Northern Texas - Northern Louisiana Synod, ELCA

Parish Lay Ministry Academy, Spring 2021, Course 1
2021-03-13 09:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)
To register and for full details: https://www.ntnl.org/ministries/plma/

Discovering Hope Conference: Building Vitality in Your Congregation
2021-03-13 10:00 - 12:00
A conference to explore the best practices for Vital Ministry
This conference will be held online and is designed to build vitality in congregations with fewer than 50 people in worship. However, congregations with greater than 50 will also find it helpful. The focus is on spirituality, leadership, and community connections.
Topics covered include:

Stories of Hope: Finding Vitality in your Congregation
Making Disciples: Learning to Live Jesus’ Way
Evangelism: A Way of Life
Leadership: Who’s Driving the Tractor?
Discovering the Gift of Place
Mission: Possible – Discovering Hope for the Future

We encourage at least 3 people to attend from each congregation.
Only $20 per congregation (includes 1 copy of the book)
Register here: https://tithe.ly/event-registration/#/3279968 (registration closes 1 hour before the start of the conference)
The mailing address included with your registration is where we will send the book. If you register by March 5, you will likely receive your book prior to the conference.
The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the morning of the conference.
Click here for a flyer.
Questions? Contact Rev. Irma Banales, irma@ntl.org

National Lutheran Choir 2021 Winter Online Program
2021-03-14
Hope Lives
Sunday, March 14, 4pm Central
Join singers of the National Lutheran Choir and guest artists, the Keith Hampton Singers & Friends, for a FREE online hymn festival. We will sing well-known hymns that highlight the joy of an ever-growing hope, and new hymns that speak to our time, inviting all people to sing in joy together “…as all the world in wonder echoes shalom.”

Living Connected Workshop on Creation's Gift of Land
2021-03-20 10:00 - 11:30
Land is a constant under our feet, and yet, except for those who make their living from the land, we may seldom think of it. We receive all our food and material goods from land. In its broadest sense, land is the place where we live, and it connects us to all life that shares the place with us. This Living Connected workshop will explore the ways we are called to care for land and offer spiritual practices for faith-based action.
NT-NL Public Witness is offering this Living Connected workshop online twice in March 2021. The presenter is Katrina Martich, a Lutheran Deaconess and licensed environmental engineer in Texas.
Saturday, March 20, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
Tuesday, March 23, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST
Register at katrinamartich.com for the Zoom link.
Living Connected presents creation care as a spiritual discipline, formed by using the gifts of creation in just and loving ways. Workshops are offered at a reduced cost thanks to a grant from the NT-NL Synod Mission Endowment Fund. For more information, send an email to Katrina at contact@katrinamartich.com
Click here for a flyer.

NT-NL Young Adults Spring Archery Event
2021-03-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Briarwood Leadership Center, 670 Copper Canyon Rd., Argyle, TX, 76226, United States
Bibles, bows, bullseyes, and great physically distanced times with NT-NL young adults!
If you are interested, please email avery@bwtx.org. Spaces are limited for this FREE event.

ESET 2021 Clase de Primavera
2021-04-10 09:00 - 12:00
Los detalles completos se pueden encontrar aquí: https://www.ntnl.org/ministries/sste-eset/

