Events for November 29, 2024 - November 29, 2024

This course empowers faith communities to recognize and respond to cases of sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Included are discussions detailing the impact of child abuse on a victim's sense of spirituality and offering concrete suggestions for working with medical and mental health professionals to assist a child in coping with maltreatment. [...]

In October of 1998, Matthew Shepard, a young, gay student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped and murdered. This three-part oratorio performed by The Singers will create space for reflection, consideration, and unity around his life and legacy.

Conflict is normal and inevitable – whether in the home, school, community, church or workplace. Leaders in all walks of life often have a responsibility to help others work through their conflicts. The Mediation Skills Training Institute presented by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC) is designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary [...]

The urgency of renewing Jewish-Christian relations today will be the subject of this webinar.  Lutheran and Jewish participants will offer a variety of perspectives on how to do this and what lessons we can learn during these times of social hostility and polarization. In 2018, a gunman entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh [...]

Join with Cherish All Children to learn about their Safe & Healthy Relationships Youth Guide, and how YOU can make a difference in keeping children and youth safe. Co-authors Deacon Erica Larson, Director of Faith Formation at Lake Nokomis Lutheran and Joy McElroy, Executive Director of Cherish All Children will walk through the 4-session guide, [...]

While the past year has presented challenges for all of us in various ways, it has been particularly hard for young people, especially youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness. Please join us to reflect on and engage in ways we can all Rise Together, and support youth and young adults in our community. On [...]

BeLoved Teen Group (a fully-affirming, LGBTAQIA+ inclusive youth group) invites teens and their families to join us for an afternoon of crafts! Supplies and food provided. With any questions, reach out to belovedteengroup@gmail.com.

This event will focus on how the legacy of Indian Boarding Schools evolved into our current child welfare system in Minnesota and how the Indian Child Welfare Act works to protect our Native families. Leaning on lived experience working in Indian Child Welfare, our speakers will walk us through the evolution of boarding schools and how [...]

This series of four sessions, held over five months, is designed to help congregational councils grow in their role as leaders of the congregation, as well as learn how to have more effective and efficient council meetings.  Tools will be shared to help lower the anxiety of leaders so that you are freed for creativity [...]

Public policy is always limited by the extent of our moral imaginations. Facts and evidence won’t matter until we change the fundamental moral assumptions of our society. We will explore the ways flawed Christian thought is holding back progress in drug policy. You’ll learn how to dismantle these lines of thoughts and walk away with [...]