Community
Webinar: A Season of Renewal: Embracing Dry January
OnlineRob Lee from Choose Your Horizon will be our webinar guest to talk with host Rev. George A Wood about Dry January and strategies for taking a month-long break from drinking alcohol, including using Naltrexone and Ketamine as a way to quit or moderate your use. The link to register is: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__oerr8JaQhSORTAJ28AfkQ
Screenagers: Elementary School Edition
Faith Lutheran, Forest Lake 886 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN, United StatesFaith Lutheran and Cherish All Children invite you to join us for this film and discussion to support our young children. No ticket needed, just come! WHEN: Sunday, January 12, 12:30-2:30, lunch provided WHERE: Faith Lutheran Church, 886 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN WHO: Parents & Grands, Caregivers, Elementary school youth, Sunday School & [...]
SPAS/MAS Children’s Gathering
OnlineThe next SPAS/MAS Children’s Gathering is Monday, January 13 at 1pm via zoom (Meeting ID: 830 5055 4116, Passcode: 938875) Topic: Fun ways to involve parents/caregivers in their child’s faith journey. Bring ideas to share! Contact Rachelle Gill, rgill@easter.org, with questions.
JUSTmove Lock-In
Woodlake Lutheran Church 7525 Oliver Ave S, Richfield, MN, United StatesJUSTmove Lock-In The JUSTmove Lock-In is back at Woodlake Lutheran on January 19 at 1:00 p.m. to January 20 at 7:00 a.m.! Youth from all over the Twin Cities will come together for a justice themed Lock-In for all. The focus will be on being one body with many members. They will have an inflatables, [...]
Walking Together for Hope and Healing
Travel , BangladeshLutheran Health Care Bangladesh (LHCB) is a combined women’s and children’s health care and empowerment project started by Minneapolis Area Synod members 30 years ago. Join with organizational leaders on a trip to LHCB in southern Bangladesh to celebrate the 30th anniversary. Visit LHCB’s clinic and hospital, preschool, women’s groups, agricultural projects to learn about engagement [...]
The Faith Community’s Call to Caregiving
With recent emphasis on aging in place, the faith community is in a key position to answer the call to be or assist caregivers. Faith community nurses are uniquely equipped to meet this call by developing programs, educational initiatives, research, and policymaking. Information, tools, and resources about integrating an age-friendly vision of caregiving with the [...]
Empowering Communication Workshops for Clergy
OnlineSix Empowering Communication Workshops for Clergy are being offered January 27 – February 28, on five different days (workshops 1 & 2 are offered on the same day) 1 & 2) Foundational Skills and Self-Care 3) Bridging Deep Divides 4) Lead from the Heart 5) Embody the Gospel: Facilitate Dialogue, Mediate Conflict, Achieve Reconciliation 6) [...]
SafeTALK Suicide Prevention Training
Bethlehem Lutheran Church - Twin Cities Minneapolis Campus, 4100 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesLearn how to support someone’s desire for safety by recognizing the warning signs of suicide, identifying people who are at risk, and applying the TALK steps (Tell, Ask, Listen and KeepSafe) to connect a person to suicide first aid resources. Listed on the national best practice registry, safeTALK allows time for both practice and discussion. [...]
Foundations of Faith Community Nursing
OnlineThis course required for RNs who wish to become Parish/Faith Community Nurses. It is also offered to non-RNs who wish to start or lead a Health Ministry in their congregation. The course is virtual via Zoom and includes 15 modules (Beginning Your Ministry; Spiritual Care; Health and Healing; Communication and Conflict; Mental Health, Trauma-Informed Care, [...]
Pilgrimage to Greece in the Footsteps of Paul
Greece , GreecePilgrimage to Greece in the Footsteps of Paul Grow your faith and understanding of the Bible as you travel in the Footsteps of Paul with Pastor Jill Bergman (First Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights). Visit Greece, the Greek islands, and, optionally, Turkey. May 6-17, 2025 More information can be found here or by contacting Pastor Jill Bergman [...]