The Way Forward to Legacy Generosity
2021-04-11 14:00 - 15:00
April webinars to highlight planning for family, ministry
Lutheran Foundation of the Southwest will offer “The Way Forward to Legacy Generosity,” a webinar on legacy planning for family and ministry. The webinar will be offered at 2 p.m. on two Sundays – April 11 and April 18 – and at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13, and at 12noon on Thursday, April 15. Please sign up for the one that works best for you at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49A8A629ABFFC25-theway.
This webinar is open to all congregational members to learn more about the foundation’s comprehensive legacy planning services for family and ministry. The foundation is a partner ministry of the three ELCA synods in Texas and offers its services at no cost and no obligation.
A congregation member may say, “I like the idea of leaving a gift to my church when I pass away, but I’d like to know more about how to create a plan for family and ministry.” The church has a dedicated ministry for just this kind of support through Lutheran Foundation of the Southwest. A gift planner is available in each synod that can guide you to clarify your goals and objectives in planning. Any congregation member can establish a robust personal legacy plan with the guidance of the synod gift planner. Those with existing plans should consider reviewing their plans to make sure they continue to meet their goals for family and ministry.
All members of ELCA congregations are invited to participate in these webinars. Those who may have additional questions or need assistance with registration are invited to contact Morgan Schmidlin, CGPA, gift planner for congregations in the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, at (440) 785-333 or mschmidlin@lfsw.org.

EcoFaith Summit 2021
2021-04-17 09:00 - 12:30
Now the Green Blade Rises: Storytelling for the Healing of Creation
Saturday, April 17, 9am-12:30pm Central
We invite you for a morning of personal and biblical stories to strengthen the grassroots movement through the telling of personal and biblical stories, to strengthen the grassroots movement among the People of God to hear the cry of creation and heed God’s call to respond. All are welcome!
Registration is available here and is NO COST.
There is a suggested pay-what-you-can to continue supporting the EcoFaith Network grassroots work.
Featured Speaker:
Professor Barbara Rossing, Professor of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, Director of Environmental Studies Program
Storytellers:
Kevin Anderson – Director, Family Freedom Center, Duluth
Johanna Bernu – Fond du Lac member, 8th grade student
Ricky Defoe – Spiritual Elder, Pipe Carrier, Fond du Lac Member
Tom Uecker – Founder, Duluth Monarch Buddies
Alicia Green – Creation Care Team Member, Lutheran Church of the Cross, Nisswa
A story teller to be named centering on sustainable agriculture
Small group breakout sessions in which each participant has the opportunity to react, dream, consider future actions and tell their own stories
Now the Green Blade Rises Music videos as performed for the Moments of Arising videos, with musical arranger and director Paul Jacobson, and filmmaker Linda Kalweit
For questions, please contact EcoFaith Network Co-Leader, Rev. Kristin Foster, at 218-290-4694 or email ecofaith@nemnsynod.org.

Parish Lay Ministry Academy, Spring 2021, Course 2
2021-04-17 09:00 - 15:30

2021 Bold Gathering
2021-04-17 11:00 - 14:00
The 2021 BOLD GATHERING is a day for men to come together ONLINE
to learn, to network, and be equipped to BOLDY live out their faith!

Registration is FREE but Required

Synod Council and Deans Meeting
2021-04-23 12:00 - 16:00
This meeting will be held online.
More details forthcoming.

2021 Synod Assembly
2021-04-24 09:00 - 15:00
Theme: Entrusted
Scripture: “Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.“ 1 Corinthians 4:1-2
Drawing on the ELW baptismal liturgy in which the Pastor reminds the parents of their duties…
“As you bring your children to receive the gift of baptism, you are Entrusted with responsibilities:
to live with them among God’s faithful people,
bring them to the word of God and the holy supper,
teach them the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments,
to place in their hands the holy scriptures,
and nurture them in faith and prayer,
so that your children may learn to trust God,
proclaim Christ through word and deed,
care for others and the world God made,
and work for justice and peace.”

