all want our congregation to be the most hospitable, but what makes us welcoming? How do we prepare to welcome guest worship leaders and preachers? How can
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Dreaming Again For Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Peter, stress and anxiety kept rising. During COVID, disagreements over masking raised the anxiety level. Reactions to George Floyd’s murder added to the stress. Some members chose to leave the congregation. Then the associate pastor left in October, 2022. The senior pastor left in 2023. One challenge
This Week: Staffing Last summer and fall the Southwestern Minnesota Synod listened. Insights from a survey (with 182 responses), along with conversations in person (held in four locations), help shape synod priorities to equip congregations and leaders in this changing time. Every week we will share findings, interpretations, and critical questions around each of the
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SW MN Synod E-News The Synod E-News is a biweekly email with current synod news, resources, and information on upcoming events. If you do not already subscribe to the Synod E-News, please sign up. (We respect your privacy. Subscribers will not have their email addresses shared or redistributed in any way.) News Articles from March 6, 2025 Hospitality
This Week: Community Outreach and Service Last summer and fall the Southwestern Minnesota Synod listened. Insights from a survey (with 182 responses), along with conversations in person (held in four locations), help shape synod priorities to equip congregations and leaders in this changing time. Every week we will share findings, interpretations, and critical questions around
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Posted March 5, 2025 Dear Global Refuge colleagues and faith partners, What a blessing to collaborate with colleagues and faith communities like you in the work of welcome. I wanted to let you know that my last day with Global Refuge is March 7th. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions
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This Week: Worship/Spiritual Growth March 4, 2025 Last summer and fall the Southwestern Minnesota Synod listened. Insights from a survey (with 182 responses), along with conversations in person (held in four locations), help shape synod priorities to equip congregations and leaders in this changing time. Every week we will share findings, interpretations, and critical questions around
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SW MN Synod E-News The Synod E-News is a biweekly email with current synod news, resources, and information on upcoming events. If you do not already subscribe to the Synod E-News, please sign up. (We respect your privacy. Subscribers will not have their email addresses shared or redistributed in any way.) News Articles from Feb. 19, 2025 Presiding
