Join the Synod's Environmental Stewardship Task Force on Thursday, October 26 at 7:00pm ET to learn about Solar Faithful and how your congregation can install clean, renewable solar power and do your part to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, while saving money on your utility bills. Register Now.
On Monday, November 27, the Rev. Tim Brown, ELCA director of congregational stewardship, will lead a webinar going step by step through how to create a narrative budget. Bring your current (2023) budget and pieces of your projected (2024) budget, and get ready to do some work in real time to start the narrative budget […]
The North/West Lower Michigan Synod will be offering Boundary Training as a four part series via Zoom. These 1-hour sessions will be held on Thursdays at 11am ET on January 11, 18, 25, and February 1, 2024. Participants are expected to attend all four sessions. We are privileged that Barbara Keller, the Misconduct Prevention Director […]
Empowering Ministry in Daily Life with Dr. Craig Nessan Saturday, January 13, 9:30 am – Noon Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lansing This free workshop, for all church members interested in the health and revitalization of our congregations, introduces a new paradigm for congregational identity and mission that centers on the formation and sending of the Christian […]
The North/West Lower Michigan Synod announces the next session of our Adult Theological Education program: Six Women from Church History that You Need to Know About. Join the Rev. Dr. Joy Schroeder for a six-week study of Christian women through the ages starting on January 16, 2024! Learn More and Register
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 […]