As synod in 2021 we have been entrusted with God’s mysteries (2 Cor. 4:1-2) and we are expected then also to be trustworthy. But this expectation, this law, also comes with promise. The parents alone do not make promises in baptism. The sponsors and community also make promises to support the parents and the baptized in this work. And as we know also, God ultimately is the promise giver in baptism.
As we continue our work in 2021 we have been Entrusted with a Word to share and a gospel to live. I give thanks to you, the leaders of NT-NL for the ways you have shown yourselves trustworthy in 2020 and look forward to being #InMissionTogether in 2021. For full context, read more in Bishop Gronberg’s blog here.
Bishop Mike Girlinghouse will keynote our time speaking about his book Embracing God’s Future Without Forgetting the Past.
The 2021 Synod Assembly will be held online.
We are charging a small registration fee this year to provide resources for enhanced technology and for honorariums for presenters. Learning from our experience in 2020, we hope this Assembly experience will be enhanced and continue to grow our capacity for hosting online gatherings.
If your congregation did not have an annual meeting in which you elected voting members for synod assembly, the ELCA attorneys have counseled us that you should send the same individuals as were designated in 2020 to the assembly in 2021. Only if you have not designated assembly voting members for 2021.
At this assembly, we will be electing voting members from NT-NL for the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Columbus, OH (August 10-13, 2022). We will elect 6 individuals (2 young adults, 2 lay members, and 2 clergy). If you would like to nominate someone, please contact Bishop Gronberg at BpGronberg@ntnl.org.
2021 Synod Assembly Reference Materials
Voting Members who registered by April 15 were sent a login link on April 22 to participate via Zoom on April 24.
Visitors will be able to participate via Facebook (no account required). Registration not required.

We have also booked the services of Jonathan Zitelman with SimpleMan Productions and A Divine Canvas for this year’s Assembly for a better experience for all attendees.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR 2021 SYNOD ASSEMBLY SPONSORS:

Cottonpatch Designs

Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA

Sunset Lutheran Ministries

Lutheran Foundation of the Southwest

Lutheran Via de Cristo of North Texas

White Supremacy & Racism: Facing Reality, Taking Responsibility
2021-05-11 19:00 - 20:30
A Study Group Co-Sponsored by Briarwood Leadership Center and the Public Witness Team of the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod, ELCA
American forms of racism shape our life together in ELCA congregations. White supremacy distorts our proclamation of the Gospel, limiting the possibilities of evangelism. Lay and rostered congregational leaders interested in facing these realities are invited to join this study group co-organized by Briarwood Leadership Center and the Public Witness Team of NT-NL Synod.
With an eye toward taking meaningful action, we will work through some of the most incisive analytical studies of racism. We will focus on structural realities rather than individual attitudes or personal experience. Equipped by this intensive study, the group will decide what actions they will take in their own congregations and which actions will be recommended to the NT-NL Synod as a whole.
Led by Emma Rodgers (St. John, Dallas) and Robert Smith (Briarwood Leadership Center), the course will feature several outside guest speakers with expertise in the topics and particular authors. The proposed agenda is listed below. All readings will be provided in electronic format, with encouragement toward additional resources.
Sessions are on Tuesday evenings, biweekly, 7-8:30pm. Pre-registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link. All participants are strongly encouraged to complete the assigned reading prior to participating in a session.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvf-Cvpz8tGNOiuDyWHhZGAguSPKrdNp3X. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
May 11
Introduction and Concepts
May 25
Selections from Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
June 8
Derrick Bell, “Chronicle of the Constitutional Contradiction”
June 22
Selections from Bernestine Singley, ed., When Race Becomes Real: Black and White Writers Confront Their Personal Histories
July 6
Derrick Bell, “The Space Traders”
July 20
Kimberlé Crenshaw, “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex”
August 3
Enrique Dussel, “Eurocentrism and Modernity”
August 17
Vine Deloria, Jr., “A Better Day for Indians”
August 31
Ian F. Haney López, “White by Law”
September 14
Karen Brodkin Sacks, “How Did Jews Become White Folks?”
September 28
Susannah Heschel, “The Slippery Yet Tenacious Nature of Racism”
October 12
Cornel West, “A Genealogy of Modern Racism”

Parish Lay Ministry Academy, Spring 2021, Course 3
2021-05-15 09:00 - 15:30

Living Connected Workshop on Creation's Gift of Energy
2021-05-22 10:00 - 11:30
Since human beings first captured fire, energy has been a gift we’ve harnessed to work for us. This Living Connected workshop looks past the one-dimensional argument of oil and gas versus wind and solar to discuss our complex relationship with energy. In the workshop, you’ll:

Reflect on our use of energy and the consequences of our use.
Consider ways energy connects us to others.
Receive resources for making energy choices that care for our families and for our neighbors.

