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August 30, 2022
Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA Enews
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Resiliency coaching cohort for women in ministry
It’s been more than two years since everything changed. We know that ministry is different today than it was before the pandemic. We have changed. Our congregations have changed. Our communities have changed. This cohort will be a time of resourcing and coaching for women leaders. Tools will be shared for building resiliency muscles, finding ways to move through stress, address issues unique to women in leadership, and more. The facilitator is International Coaching Federation certified coach, the Rev. Mary Frances, who has served in a variety of settings in the ELCA.
Wednesdays from October 5 to December 7
9:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.
Cost: $175 for all eight weeks (only $21 a session)
For more details or to register (by September 15), email Director for Evangelical Mission, the Rev. Norma Malfatti.
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Virtual discernment
of calling event
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Are you or someone you know discerning a call to seminary? The seven seminaries of the ELCA are partnering together to offer a virtual discernment event.
Saturday, September 10
(Registration by September 6)
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Online
The ELCA seminaries include Luther Seminary, St. Paul; Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina; Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California; Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio; United Lutheran Seminary, Gettysburg & Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Does your church communicator have style? |
Congregational communicators and administrators are invited to come together to discuss the use of styleguides for consistent communication within the congregation. This includes alternative styleguides addressing particular communities.
Save the Date!
Thursday, October 6; 10:00 a.m.
Bring questions and experiences to share. Treats and coffee will be provided. Watch this space or the MAS Communicators Facebook group for more information.
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Celebrating Lutheran Campus Ministry at the U in the Twin Cities | |
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Join Lutheran Campus Ministry – Twin Cities for a fun in-person gathering at the beautiful Campus Club Terrace overlooking the city. Guests will gather around hearty appetizers, a cash bar, good music, inspirational stories from students and alumni, and a chance to raise some money for the transformational work happening at Lutheran Campus Ministry – Twin Cities!
Thursday, October 13
The Campus Club on the U of M campus
5:00 p.m. - Cocktails and Appetizers
6:00 p.m. - Program
7:00 p.m. - Singing around the fire
(bring your instruments)
Tickets: $25
Questions or RSVP
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You can help change lives |
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSS) invites people to join in the Celebration for Changing Lives on Saturday, September 17, at 5:30 p.m. This gala brings together neighbors helping neighbors to celebrate LSS’s mission of inspiring hope, changing lives, and building community. Gifts and sponsorships support life-changing services that impact 1 in every 65 Minnesotans.
Saturday, September 17
5:30 – 9:00 p.m.
The Depot
225 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis
This year LSS is celebrating in person with a social hour, dinner, and program, as well as an invitation to support its vision that all people have the opportunity to live and work in community with full and abundant lives.
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Supporting financially the Fund for Leaders | |
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the ELCA Fund for Leaders, a generous donor will match every gift to the program, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. Each gift will make it possible for more seminary students to graduate debt free, giving them the freedom to follow Christ and serve the church wherever it needs them most.
Support this Fund for Leaders effort to make the maximum impact on the lives of the future leaders of this church.
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Striving to ensure excellence in leadership | |
“It’s not easy to be the church these days.” This is a common sentiment in mainline Christian denominations. We know there is a need for hope and grace and the power of the gospel, but the ways of communicating that and the ways of being church in the world are shifting beneath our feet. How much more has this become true in the two years as we have attempted to negotiate the added challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic?
In response to this truth and the desire to raise up courageous, resilient, and faithful leaders, the Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA has created a leadership initiative called Excellence in Leadership. It is an 18-month investment, with classes meeting 1-2 times per month, which will provide tools and resources to last a lifetime.
This initiative is grounded in authentically claiming our identities as individuals and as church. By engaging deeply in the studies of adaptive leadership, vulnerability, emotional intelligence, family systems, Theory U, and spiritual practices, we will be stepping forward to meet the future boldly. The Rocky Mountain Synod is inviting participants from all regions and walks of life – lay or rostered, young or old. That includes you!
The deadline for registration is Friday, September 2, 2022.
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Where is the synod staff in upcoming weeks? | |
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Bishop Regina Hassanally, Southeastern Minnesota Synod, will be ordaining Anne Schaefer at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, Edina, on Thursday, September 1. Anne has been called as associate pastor at Elk River Lutheran, Elk River.
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Pastor Norma Malfatti will be preaching and presiding at Christ Memorial Lutheran, Plymouth, on Sunday, September 11.
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Ms. Meghan Olsen Biebighauser will be leading an adult forum at Holy Trinity Lutheran, Minneapolis, on Sunday, September 11.
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Pastor Norma Malfatti will be conducting a Ministry Review at Tapestry, Richfield, on Sunday, September 11.
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Pastor John Hulden will be playing a part in the Liturgy of Transition on Sunday, September 11, as Calvary Lutheran, Minneapolis, joins the San Pablo/Saint Paul's Lutheran, Minneapolis, while its building is renovated.
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Pastor Craig Pederson will be installing Pastor Laila Barr and Pastor Jonathan Rundman at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran, Prior Lake, on Sunday, September 11.
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Pastor Norma Malfatti will be conducting a Ministry Review at Tree of Life, Minneapolis, on Monday, September 12.
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Pastor John Hulden will be preaching and installing Deacon Erica Larson at Transfiguration Lutheran, Bloomington, on Sunday, September 18.
- Pastor Norma Malfatti will be participating in a meaningful way in the 100th anniversary celebration at Elim Lutheran, Robbinsdale, on Sunday, September 18.
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Pastor Craig Pederson will be installing Pastor Bryan Odeen at Saint Peder's Lutheran, Minneapolis, on Sunday, September 18.
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Pastor Kelly Chatman will be preaching at the Faith Practices and Neighborhing Practices Fall Retreat at Doubletree, Bloomington, on Sunday, September 25.
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Pastor Norma Malfatti will be preaching and presiding at Salem Evangelical Lutheran, Minneapolis, on Sunday, September 25.
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Pastor Craig Pederson will be installing Pastor Matt Schroeder as Senior Pastor at All Saints Lutheran, Norwood Young America, on Sunday, September 25.
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Courageous Leadership Webinars, Wednesdays
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Celebration for Changing Lives, September 17
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Saint Paul Area Synod Boundaries Workshop, September 22
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From Nowhere to Now Here: Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium, September 22
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Bishop's Theological Conference, September 25-27
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ALOA: Ironwood Springs Lutherhostel, October 3-7
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Addiction and Faith Pre-Conference, October 4-6
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Addiction and Faith Conference, October 6-8
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MAS Communicators Gathering, October 6
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A Celebration of Community: Lutheran Campus Ministry, October 13
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Joint Fall Ministerium, October 27
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Boundaries Training, November 3
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Southwestern Minnesota Synod Boundaries Training, November 9
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Southwestern Minnesota Synod Boundaries Training, November 10
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