Synod is "US" Information

In the summer of 2010 Bishop Talmage began meeting with each of the nine conferences in the Grand Canyon Synod in informal "Synod is "US" gatherings. The purpose of these 90-minute events with rostered leaders, congregational officers, council members, and lay people was to discuss:

• What does it mean to be partners in mission and ministry?
• How do we be Church together?
• Sharing how the congregational, synodical, and churchwide partnership is currently functioning and discussing what this means for our congregations.
• How do local congregations benefit from participating in the work of the larger church?
• What is God expecting from us and what is required of us?
• How do we improve our channels of communication?

Bishop Talmage's hope is that each participant received a better picture of our current life together, the importance of partnership and mission interpretation, and the need to do some things differently than we have done in the past. 

Please feel free to download the Bishop's power point presentations from these events:

• The Synod is "US"
• Rethinking Stewardship

Below is the link to six less than two minute videos that highlight the key points of the Synod is "US" presentation that may be used at congregation council meetings or even during announcement time at worship. 

Grand Canyon Synod YouTube Page

Do God's Work . . . With Our Hands

(Please contact Kim Stevens at the synod office if you need assistance opening these files.)