Intercultural Competence Training

Offered by Wartburg Theological Seminary's Centro Teológico Luterano Multicultural (CTLM) Vital Congregations - Vital Communities This Intensive course is designed to enhance leadership competence in the development and support of Latinx ministries in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and among ecumenical partners. Those encouraged to attend are current practitioners, judicatory leaders, seminarians, church leaders...

Recurring

Implicit Bias Training

For people who strive to see others as God sees them. “We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of identity. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Research on “implicit bias” suggests that people can act on the basis of...

Recurring

Implicit Bias Training

For people who strive to see others as God sees them. “We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of identity. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Research on “implicit bias” suggests that people can act on the basis of...

RE:formation – Reimagining New Ministries

Isaiah 43:18-19 "Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" October 20 at 7:00 p.m. Central via Zoom A virtual evening of inspiration for congregational leaders in the NT-NL Synod How do you know...

The Tenth Annual Herbener Lecture: Becoming More Human Through Worship

Wilshire Baptist Church 4316 Abrams Rd, Dallas, TX, United States

Guest Lecturer:  Rev. Peter W. Marty Those who make a practice of committing their lives to worship discover, over time, something interesting. When they leave worship they see an “outside world” that is smaller and more paltry than they had thought. Its politics are puny, its consumerism is hollow, its care for the weak is peripheral....

Celebration of Life: Bishop Philip L. Wahlberg

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE is scheduled for Reverend Philip L. Wahlberg SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022 2:00 p.m. Gethsemane Lutheran Church 200 W. Anderson Lane Austin, Texas 78752 A reception with light snacks will be provided following the Celebration event. Those unable to attend or who are unavailable are encouraged to live-stream the service. Live-streaming information will be...

Blue Christmas Online Service | Servicio en línea de Navidad azul

Women of the ELCA (WELCA) will be hosting a Blue Christmas online service on Wednesday, December 21, starting at 7pm Central: "Our Blue Christmas Service offers a safe place to bring your grief, fear, and loss. Brief readings. Quiet and reflective music. Prayers. All are welcome. Spanish translation provided." Únase a nosotros para el tercer...

2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is January 18-25 with the theme “Do good; seek justice” from Isaiah 1:17   The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18-25) has been observed for more than 100 years, during which Christians around the world have prayed for visible Christian unity, striving to move toward the...

Christian Unity Ecumenical Worship Service

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is January 18-25 with the theme “Do good; seek justice” from Isaiah 1:17   The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18-25) has been observed for more than 100 years, during which Christians around the world have prayed for visible Christian unity, striving to move toward the...

Cultivating Compassion Session 1: Permission to Feel

Online

The NT-NL Public Witness Team for Peace & Justice are partnering with the United States Christian Leadership Organization (USCLO), Charter for Compassion Social Justice Sector, and Kairos + Collaborative to offer this set of FREE online episodes and practice sessions to help Make This Your Year to Cultivate Compassion! "You're invited to spend 2023 growing...