Health Promoter Training for Congregations
OnlineThis new HEALTH PROMOTER course is designed for volunteer laypersons or church staff who wish to begin and lead health efforts to encourage physical, emotional and spiritual wellness among faith community members. Promoting health in your church strengthens relationships, service and congregational care. Health Promoters work with your church's leaders to identify and respond to [...]
Gathering Expedition Retreats
Lutherdale N7891 US-12, Elkhorn, WI, United StatesThis fall, the ELCA Youth Gathering is hitting the road with Gathering Expedition, a regional retreat experience for 8th - 12th grade youth and the adults who lead them. It’s designed to be simple, meaningful, and full of movement — because ministry doesn’t just happen every three years. It happens in the in-between too. Over [...]
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Discernment Weekend
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary 2000 Center St Suite 200, Berkeley, CA, United StatesAre you wondering if seminary might be right for you? Consider joining Signs Along the Way at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS) in Berkeley, California, to connect with others in discernment, get to know PLTS faculty, and explore what it’s like to be an online student in the MDiv, MA in Spirituality and Social Change, [...]
Game Night Fundraiser Benefitting Cristo Obrero
Immanuel Lutheran Church 16515 Luther Way, Eden Prairie, MN, United StatesJoin Immanuel, Eden Prairie, and Cristo Obrero, Chaska, (one of the Synod's strategic ministries) for a game night! There will be games of all sorts- card games, board games and yard games (weather permitting)! Come play your favorite games with new friends or try out a game you’ve never played before. There will be options [...]
National Lutheran Choir Concert
Normandale Lutheran Church Edina, MN, United StatesLead Me Home A Concert of Remembrance A journey of remembrance and hope, this concert honors the beauty and fragility of life while offering a glimpse of the eternal home that awaits. Through music and movement, we explore the thin places between heaven and earth. Featured works include Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's In Thee, O Lord, Thomas [...]
Faith After High School
Calvary Lutheran Church, Minneapolis 3901 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin Calvary Lutheran Church Sunday, November 2, at noon for pizza and salad, followed by a panel with faith leaders from U of M Lutheran Campus Ministries, and Augsburg Lutheran Campus Ministries. They will share about their faith after high school. This is a great event for students thinking about attending these colleges or wondering [...]
Discerning Your Call: Exploring the Next Faithful Step
Faith Lutheran, Forest Lake 886 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN, United StatesA 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, [...]
Partnership Trip to Palestine
Attention to news from Gaza and the West Bank leaves many feeling that words are not enough. When there is grief and hunger, dispossession and death, when words fail, it is our presence that counts. Walking alongside those who are suffering is what God’s Holy Spirit does for us. Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, is [...]
ELEA National Conference
Crowne Plaza Cleveland at Playhouse Square 1260 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States"Inspiring Leaders, Strengthening Faith" This much-anticipated gathering will unite educational leaders committed to nurturing academic excellence and spiritual growth in Lutheran schools. Experience three powerful professional development days, spiritual renewal, and networking with fellow Lutheran educators nationwide. Through dynamic keynote sessions, interactive workshops, and collaborative discussions, you'll gain practical strategies to enhance your leadership skills [...]
RESCHEDULED – Communicators Retreat
Mt. Olivet Retreat Center 7984 257th St W, Farmington, MN, United StatesRescheduled for Thursday, November 6. The Minneapolis and Saint Paul Area Synods invite all congregation communicators to a fall retreat! This is a great opportunity to connect with others, build community, and learn about leveraging video in your ministry (and where to start if you haven't yet). Sitraka Rakotoarivelo, media production specialist for Faith+Lead, and a [...]