Due to the increase of COVID-19 cases in our state and congregations and concerns of spreading the virus this event has been cancelled. Learn More. Rostered Ministers are invited to gather for the Autumn Leadership Event on October 26, 2021 from 10am-3pm ET at Immanuel, Mt. Pleasant. This one day event will include a Service of Remembrance […]
We recently took our initial plunge into apocalyptic literature and discovered that the stimulating world of apocalyptic symbols, colors, and numbers can be confusing. Revelation is the only entire book in the New Testament devoted to apocalyptic thought. It is an exciting and challenging book. Revelation has frequently been misused. It has been divorced from […]
This event has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. The event organizers are working to reschedule the event for Spring 2022. The End of Youth Ministry? Featuring a presentation by Dr. Andrew Root, this free event will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021 from 9:30am - 3:00pm at Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, MI. Lunch will be provided. Dr. […]
The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will be offering Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders on November 15-19, 2021 via Zoom. This workshop is designed to help church leaders deal more effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. Learn More. Registration is now open and available online at www.lmpeacecenter.org/all-events.
Many bishops and rostered ministers have reported an increase in anger in our faith communities. Certainly, the COVID-19 issues over the past two years have made ministry more complicated: New ministry plans delayed, organizing virtual worship and meetings, complications with pastoral care, financial support declining. These problems create anxiety and anger. The anger in our […]
Join the National Lutheran Choir (NLC) this holiday season online for their 36th annual Christmas Festival, The Earth Adorned. A livestream of the concert will be available for free to all on the NLCA.com website at 8pm CT on December 10, 2021. During The Earth Adorned, we will view the birth of Christ alongside the […]
Bishop Satterlee and the Synod Staff will be offering a Blue Christmas Service for Rostered Ministers on Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The service will be held via Zoom at 10:00am ET. Register Now.
Five-hundred years ago, Martin Luther published his Commentary on the “Magnificat” or Mary’s Song from Luke 1:46-55. This text was sung or read at every evening prayer for well over a thousand years. It also is a primary reading for worship in the season of Advent. The ELCA Wittenberg Center invites you to a three-part webinar entitled […]
Genesis 1-11 and Historical Overview with Professor George Heider January 14-15, 2022 Via Zoom Chances are you have heard or read stories from the Bible, perhaps many of them. You may, however, still find the Bible a difficult book to understand. You are not alone, because even more people who have studied the Bible for […]
Trinity Lutheran Seminary is delighted to announce that the 2022 Nelson W. Trout Lectures will feature Bishop Yehiel Curry, who currently serves as the Bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The lectures will be held January 20-21, 2022. Learn More and Register.
