The North/West Lower Michigan Synod and Justice Leaders Collaborative are partnering to provide an Introduction to Social Justice course to deepen our understanding and commitment to social justice in regard to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and ability. The course will be held via Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-8:00pm, beginning March 1 and […]
Boundary Training is required every three years for all Rostered Ministers in the North/West Lower Michigan Synod. Due to COVID-19, we will be offering Boundary Training as a four part series via Zoom. These 1-hour sessions will be held on Thursdays at 11am ET starting March 10 and ending March 31. Participants are expected to attend all four sessions. We are privileged […]
Genesis 12-50 and Our Faith Ancestors with Professor George Heider March 11-12, 2022 Via Zoom If you were God, what would you do next? We saw in the first five Bible stories that we humans tend to spoil our relationships and to spoil the world God created, yet God does not give up on us. To […]
United Campus Christian Fellowship (UCCF), is a new start in the ELCA. It is a multi-denominational, inclusive campus ministry with student involvement on three campuses: Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Community College, and Kendall College of Art and Design. All are welcome to attend an open house on March 21, 2022 from 5:00-7:00pm at Grand […]
Lutheran Men in Mission will be holding a their Spring Bold Gathering on April 2, 2022. This virtual event features six speakers: Rev Robert Johnson - Have You Had Your Christian Checkup Lately? Angie Smith - "Journey Transformations" Mark Lubbock - “God Gave YOU Something Important to Share” Pastor Casey Wait - “How We Tell” […]
The Rev. Jim Antal, a denominational leader, climate activist, author, and public theologian, will speak as part of the Holle Speaker Series on April 23, 2022. Rev. Dr. Jim Antal serves as Special Advisor on Climate Justice to the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. Antal’s book, Climate Church, Climate World, was featured in […]
Institute of Liturgical Studies will be held April 25–27, 2022 on the campus of Valparaiso University. Under the theme “Kyrie and Gloria in Liturgy and Life,” this year’s plenaries, seminars, workshops, and liturgies will explore: liturgy, music and preaching in the midst of traumas, tensions, and trials; the nature and meaning of assembly; and creative […]
This year's Ecumenical Advocacy Days are centered around the topic "Fierce Urgency: Advancing Civil and Human Rights". Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2022 calls us into solidarity to restore, protect, and expand voting rights in the United States and to realize human rights around the world. As people of faith, we know each person to be created in […]
April is Arab American Heritage Month! The Association of Lutheran of Arab and Middle Eastern Heritage (ALAMEH) is hosting an online celebration on Thursday, April 28 at 7:00pm ET. This event will include a discussion of Arab American heritage in the US, advocacy, justice, combating discrimination, and more. The featured speakers are Samer Khalaf, national president of the Arab […]
Due to low registration, this event has been cancelled. On April 30, 2022, Dr. Andrew Root, Professor of Youth & Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, will present on his new book, The End of Youth Ministry? and discuss emerging models of youth leadership.
