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What God has been up to?
•Proclaim the Good News – Town Crier
• Jesus washes feet..
•Word and Sacrament
•Love God - Love our Neighbors
You Have Been Formed to Serve
Service is Part of Christian Discipleship
Your Synod
Leadership Formation and Support
2016 Equipping Congregations Day
2/20/2016
Equipping Congregations Day Team
Your Synod Council
Your Deans
Caring and Convening Conferences
Synod Staff
Call Processes in 2014 – Parishes
11 New Rostered Leaders in 2015
We Created 5 –A Consumer Synod
Your Conference Ministers
+ AiM Signe Gray+ Rev. Joyce Graue+ Rev. Ted Kunze
+ Rev. Kirk Meseck+ Rev. Arthur Wiese
Pastoral Staff Support Together Retreat
Candidacy Committee Work with Candidates
Currently 23 Candidates for Ministry
A JourneyFromEntranceto Approval
First Call Theological EducationStewardship of Whole Self at Family and Friends Camp
Lilly Grant – Research on Financial Challenges Facing Congregations and Leaders
Breaking through the Silence, Shame and Guilt
Our Lilly Team
Dr. Marcia Bunge Dr. Drew Genzler
Fall Theological Conference
Preventing Misconduct – Misconduct Ministry
A Dinner of Thanksgiving
Pastors who have died…
Rev. Lowell H.Asplund
Rev. Charles P.Beronius
Rev. Arlen J.Foss
Rev. Charles IrwinWilson
Rev. Ann DwelleWard
Rev. Lloyd A.Nelson
Doxology
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Congregations
Practice Discipleshiphttp://www.elcayouthministrynetwork.wildapricot.org/pdproject
Jr. High Youth Gathering
Sr. High Youth Leadership
Dr. Anna Madsen – OMGJodi Harpstead - LSS of MN
Church Staff Workers’ Retreat- Equipping Congregational Staffs- Discussing Service
Men in Mission Golf Tournament
27 Transitions Supported –65 leadership changes if all counted
Call Process Leadership
Conflict and Reconciliation Ministry• Equip people - constructive conflict.
•Prevent and reduce destructive conflict.
•Conflict is part of life
•Who will you be in the midst of conflict?
Redevelopment or Closing Gracefully Discernment about Future –
Long Lake LutheranClosing
Calvary Murdock
Doxology
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Serving in God’s World
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa – SE Diocese
Companion Synod Relationship
The Swedes Skara Diocese
Rural Ministry
65 Synods and Churchwide in Partnership.Called Gathered and Sent in Christ’s Name.
ELCA Networking Event,St. Cloud
The Listening Project
Avian Flu
Montrose
River of Hope
Hutchinson
Partnership with Atonement Lutheran Church
Lao Exploration
God has been up to something in our synod
•Because of your support –we were there
•Because we arechurch together.
Doxology
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.