Grand Canyon Synod coronavirus cases: 7/17/2020

For quick comparison, we are using New York Times 7-day average graphs for each state in our synod: Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.

Arizona: This week: 134,663 cases, 2,499 deaths. Last week: 112,783 cases, 2,047 deaths.
Nevada: This week: 31,924 cases, 626 deaths. Last week: 25,055 cases, 574 deaths.
Utah: This week: 31,878 cases and 234 deaths. Last week: 27,632 cases and 205 deaths.
Navajo Nation: This week: 8,370 cases and 405 deaths. Last week: 8,042 cases and 386 deaths.
Hopi Nation: This week: 332 cases. Last week: 370 cases.

Z Covid-19Brian FlatgardJuly 16, 2020Comment

2020 Narrative Spending resource available

The Grand Canyon Synod Stewardship Team is happy to share a 2020 Narrative Spending resource. Available as PDF and PNG image, in one page this narrative helps you tell the story of how mission support funds sent to the Grand Canyon Synod are utilized in God’s work.

When you invite your members to give to the church, you invite them to participate in God's work locally and also in places that they cannot be physically. They get excited to be part of it!

Stewardship, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 16, 2020Comment

Planning for a 2020 Stewardship Appeal meeting resources

Thanks for to all who attended the Grand Canyon Synod’s Stewardship presentation on Planning for a 2020 Stewardship Appeal.

We're providing access to a video of the meeting and some of the resources and options shared that are helpful planning to tell the stories of ministry that encourage faithful generosity.

7/16/2020 Prayer: Pray for businesses that are struggling, and for their owners and employees

Pray for businesses that are struggling or reopening or have shut down, and for their owners, their employees and all the other people and businesses they impact. Ask God to help them make decisions and implement new health precautions that take into consideration the well-being and needs of their employees, the people they serve and their community.

Prayers, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 16, 2020Daily PrayerComment

Form and celebrate generous households during (and after) a pandemic

A new document from The Generosity Project provides valuable resources and ideas for rethinking the way we approach ministry. This resource document will help you create a lasting culture of effective financial stewardship and generosity, beginning with our households of every age and stage.

StewardshipBrian FlatgardJuly 15, 2020The Generosity ProjectComment

Take five minutes to learn how to boost your stewardship in times of coronavirus

Are you wondering how to talk about generosity in these Covid times? Could your congregation use new stewardship perspectives this fall as you prepare for your appeal? Get professional, relevant help this year with Beginning a Culture of Generosity, a program from the consulting firm GSB Fundraising. Register by August 15, 2020.

GSB Fundraising has tutored scores of congregations, and in this five minute video, Mike Ward explains how you can access valuable and customized tools of a unique time.

StewardshipBrian FlatgardJuly 15, 2020Lilly 3E, 2020 Beginning a Culture of GenerosityComment

7/15/2020 Prayer: Give praise to God, for God’s word is powerful, clear, true and trustworthy.

Give praise to God, for God’s word is powerful, clear, true and trustworthy.

Prayers, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 15, 2020Daily PrayerComment

Worship in the Home: Sunday, July 19, 2020

Worship in the Home: Sunday, July 19, 2020. Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 15.

Faithful God, most merciful judge, you care for your children with firmness and compassion. By your Spirit nurture us who live in your kingdom, that we may be rooted in the way of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 14, 2020ELCA WorshipComment

7/14/2020 Prayer: Pray for Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton

Pray for Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton, that God will sustain her faith and strength and guide her leadership and decisions, particularly during this difficult and uncertain time in our church and society when we are looking to her for guidance and vision.

Prayers, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 14, 2020Daily PrayerComment

7/13/2020 Prayer: Give thanks for the leadership, ministry and gifts of women who have served the church throughout history

Pause to reflect on the significance of the 50th anniversary of a Lutheran church choosing to ordain women in the United States. Give thanks for the leadership, ministry and gifts of women who have served the church throughout history and for those women who endured the hardships and work leading to the ordination of women.

Prayers, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 13, 2020Daily PrayerComment

7/12/2020 Prayer: Sow the seeds of the good news of Jesus Christ without bias or judgment

Pray that we will sow the seeds of the good news of Jesus Christ without bias or judgment as to how people will receive it, and that we will trust the Spirit to accomplish what God intends through our witness and service in the world.

