Community
National Youth Gathering Kickoff Celebration
VirtualKickoff Celebration streams live July 25 Join us for our Kickoff Celebration, streaming live on Sunday, July 25, at 1 p.m. Central time on the ELCA’s YouTube channel, the Gathering’s Facebook page and our website. Gathering hosts Matthew and Claire have some exciting announcements about what’s new for this cycle, what our in-kind offering will [...]
Lutheran Night at the Twins
Target Field 1 Twins Way , Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThe Minnesota Twins are excited to announce our annual Lutheran Night at Target Field. Great for Lutheran congregations, youth groups and chapters, Lutheran Night at Target Field has been the largest group event associated with the Twins for over a decade! Unlike years past, this upcoming season will only feature one Lutheran Night during the [...]
Invitation to Change & Addiction
onlineInvitation to Change & Addiction The Center of Addiction & Faith is hosting a free one-hour webinar titled Invitation to Change & Addiction on July 29, with follow-up 30-minute Zoom discussion. The Invitation to Change (ITC) is an approach to address substance misuse grounded in compassion, connection, and the belief that a person can do [...]
Women Church Leaders’ Retreat
Mount Olivet Conference and Retreat CenterWomen’s Leadership in the Church: Ongoing Challenges and Unspoken Joys Monday, August 16 (4pm) to Wednesday, August 18 (1pm) at Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center (Farmington, MN) A retreat for women clergy and women working on staff in churches, led by the Reverend Dr. Karoline Lewis. Based on her books, SHE: Five Keys to [...]
Navigating Turbulent Times with Emotional Intelligence
VirtualWhat’s more predictive of effectiveness in the workplace than your academic training, administrative acumen, or native intelligence? Whatever the occupation, research consistently points to emotional intelligence – the ability to manage your emotions and to relate effectively to others. Not only that, but also research has shown that emotionally intelligent leaders are more resilient. In ministry, [...]
ALOA Webinar: Fall Prevention
VirtualGerontologist Dr. Lydia Manning joins us to share the latest advances in fall prevention technology. She’ll also demonstrate how simple changes in our lifestyle and the addition of this technology can help protect us from one of the fastest rising factors for risk of serious injury or death in the United States. Register Did you [...]
Empathy, hope and healing in the Midway
Bethlehem Lutheran in the Midway 436 Roy Street North, Saint Paul, United StatesBethlehem Lutheran in the Midway invites the community into a Respectful Conversation that will focus not on changing minds, but on softening hearts while discussing our future together. The conversations have about the events of the past year sometimes feel like pick-a-side and fight-it-out discussions that leave us feeling worse about the people we disagree [...]
Enfleshing Witness
VirtualWe invite preachers, storytellers, activists, and community leaders of color to perhaps hear some of your own stories in the pieces shared. White leaders are welcome but expected to participate with a posture of overhearing the witness rather than expecting it is for you. The event is free to attend virtually and we invite support [...]
Undoing Drugs with Maia Szalavitz
onlineA one-hour free Special Webinar is Thursday September 9, 2021, from 7:00-8:00 p.m., CT with a follow-up 30 minute Zoom discussion. Join NY Times best-selling author Maia Szalaitz to learn more about her new book, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction. Tragically, so many of our national policies [...]
Minnesota’s Racial Legacy: Finally Telling the Truth
Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesLast year, the leadership of the Minnesota Council of Churches (MCC) announed a ten-year effort of truth-telling, education, and reparations in order to take extraordinary steps toward repairing harms to African-American and Native American communities in Minnesota. In response to these steps, the MCC is launching our first truth-telling event, "Minnesota’s Racial Legacy: Finally Telling [...]