Join Bishop Satterlee for a preaching retreat centered on his new book, My Burden Is Light: Making Room for Jesus in Preaching. This in-person retreat will be held October 16-18, 2023 and is an opportunity to discuss the book and to intentionally reflect on both our preaching and our relationship with Jesus. Like the book, the […]
The Ecumenical Community of Michigan will host a fall retreat, "Know the Other and Know Ourselves: Prayerful Listening Across our Differences," on October 23-26, 2023. This retreat will be led by The Rev. Margaret R. Rose, Deputy for Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations for The Episcopal Church. Learn More.
When Luther wrote that familiar question, “What does this mean?” he meant it! He wanted Christians to understand their faith and to see how God was at work in their lives, in the church, and in the world. Join the Rev. Dr. Kit Kleinhans, Dean of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, for a six-week study […]
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 […]
