The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center is offering two sessions of Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders (MSTI): October 5-9 and November 16-20, 2020. This workshop equips participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. Given that this event will be conducted remotely, participants […]
October 9-10, 2020 Via Zoom Professor Wally Taylor In the Gospel of Mark, we are always "on the way". But on the way to where? We will explore that question as we survey the gospel and its major themes: good news, kingdom of God, Son of God, passion predictions, misunderstanding disciples, status degradation, and the […]
The theme of this year's LARC (Lutheran-Anglican-Roman Catholic) Ecumenical Retreat will be “Ecumenism in Times of Crisis”. In our history, through times of war and economic depression, our churches have found creative ways to work together. Our time presents us with a fresh opportunity. This retreat will be held via webinar on Tuesday, October 13, […]
Rev. Rosanne Anderson, Assistant to the Bishop, will be leading a Zoom discussion of Caste: the Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. The book is a selection of Oprah's Book Club. These discussions will be held on Tuesdays, October 13 through November 24, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET. The book is available in print, kindle and audiobook […]
Join Bishop Satterlee and Assistant Secretary of State Heaster Wheeler on Saturday, October 17 at 11:00am ET for Learning with Bishop: Voter Education. This presentation will cover how to vote and what churches can and cannot do to help people vote. Registration for this event closes on October 16. Register Now.
Bringing Polarities into Balance: Virtual Autumn Leadership Event It is difficult to move forward faithfully when life seems to be reduced to one choice between opposing sides. Living in between pre-COVID and post-COVID times (called liminal space), has polarized people more than ever and continues to deepen the divide in society itself. One way forward is […]
Part I - October 3, 2020 Part II - October 31, 2020 Via Zoom Pastor David Sprang Jesus did his ministry in the community. He went to the synagogue on Sabbath, but most of the time he was out with people. And for much of that time, it was people on the margins, people left out, […]
As we mourn those we have lost this year, including the more than 200,000 from COVID-19, we invite you to join Bishop Satterlee for a prayer of remembrance premiering live on the North/West Lower Michigan Synod Facebook at 7:00pm ET on November 1. If you would like to remember someone who died this year during […]
November 6-7, 2020 Via Zoom Professor Wally Taylor In the Gospel of Matthew, we meet a Jesus who is the great teacher. We will delve into his teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and study who Jesus calls us to be as disciples. We will also see how Matthew connects Jesus with the past […]
On Nov. 7-8, two youth and an adult leader from each synod are invited to the 2020 ELCA Youth Leadership Summit. This virtual event aims to help youth discover and affirm themselves as being created perfectly in God’s image, both outwardly and inwardly. The theme for this year is based on Proverbs 27:19: “As water […]
