As we approach our 2019 Assembly, Gwen Arneson will share some reflections on being our synod’s Vice President. Gwen has announced she will not be available for another term. We hope her reflections will help people imagine who might serve in this call. Reflections of a Synod Vice President – Part 1 + Gwen Arneson […]
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Gustavus Adolphus College, Southeastern and Southwestern Minnesota Synods have received a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the continuing education and leadership development of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) pastors in southern Minnesota. The grant is part of Lilly Endowment’s Thriving in Ministry initiative. The initiative supports a variety of religious
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Who will be your congregation’s next rostered leader? Who will serve as pulpit supply for your congregation? How will the sons and daughters of your congregation who have the gifts to preach and lead receive the training they need to do both? Advent Appeal 2018 We invite you to address these questions through your financial
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Do not be afraid. It is I. Come. Southwestern Minnesota Synod Assembly 2018 Notes by Carla Klawitter Friday, June 8, 2018 This year’s synod assembly had a soft start – people rolling in at various times – opening with service projects and workshops. Better Together – Redwood Falls, open to participants of all ages from
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Your congregation is giving meaning, purpose, and hope to peoples’ lives. God’s Holy Spirit calls us to live by faith, hope, and love. Fear is set aside as we follow Jesus together. I am grateful for what you do together in your local setting to grow in faith practices. As a church, you worship together,
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Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Grace evokes gratitude like the voice an echo. Gratitude follows grace like thunder lightning. -Karl Barth – Church Dogmatics The Doctrine of Reconciliation, Volume 4, Part 1: p.41 We celebrate and live in the grace of our God. When people ask me how I am doing,
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Click here to Give Online Stir up the wills of all who look to you, Lord God, and strengthen our faith in your coming, that, transformed by grace, we may walk in your way; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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