What God has been up to?

•Proclaim the Good News – Town Crier

• Jesus washes feet..

•Word and Sacrament

•Love God - Love our Neighbors

You Have Been Formed to Serve

Service is Part of Christian Discipleship

Your Synod

Leadership Formation and Support

2016 Equipping Congregations Day

2/20/2016

Equipping Congregations Day Team

Your Synod Council

Your Deans

Caring and Convening Conferences

Synod Staff

Call Processes in 2014 – Parishes

11 New Rostered Leaders in 2015

We Created 5 –A Consumer Synod

Your Conference Ministers

+ AiM Signe Gray+ Rev. Joyce Graue+ Rev. Ted Kunze

+ Rev. Kirk Meseck+ Rev. Arthur Wiese

Pastoral Staff Support Together Retreat

Candidacy Committee Work with Candidates

Currently 23 Candidates for Ministry

A JourneyFromEntranceto Approval

First Call Theological EducationStewardship of Whole Self at Family and Friends Camp

Lilly Grant – Research on Financial Challenges Facing Congregations and Leaders

Breaking through the Silence, Shame and Guilt

Our Lilly Team

Dr. Marcia Bunge Dr. Drew Genzler

Fall Theological Conference

Preventing Misconduct – Misconduct Ministry

A Dinner of Thanksgiving

Pastors who have died…

Rev. Lowell H.Asplund

Rev. Charles P.Beronius

Rev. Arlen J.Foss

Rev. Charles IrwinWilson

Rev. Ann DwelleWard

Rev. Lloyd A.Nelson

Doxology

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Congregations

Practice Discipleshiphttp://www.elcayouthministrynetwork.wildapricot.org/pdproject

Jr. High Youth Gathering

Sr. High Youth Leadership

Dr. Anna Madsen – OMGJodi Harpstead - LSS of MN

Church Staff Workers’ Retreat- Equipping Congregational Staffs- Discussing Service

Men in Mission Golf Tournament

27 Transitions Supported –65 leadership changes if all counted

Call Process Leadership

Conflict and Reconciliation Ministry• Equip people - constructive conflict.

•Prevent and reduce destructive conflict.

•Conflict is part of life

•Who will you be in the midst of conflict?

Redevelopment or Closing Gracefully Discernment about Future –

Long Lake LutheranClosing

Calvary Murdock

Doxology

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Serving in God’s World

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa – SE Diocese

Companion Synod Relationship

The Swedes Skara Diocese

Rural Ministry

65 Synods and Churchwide in Partnership.Called Gathered and Sent in Christ’s Name.

ELCA Networking Event,St. Cloud

The Listening Project

Avian Flu

Montrose

River of Hope

Hutchinson

Partnership with Atonement Lutheran Church

Lao Exploration

God has been up to something in our synod

•Because of your support –we were there

•Because we arechurch together.

Doxology

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.