Prayers, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 12, 2020Daily PrayerComment

7/11/2020 Prayer: Remember in prayer refugees and immigrants throughout the world

Remember in prayer refugees and immigrants throughout the world and at our borders who hope for and seek welcoming, safe communities where they can reestablish their lives and raise their families. Pray that they will have access to health services, food and resources to meet their daily needs during this time of heightened vulnerability and isolation.

Prayers, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 11, 2020Daily PrayerComment

Tracking ELCA, ELCJHL and LWF Annexation Responses in 2020

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, and The Lutheran World Federation continue to respond to Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank. Here are the statements and actions taken so far in 2020.

Grand Canyon Synod coronavirus cases: 7/10/2020

For quick comparison, we are using New York Times 7-day average graphs for each state in our synod: Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.

Arizona: This week: 112,783 cases, 2,047 deaths. Last week: 87,495 cases, 1,765 deaths.
Nevada: This week: 25,055 cases, 574 deaths. Last week: 19,861 cases, 525 deaths.
Utah: This week: 27,632 cases and 205 deaths. Last week: 23,466 cases, 176 deaths.
Navajo Nation: This week: 8,042 cases and 386 deaths. Last week: 7,613 cases, 369 deaths.
Hopi Nation: This week: 332 cases. Last week: 301 cases.

Z Covid-19Brian FlatgardJuly 10, 2020Comment

GCS Tech Lab featuring Vicar Beth Gallen

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10 am, join Vicar Beth Gallen, seminary intern at Grace Lutheran Church in Phoenix, as she shares podcasting lessons while creating The GLOWSHOW Podcast with Pastor Sarah Stadler. Vicar Beth also shares musings as a candidate for Word and Sacrament ministry about the future of the church and the role of technology: the opportunities and pitfalls.

Use the link bit.ly/gcstechlab to access the Zoom meeting every Wednesday at 10 am.

Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 10, 2020GCS Tech Lab, Grace Phoenix, Capital ConferenceComment

A New Being Academy course on Promoting Diversity, Creating Inclusion

Interested in creating a community of equity and justice? A new Being Academy course Promoting Diversity, Creating Inclusion, featuring educator Aparna Rae, can help. Portico believes the tools and topics are of value for church leaders in this important time.

Portico members with ELCA-Primary health coverage can access the course here or via myPortico. The course available at no charge to everyone for a limited time to support learning and promote equity.

Read · Watch · Listen, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 10, 2020Racial Justice, Being Academy, PortiComment

7/10/2020 Prayer: Pray for ELCA Companion Synods

Pray for the 120 ELCA companion synods that connect our congregations with Lutherans and ministries worldwide. Give thanks that together we participate in God’s mission, support each other, share our joys and sorrow, and use our gifts and resources to respond to human needs and grow the church.

Prayers, Leader ResourcesBrian FlatgardJuly 10, 2020Daily PrayerComment

Rev. Dr. Carl E. Braaten: Faith Active In Love During This Deadly Pandemic

Rev. Dr. Carl E. Braaten shares this letter, Faith Active In Love During This Deadly Pandemic. Braaten also recently published a book, The Christian Faith: Ecumenical Dogmatics.

How should we as believers in Christ and members of his church act during this deadly pandemic? I have heard people say this pandemic is unprecedented; we’ve never encountered anything like this before. It’s true, we haven’t, those of us living here and now. But history tells us that plagues and epidemics have been around since time immemorial.

LettersBrian FlatgardJuly 9, 2020 Comments

POSITION FILLED: Mountain View Lutheran seeking part-time A/V Technician

Mountain View Lutheran Church, Ahwatukee, is looking for a part-time A/V Technician with existing experience, technical expertise and a strong desire to learn and train others who can oversee our live streaming for worship services. $12/hour. Please go to www.mvlutheran.org or view this Word doc for full job description.

Help WantedBrian FlatgardJuly 9, 2020Mountain View Ahwatukee, Fiesta ConferenceComment

Faith Lutheran, Phoenix, celebrates 75 years

Happy 75th Anniversary Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Phoenix! July 8th, 1945 - 2020.

The people of Faith pray that over the next year of their Diamond Jubilee Anniversary, they will have the opportunity to celebrate in person, reflect on their journey, and discern their future as Christ’s body in the community. May the Holy Spirit continue to guide them on our mission; called to love and serve their neighbors.

PrayersBrian FlatgardJuly 9, 2020Faith Phoenix, Capital ConferenceComment

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