NT-NL Public Witness is offering Living Connected: Energy online twice in May 2021. The presenter is Katrina Martich, a Lutheran Deaconess and licensed environmental engineer in Texas.
Saturday, May 22, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
Tuesday, May 25, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST
Register at www.katrinamartich.com for the Zoom link.
Living Connected presents creation care as a spiritual discipline, formed by using the gifts of creation in just and loving ways. Workshops are offered at a reduced cost thanks to a grant from the NT-NL Synod Mission Endowment Fund. For more information, send an email to Katrina at contact@katrinamartich.com
Click here for a flyer.

2021 John Hope Franklin Reconciliation in America National Symposium
2021-05-26 - 2021-05-29
The Future of Tulsa’s Past: The Centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre and Beyond
The Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod invites all our siblings from across the ELCA to join us digitally for the 2021 John Hope Franklin Reconciliation in America National Symposium, May 26-29. Following the Symposium, on the afternoon of May 29th, everyone is invited to join us for a Zoom conversation where we will continue addressing the themes of Symposium and talk specifically about how those themes speak to us as a church. Attending the Symposium is not necessary to be a part of the post-symposium gathering.
The National Symposium is an annual event sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation in Tulsa, OK and brings together local and nationally known speakers and people from around the country to learn about and discuss ways to work against racism and for racial reconciliation. Founded in 2007, the vision of the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation in Tulsa is to transform the bitterness and mistrust caused by years of racial division and violence into a hopeful future of reconciliation and cooperation for Tulsa and the nation. In the spirit of John Hope Franklin (1915-2009), American historian and educator noted for his scholarly reappraisal of the American Civil War era and the importance of the black struggle in shaping modern American identity, the Center promotes reconciliation and generating trust through scholarly work and constructive community engagement.
Individuals must register for the Symposium through the JHF Center website: https://www.jhfnationalsymposium.org. A schedule and list of speakers for the Symposium is also available on the website.
From 1:00-3:30 PM CDT on Saturday, May 29, ELCA participants in the Symposium and others are invited to join the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod for a time of reflection and conversation. Led by a panel including Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Bishop Michael Girlinghouse, Ms. Vanessa Adams-Harris, John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation, Mr. Bill Horne, ELCA Vice-president, and Ms. Judith Roberts, ELCA Sr. Director for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion we will discuss the complicity and silence of the white church in the perpetuation of racial injustice, including violent events like the Tulsa Race Massacre, how the church is working against racial injustice today, and ways we can show up and step up to work for change in our church, our local communities and nation in the days ahead. ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton will share concluding thoughts and reflections about how we can move together as a church to address these issues.
If you would like to join us for the post-symposium conversation, you will need to register at: https://www.aokelca.org/event-details/2021-john-hope-franklin-annual-symposium to receive the Zoom link and password for the ELCA event.
If you have questions please call the A-OK synod office at (918) 492-4288

Weekly NT-NL Leadership Prayer, Check-in
2021-05-27 10:00 - 10:30
NT-NL Synod ELCA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Leadership prayer, check-in
Time: 10:00 AM Central Time
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Synod Council Meetings
2021-09-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Briarwood Leadership Center, 670 Copper Canyon Rd., Argyle, TX, 76226, United States
Save the Date!
Details emailed from Bishop Gronberg on August 12.

