This summer 2026, Bishop Dee and the pastoral staff will be providing video sermons that can be used by congregations during worship. The sermons will be on the 2nd lessons from Romans and can be used on any Sunday for the summer. The theme, Ground in Hope, comes from the 2026 Synod Assembly where we […]
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A Sermon for the Sunday after Easter, April 12, is available to congregations. This sermon by Synod Minister Heather Culuris 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 resurrection.
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Sermon for December 28, 2025 | Matthew 2:13-23 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 Christmas and celebrate Christ’s birth.
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It’s a story that has played out countless times over the years. God calls people to ministry. They receive training. The church ordains them. They serve. Sometimes that process plays out for young people just discerning their careers. For Kari Shumaker, the newly ordained pastor at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Bird Island, the inkling
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This summer 2025, Bishop Dee and the pastoral staff will be providing video sermons that can be used by congregations during worship. The sermons will be thematically focused and can be used on any Sunday of the summer. The theme will be Biblical images of what it means to be the church in the world.
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Martin Luther once said: “The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me…” Preaching God’s word in the Bible is central to our worship life as ELCA Lutherans. Our hymns, our prayers, our readings, our sermons all focus on the Word
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Dearly beloved in Southwestern Minnesota – I have been eager to invite you to join in an effort affirmed by the Conference of Bishops: to pray! In fact, to Pray Without Ceasing. Some of us pray every day, throughout the day. Some of us pray periodically. And for some of us, we say that when we
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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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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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Summer is often a difficult time to find pastors and lay people to do worship supply, especially for those congregations that are currently without a pastor or interim to serve them. For this reason, the synod staff has made sermons available to congregations. The sermons are available in a PDF format to read or by
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