Saint Paul Area Synod
Mental Health & Gun Violence
VirtualStudies indicate that between 3-5% of all firearm homicides are the result of mental illness. In Minnesota, 79% of gun deaths are suicide by gun. A typical mass murderer is described as isolated, lacking in social support, bears a grudge, is angry and externalizes blame. Yet the vast majority of people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders [...]
Joint Ministerium with Saint Paul Area Synod
Incarnation Lutheran Church Shoreview 4880 Hodgson Road, Shoreview, MNNear the end of 2020, Martin Luther’s words on how to respond to a pandemic as a person of faith went viral. His Whether One May Flee From a Deadly Plague didn’t feel nearly 500 years old. Just as he spoke to his community during an outbreak of the bubonic plague in Wittenburg in 1527, his [...]
Saint Paul Area Synod Boundaries Workshop
Boundaries Workshop: Ethics in Ministry This workshop includes foundational understandings of boundaries and power along with conversation on harassment, self-care based on the resources from the Faith Trust Institute. The workshop will be led by Deacon Krista Lind, Pastor Bradley Schmeling, and Bishop Patricia Lull. September 22 - 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Location: TBD Cost: $25 including lunch Registration [...]
Joint Fall Ministerium
Luther Seminary 2481 Como Ave, St. Paul, MN, United StatesLife Together: Connected Communities Agenda 8:30 – check-in 9:00 – 10:00 worship 10:00 – 10:30 break 10:30 – 12:00 education The bonds within the region feel frayed as we rebuild from the pandemic and the Uprising in the Twin Cities. Some rural and suburban people question the livability of the core cities. People in the [...]
Cross Currents in the Flood: Building Arcs Together for a Livable Planet
First Lutheran Church, Duluth 1100 East Superior Street, Duluth, MN, United StatesPresented by: The Northeastern Minnesota Synod EcoFaith Network, the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin, and the Saint Paul Area Synod. The year 2023 was the hottest year on record. The climate crisis is no longer a future we are trying to avert. This crisis is upon us like a flood. We feel caught up in its [...]