Pastor Bill Utrecht and Pastor Ellen Schoepf will lead the ELCA Study Curriculum on Civic Life and Faith beginning on January 16, 2024 at 11:00am ET. This six-week study will be held in-person at First Lutheran Church in Muskegon and on Zoom. The study curriculum was created by the ELCA’s Task Force on Civic Life […]
Have you wondered if your congregational financial systems and policies were up to date and meeting the standards for excellence? The ELCA has free resources for helping congregations assess their financial wellness. Steve Oelschlager - Congregational Assessment Research Coordinator will do a one-hour introduction to this resource and how to use it, exclusively for the North/West […]
On January 24 from 3:00-4:00pm ET, ELCA Advocacy will be hosting "Voices of Faith in Climate Action," a webinar featuring the six leaders from the ELCA who were part of the UN Conference of Parties (COP28) and contributed to the dialogue with world leaders as they debated strategies and ambitions to effectively tackle the climate […]
On Monday, February 12, the Rev. Tim Brown, ELCA director for congregational stewardship support, will lead a webinar on how you can take something as intimidating as the calendar year and slowly break it up into manageable pieces around which a year-round stewardship initiative can form. “Constructing a Year-round Stewardship Calendar” February 12, 2024 7:30-8:30 […]
The ELCA Christian Community and Leadership team, in partnership with the congregation and synod mission support team, invites mission developers and leaders of new ministries to a one-day, online empowerment event on March 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Designed to bolster our courage and pastoral leadership for expanding partnerships, cultivating donors and […]
Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University will be hosting the Nelson Lecture Series on March 13-14, 2024 at Huntington Recital Hall Capital University. These events are free and open to the public! March 13 - 7:00pm ET “Black and Twenty-Five in America.” with Jeremy Gillett Author and creator of “Black and 25 in America,” Jeremy […]
Those leading groups to the Gathering are invited to join Pastor Dan Schewe for a Zoom meeting on Wednesday April 3, 2024 at 7 pm ET. Pastor Dan will be going over important updates for leaders. Join Zoom Meeting. Meeting ID: 871 8566 8938 Passcode: 099423
The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) will be hosting a four-part learning event on “Liturgy and the Natural World,” led by Dr. Benjamin Stewart. This event will be held April 7 - May 10 (multiple dates available). In the series, Dr. Stewart will explore the intersection of nature and liturgy. The sessions will […]
Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University will host the Nelson W. Trout Lectures on April 11-12, 2024. Dr. Valerie Bridgeman, Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Homiletics and Hebrew Bible at the Methodist Theological School of Ohio will present on “Healing: Preaching Job.” The Trout Lectures are free and open […]
How do we, as communities of faith, change our thinking on stewardship and generosity to meet the challenges of the moment? In partnership with the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, the ELCA is offering congregations the opportunity to reexamine their stewardship thinking and imagine ways to act on their findings in their communities. The […]