Ongoing

Addiction Ministry 101: Four-Part Seminar

Online

Every experienced Pastor/Minister has run into the frustrations of dealing with substance use problems and other addictions.  Referring people to AA, Alanon, and treatment is helpful, but sound pastoral care is important for everyone in the family. Pastoral care is equally important to people in recovery as they rethink their spiritual lives. Rev. Otto Schultz, a retired [...]

Spirituality for Times Like This

Online

Sessions will include an introduction to the topic with relevant definitions of ideas and supporting readings. I also will share examples of my inner work. Discussion and questions are integral to each evening. This group actively welcomes members of different professions, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic realities, spiritual/religious beliefs and practices, gender identities, gender expressions, [...]

Walking Together in Truth: Indigenous Justice, the ELCA, and MMIW

online

The Oasis Team with the ELCA Youth Ministry Network is hosting an upcoming webinar. Prairie Rose Seminole will help attendees explore the historical relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), highlighting the impact of missionization, boarding schools, and systemic erasure. They will examine the church’s past involvement, its commitments to [...]