MEF Board meeting
2021-09-11 08:30 - 11:00 | Briarwood Leadership Center, 670 Copper Canyon Rd., Argyle, TX, 76226, United States

Gathering Together
2021-09-11 11:00 - 16:00 | Briarwood Leadership Center, 670 Copper Canyon Rd., Argyle, TX, 76226, United States
We are praying we are able to be together IN PERSON as a synod on Saturday, September 11, 11am-4pm.
We will gather together — outdoors and masked — for lunch, worship, rock climbing, zipline, archery, field games, and a frozen treat! A great day for the whole family to enjoy! All ages are welcome.
Tentative schedule:
11am Lunch available at the Pavilion
12noon Worship under the Tent (including anniversary celebrations)
1:15-4pm Activities, Games, Popsicles, Free time
The Rev. Christopher Otten, ELCA Director of Chaplaincy, will be present with us to preach. During worship, we will welcome Santa Maria, Irving, and kin-dom community, and we will celebrate milestone ordination anniversaries.
Worship will be led by musicians from Abiding Grace, Southlake. Briarwood staff will be supervising the climbing wall and archery. Aaron and Katrina Colwick (Rejoice, Coppell and Grace, Carrolton) will be supervising field games for kids of all ages. Frios Pops (https://friospops.com/), one of our connections via our partnership with Paul Quinn College, will be on site with gourmet popsicles during the afternoon.
It has been a tradition at NT-NL synod assemblies to have a book of remembrance in which congregations are invited to share the names of those who have died in the past year so they can be remembered in the prayers of the community. In recent years, Bishop Gronberg has also invited us to share the names of those who have been baptized into Christ in the past year as well. We invite you to share those names through this online form, and they will be incorporated into our worship. – Romans 14:8
“The events of this day are scheduled to be outside and as such as safe as possible. Masks will be encouraged at all times and required to enter any building. I hope that you will plan to join us as we gather as synod for the first time since April 2019. To be encouraged by community, and fed by the bread of life.” Read Bishop Gronberg’s full blog post here.
Disclaimer: In the interest of safety and public health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we reserve the right to enforce public health and safety measures, depending on the conditions at the time, at our discretion.

“God’s work. Our hands." Sunday
2021-09-12
Mark your calendar for Sunday, Sept. 12, when congregations of the ELCA will come together for “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. Our church continues to live through the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical distancing has changed the way we worship and serve. But the need is great, and God’s church is at work.
We’re not sure what the impact of this crisis will look like in September, but we continue to be church together. We are witnessing the outpouring of love and concern that God’s people have for one another. Our congregations continue to maintain feeding ministries, serve communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 infection and assist people who are financially burdened by the economic downturn.
“Service in the Time of COVID-19” was developed to offer service project ideas and considerations for safely supporting your community in this time of pandemic.
As we gather together in service to our neighbors, we are reminded of one of our most basic convictions as Lutherans: All of life in Jesus Christ — every act of service, in every daily calling, in every corner of life — flows freely from a living, daring confidence in God’s grace. Be sure to save the date and visit ELCA.org/DayofService for updates to our resources.
You work every day to make your community a better place. We look forward to working together with you on “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday.

