Weekly Blog Posts
The following blog posts are written by Bishop Jen Nagel, Synod staff members, and leaders from the Minneapolis Area Synod.
Sixty-four Different Competencies
This post is one of the monthly posts blog posts written by the deans of the conferences of the Minneapolis Area Synod. By Pastor Katie Jorgenson Faith Lutheran Church, Waconia Dean of the Southwest Conference What [...]
Diakonie & Gemeine
By Pastor Jen Collins, Assistant to the Bishop I stepped through a new doorway and into my new home for the week. This home was not close –- it took over 4,400 miles, including 10 [...]
Building Together: A New Season at All Nations Indian Church
This post continues the Mission Table’s “Year of Partnership” highlighting the new and strategic ministries of the Minneapolis Area Synod. All Nations Indian Church is one of the strategic ministries and worships in Minneapolis. [...]
Led Into Life
By Bishop Jen Nagel Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God’s holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me into life. -Taize, tune by J. Berthier, based on Psalm 103.1 (listen [...]
Church Together: Walking Each Other Home
This post is one of the monthly posts blog posts written by the deans of the conferences of the Minneapolis Area Synod. By Pastor Kris Tostengard Michel Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities Dean of the South Minneapolis [...]
Serving Those Who Serve
By Sarah Maslowski It’s Thursday at 1:00 p.m. and a zoom meeting has begun. Not everyone is there yet because CYF staff are known more for their relational skills than their timely ones. As [...]
Come, Holy Spirit, Come
By Bishop Jen Nagel More than 800 voting members and hundreds of visitors, observers, volunteers, and staff spent last week in Phoenix at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Churchwide Assembly. From Minneapolis [...]
Sent Out Beyond Your Recall
By Pastor Colin Grangaard, YAGM Alum First Lutheran Church of Crystal, Brooklyn Park God speaks to each of us as he makes us, then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the [...]
New Jobs & Calls – Before and After
By Pastor John Hulden I’ve been blessed to work with dozens of first call pastors. I’ve also visited with many call committees pondering calling a new seminary graduate. To get a congregation in the mindset [...]
Building Beloved Community – We Can’t Do It Alone
This post is one of the monthly posts blog posts written by the deans of the conferences of the Minneapolis Area Synod. By Pastor Rhonda Hlavinka Salem English Lutheran Church, Minneapolis Dean of the [...]