Weekly Blog Posts
The following blog posts are written by Bishop Jen Nagel, Synod staff members, and leaders from the Minneapolis Area Synod.
Is God Calling You to Partner With Us?
This post continues the Mission Table’s “Year of Partnership” highlighting the new and strategic ministries of the Minneapolis Area Synod. Lao Evangelical Lutheran is one of the strategic ministries and worships in Robbinsdale. By Pastor [...]
The Next Season of Faith and Neighboring
By Nicholas Tangen In 2020, Pastor John Hulden and Former Bishop Ann Svennungsen submitted a grant proposal to the Lilly Endowment called “Faith Practices & Neighboring Practices: Renewing Congregational Imagination,” envisioning a learning community in [...]
Churchwide Assembly 2025: For the Life of the World
By Bishop Jen Nagel At the end of this month, July 28 - August 2, 2025, many will gather for our Churchwide Assembly, this time in Phoenix, Arizona. Just as congregations come together for annual meetings, [...]
Anxious Generation
This post is one of the monthly posts blog posts written by the deans of the conferences of the Minneapolis Area Synod. By Pastor Sue Olson Long Lake Lutheran Church, Isanti Dean of the Northern Conference In [...]
Church Together This Summer
By Jeni Huff One thing that makes my heart so happy is seeing how churches partner together through kids’ programming throughout the summer. I see Church Together when churches offer their Vacation Bible School (VBS) [...]
My Take: API Stories in Church and Scripture
By Rev. Aaron Fuller Originally published in Living Lutheran For Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month (API), I was asked to reflect on “Asians in the Bible.” I wish to focus on two characters who best [...]
Holding Space
By Bishop Jen Nagel “When the day of Pentecost had come they were all together in one place . . . Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them.” - Acts 2 May 25th marked the [...]
Beyond the Pulpit: Stewardship, Sustainability, and “Other Duties as Assigned”
This post is one of the monthly posts blog posts written by the deans of the conferences of the Minneapolis Area Synod. By Pastor Ian Coen-Frei Dean of the North Minneapolis Conference Pastor at Gustavus Adolphus [...]
Worshipping BOLDly
Updated blog coming soon. In the meantime, check out BOLD's website to learn more about their ministry.
Not Just a Moment: What Eucharist Teaches Us About Showing Up
By Dr. Kelly Sherman-Conroy Associate Pastor, All Nations Indian Church I stood alongside our youth and my friend and colleague, Brenda, at our Synod Assembly, to speak from the deep ache of our Native community. [...]