Mpls Area Synod ELCA

Quarterly Racial Justice Gathering - January
2026-01-27 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, 2315 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55404
Join the Minneapolis Area Synod’s Racial Justice Team at their quarterly gathering.

January 2026 Ministerium for Rostered Leaders
2026-01-29 08:00 - 12:00 | Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Maple Grove, 7401 County Rd 101, Maple Grove, MN, 55311, United States
Who is Christ for Us Today? Hope and Lessons from Bonhoeffer
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Maple Grove
In our times, marked by political and ideological division and fueled, in part, by the rise of Christian Nationalism, Dr. Lori Brandt Hale (Director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Augsburg) offers a compelling vision for a faithful and courageous response. Drawing on the life and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Brandt Hale highlights four guiding themes—neighbor, community, grace, and responsibility—that can ground us in justice, compassion, and resilient hope as we work together for the common good.

Agenda:

8:30 a.m. Check-in
9:00 a.m. Worship
10:00 a.m. Fellowship & Refreshments
10:30 a.m. Presentation
12:00 p.m. Sending

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Conference Assemblies: Bloomington, South Minneapolis, and Crosstown Conferences
2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:30 | St. John’s Lutheran, Minneapolis, 4842 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55419, United States
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Conference Assemblies: Northern, Rum River, and Western Waters Conferences
2026-02-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Grace Lutheran Church, Andover, 13655 Round Lake Blvd, Andover, MN, 55304, United States

Conference Assemblies: Central, North Minneapolis, and Northwest Hennepin Conferences
2026-02-07 09:00 - 11:00 | House of Hope Lutheran Church, New Hope, MN, United States
Save the date – more information to come!
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Monthly Children's Ministry Online Meet-Ups - February
2026-02-09 13:00 - 14:00 | online
Monthly Children’s Ministry Online Meet-Ups – February
Discussion Topic: TBD
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Monthly Children & Youth Ministry Gathering - February
2026-02-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Steel Toe Brewing, 4848 W 35th St, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416, United States
February Children & Youth Ministry Gathering
AI in Church: What are we Doing?

Conference Assemblies: Southwest, 394, and Western Parks & Lakes Conferences
2026-02-12 18:00 - 19:30 | St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Eden Prairie, 13600 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344, United States

Discerning Your Call: Exploring the Next Faithful Step
2026-02-22 14:00 - 20:00 | Oak Knoll Lutheran Church, Minnetonka, 600 Hopkins Crossroad, Minnetonka, MN, 55305, United States
A discernment retreat hosted by the ELCA synods of Region 3 in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Wondering what’s next?
Wondering if God is calling you to something different?
Wondering if there’s “something more”?
Explore these and other questions in the context of our faith, with other wonderers through storytelling, introspection, and studying of Scripture. We strongly encourage you to bring a conversation partner (your pastor, a colleague, family member, friend, etc who will continue this conversation with you). The event costs $10 per person, which includes an evening meal.
Sunday, February 22
Oak Knoll Lutheran, Minnetonka
Register by February 15
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Monthly Children's Ministry Online Meet-up - March
2026-03-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Monthly Children’s Ministry Online Meet-up – March
Topic: AI in the Church World
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Monthly Children & Youth Ministry Gathering - March
2026-03-11 15:00 - 17:00 | MN
March Youth Ministry Gathering
Getting Excited for the 2027 Minneapolis Youth Gathering!

Learn Together Over Lunch Series: Moving Beyond Land Acknowledgements
2026-03-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Led by Dr. Kelly Sherman Conroy, this conversation will discuss how to create a land acknowledgement for your ministry and how to use it in worship.
Spanish and ASL interpretation will be provided. Join us live for the one-hour Zoom call or watch the recording later.
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MAS Retired Rostered Leaders Gathering
2026-04-07 13:00 - 14:30 | MN
Retired Rostered Leaders of the Minneapolis Area Synod are invited you to gather the afternoon of Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
More details and RSVP coming soon.

Monthly Children's Ministry Online Meet-Up - April
2026-04-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Monthly Children’s Ministry Online Meet-Up – April
Topic: Fall & Welcome Back Events
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An Afternoon with Rev. Alan Storey
2026-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Westwood Lutheran Church, 9001 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN, 55426, United States
Rostered ministers of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods are invited to spend an afternoon with Rev. Alan Storey.

Rev. Alan Storey is a recently retired Methodist Minister from Cape Town, South Africa. Rooted in the South African context, Alan is a Gospel storyteller and facilitator of personal and political change.

Over the years, Rev. Storey has been involved in numerous civil society organizations addressing gun violence, racism; state-capture corruption; xenophobia; homophobia; transphobia; spatial apartheid inequality; sex worker discrimination, and campaign for a universal basic income.

Rev. Storey has an Honors degree in Theology and a Masters in the Philosophy of Applied Business Ethics. He is a recipient of the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship Award and a fellow of the African Leadership Initiative (part of the Aspen Leadership Institute). Over the years, Rev. Storey has been part of the Holden Village Teaching Staff.

Rev. Storey’s lifelong work remains the experimental practice of the Sermon on the Mount. Through presentation and conversation, this session will offer theological depth and imagination to rostered ministers in need of a sustaining and nourishing Gospel word in these turbulent, troubling times.

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Monthly Youth Ministry Gathering - April
2026-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | MN
April Youth Ministry Gathering
Topic TBD
Location TBD

Quarterly Racial Justice Gathering - April
2026-04-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Salem Lutheran Church, 4150 Dupont Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, 55412, United States
Join the Minneapolis Area Synod’s Racial Justice Team at their quarterly gathering.
You are also welcome to join Salem’s Tuesday Community Meal beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Learn Together Over Lunch Series: Narrative Budgets
2026-05-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Rev. Tim Brown is the Director for Congregational Stewardship at the ELCA and will lead attendees in building narrative budgets to highlight the missional work that takes place in faith communities.
Spanish and ASL interpretation will be provided. Join us live for the one-hour Zoom call or watch the recording later.
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Quarterly Racial Justice Gathering - July
2026-07-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Location TBD

2026 Bishop's Theological Conference
2026-09-27 16:00 - 2026-09-29 12:00 | Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center, 2100 Arrowwood Ln, Alexandria, MN, 56308, United States
Save the date – more info coming soon!

Quarterly Racial Justice Gathering - October
2026-10-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Location TBD

Fall 2026 Joint Ministerium
2026-10-29 08:00 - 12:00 | MN
Rostered leaders of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods are invited to gather for a time of worship, learning, and community.
More information to come.
