Applications are now being accepted for 2021 ELCA World Hunger Education and Networking Grants!
Hunger Education and Networking Grants are one of the ways ELCA World Hunger accompanies congregations, synods, organizations, partners and local teams throughout the US and the Caribbean.
Read MoreEvery year states receive lost and unclaimed money, property or other assets, and MissingMoney.com helps them find the rightful owners.
Start your free search-and-claim process here, for example with keywords “Lutheran Church.” It’s the only site endorsed by the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators.
Read MoreIn September, Living Lutheran is looking at some of the topics that may be hard to handle and how we engage with those we disagree with They start with one of our newest synod bishops, Megan Rohrer of the Sierra Pacific Synod, who says regarding the difficult topics they encounter, “All I have to do in the conversation is to be faithful.”
Read MoreGuy J. Consolmagno SJ, director of Vatican Observatory, presents “Your God Is Too Small,” a CASIRAS/LSTC Zoom webinar. Friday, 10/1/2021 • 3 pm MST/PDT. Register for this free event at bit.ly/3mMePZ9.
Read MoreThe Christian answer to the question “What shall I do with my life,” asserts Dorothy C. Bass, is vocation. In other words: “Respond to God’s call.”
This article from Living Lutheran provides great resources, insights into Martin Luther’s view of vocation, and the insight that “congregations are wonderful little laboratories of vocation.”
Read MoreThe Sierra Pacific Synod Resource Center hosted a live stream conversation and informational workshop about Live Streaming in a Church! Special guest, Derek Nance, walked viewers through the 4 steps of live streaming, gave tangible tips for best practices and provided ideas of ways to boost your live stream equipment and experience.
Read MoreThe Grand Canyon Synod Grant application submission window opens Monday, September 13, 2021. Learn more and apply at gcsynod.org/grants.
In case you missed our grant application webinar, presentation slides are available in PowerPoint or PDF, and in this post. View the webinar video here with passcode peP0ACb=
Read MoreLeaders and congregations that are financially well experience greater health and vitality overall and are better able to carry out the Great Commission — making disciples for Jesus Christ. For many rostered ministers, financial stress caused by a lack of retirement savings is a barrier to effectiveness and satisfaction in ministry. Learn more about the Readiness for Retirement program.
Read MoreThe Southeastern Synod invites you to a free preaching workshop on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 6-9 am MST/PDT, to cover the lectionary texts for all Sundays in October 2021 (10/3-10/31).
The workshop is led by The Rev. Dr. Gordon Lathrop, a pastor of the ELCA and a retired professor of liturgy who has taught at two different seminaries of the ELCA, Yale Divinity School, and the Virginia Theological Seminary. Register here.
Read MoreIn this post, the ELCA coaching support team shares a wealth of coach trainings and continuing education in the coming months.
For a full list of their events, trainings, and continuing education opportunities, access the Events & Trainings page on the ELCA Coaching website.
Read MoreELCA Treasurer Lori Fedyk invites you to subscribe to Administration Matters, a bimonthly publication addressing common, practical issues including finance, governance, risk management, taxes and legal concerns, as well as other topics of interest relating to day-to-day operations and management in church settings.
Read MoreThree innovators in mission: Lamin Sanneh, Lesslie Newbigin, and Dorothy Day is a Zoom lecture presented by Dr. George Hunsberger, September 28 from 2-3:30 pm MST/PDT. Free Event! RSVP at bit.ly/2021schererlecture. View PDF.
Read MoreThe Center of Addiction & Faith will hold its third Addiction & Faith Conference October 7-9, 2021 in Bloomington, Minn., to give faith communities tools for responding to the addiction crisis. Registration is open for in-person and virtual attendance at addictionandfaithconference.com. View the flyer and press release.
Read MoreThe theme of this year’s GCS Retired Rostered Leaders Retreat is “Surprises of the Spirit: Stories of Healing and Hope”, with guest presenter Dr. Paul Wee, pastor, author, story-teller: November 1-3, 2021, at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, AZ.
If you would like to inquire about attending this retreat, please contact Retreat Registrar Jan Fosen at fosen1215@gmail.com or (602) 758-0875.
Read MoreAre you interested in learning more about what it means to be a Reconciling in Christ congregation? Are you already an RIC congregation, and looking for partnership, or other ways to share our RIC commitments?
Join our Zoom meeting on Tuesday, September 7 at 3:30pm MDT/PST! Contact Carly at info@faithalive.com to RSVP, and get the Zoom link!
Read MoreThe first and second session of the new Beginning a Culture of Generosity fall stewardship program are available for review. It’s for those who missed it or are curious about the program.
Read MoreClick here to register for a Grant Application Q&A Webinar, September 7, 2021, 5:00 pm MST/PDT.
Learn about our two categories of 2022 grant applications (Project Support Grants, and Adapting, Connecting, Transforming, and Sustaining (ACTS) Grants) and learn how to apply. More info at gcsynod.org/grants.
Read MoreThis 60-minute webinar serves as an overview of the Liturgies in All Creation Sings, the newly published supplement to Evangelical Lutheran Worship. Presenters Jennifer Baker-Trinity and Martin Seltz from Augsburg Fortress take you on a tour of the liturgical settings.
Read MoreThe Center of Addiction & Faith is hosting a webinar on harm reduction, featuring best-selling author Maia Szalavitz and her new book, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.
You'll learn more about the origins of Harm Reduction as a movement and how it has contributed to saving lives and promoting health. Thursday, 9/9/2021, 5-6pm MST/PDT, with follow-up 30 minute Zoom discussion. Register now.
Read MoreFor 2022, the Grand Canyon Synod is offering two categories of grant applications: Project Support Grants, and Adapting, Connecting, Transforming, and Sustaining (ACTS) Grants. More info at gcsynod.org/grants.
Grant Application Q&A Webinar: September 7, 2021, 5:00 pm MST/PDT
Grant Application submission window opens: September 13, 2021
Grant Submission deadline: October 15, 2021