Parish Lay Ministry Academy, Fall 2021, Course 1
2021-09-18 09:00 - 15:30

2021 Addiction & Faith Conference
2021-10-07 - 2021-10-09
Educating Clergy, Faith Communities, and Caregivers about Addiction
*** May be moved online ***
With growing concern over the devastation of all forms of addiction, including the ever-increasing opioid crisis, the Center of Addiction & Faith present this important gathering to raise awareness of the terrible addiction problem we face and how the church and people of faith can help to address it.
From the world of church: clergy, synod staff, deacons and deaconesses, parish nurses, youth leaders, addiction awareness teams, congregants, and the community of people in recovery.
From the world of addiction treatment: treatment center staff, healthcare professionals.
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Open to anyone interested: in exploring the devastation of addiction and the remarkable healing process of faith. Together, we’ll enhance our knowledge about addiction recovery, share stories of learning and hope, and celebrate our faith in God’s abiding grace.
Featuring: Internationally-known keynote speakers
Breakout sessions and spiritual practices
​General CEUs available, up to 9 hours.
DoubleTree by Hilton • Bloomington, Minnesota *** May be moved online ***
(Only 15 minutes from Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport – FREE SHUTTLE – Also free shuttle to Mall of America)
For complete schedule, pricing, and registration, visit addictionandfaithconference.com.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training
2021-10-09 13:00 - 15:00
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is like CPR training, in that the more people learn and practice these skills, the faster individuals struggling with thoughts of suicide can be supported and get appropriate help. QPR is a nationally used, evidenced based training that assists people in learning how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. These three steps can help save a life, and it’s the same technique first responders and educators use with individuals contemplating suicide. QPR is suicide prevention training designed to give every person in our community the confidence and competence to help someone at risk for suicide. Parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, ministers, doctors, nurses, office supervisors, squad leaders, foremen, police officers, advisors, caseworkers, firefighters and other community members – anyone can learn these 3 simple steps that teach you how to recognize the warning signs, offer hope, and get help.
Due to the Covid-19 Delta variant, we are planning to host this QPR workshop online on October 9 from 1pm – 3pm.
This is a FREE Continuing Education opportunity (usually $30) covered by Public Witness through a generous Mission Endowment Fund Grant. Donations accepted for future opportunities. (Please designate Public Witness in the Note / memo field.)
Registration required. Limited to first twelve (12) registrants. If you register and are unable to attend for any reason, please notify jason@ntnl.org ASAP so that we can open that spot back up for someone else. If you attempt to register and the course is full, please email jason@ntnl.org to be added to a wait list.

MEF Seeds That Change
2021-10-16
Theme: Gifted and Giving… How Grace Works
Starting time: 10:00am Central
Full details can be found at this website: https://giftedandgiving.org/

Parish Lay Ministry Academy, Fall 2021, Course 2
2021-10-16 09:00 - 15:30

NT-NL Leadership Convocation
2021-10-18 - 2021-10-20 | Briarwood Leadership Center, 670 Copper Canyon Rd., Argyle, TX, 76226, United States
We are planning for this to be a hybrid event, offered both in person* and online.
*capped at 35 to be able to safely physically distance, with everyone on site masked when indoors or within 6 feet of another person
Click here for a detailed schedule. (as of October 13)
Click here for the Monday Evening Prayer.
We will be focusing on how to capitalize on the new things you have been doing. How to turn our reactions and fast learnings in pandemic into more long term parts of our life. To live into the hybrid in person/online future that is a reality for us all.
To assist us in this work we will be led by Dr. Alicia Granholm. Dr. Granholm has two decades of experience in church leadership in mainline and non-denominational settings in the United States and abroad. Most recently she has been coaching four of our NT-NL congregations who are involved in the Leadership for Faithful Innovation Cohort that Bishop Gronberg highlighted in his 2021 synod assembly report. She will work with us on a theology of innovation as well as how to make new things become part of our life. Joining her will also be, living into our hybrid culture, online conversation partners that will enrich our time including folks from the Innovation Lab with the ELCA Churchwide office. As we address today’s biggest challenges and opportunities, the ELCA Innovation Lab is a space for the church to generate ideas, unleash creativity, and create positive change in the world God so loves.
Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes is a professor of liturgy and worship at Union Seminary in New York. He will be joining us online to facilitate conversation about worship and life in our new reality. Carvalhaes, a native of Brazil, has both studied and is a cross cultural scholar. He will help us think theologically about our praxis of worship in person and online. To consider practices that engage all participants as much as possible in the liturgy, the “work of the people.” Dr. Carvalhaes is featured in this August 26 article: Ten Theology Books to Watch For.
It will be a good time for us to gather, think together, and learn.
Registration closed at 12noon on Friday, October 15. We are not able to allow for late or same day / walk in registrations for this event.
Overnight lodging at Briarwood is not available this year due to delayed repairs. If you have registered to attend in person and have not already contacted Jason to arrange housing, you will need to do so on your own.
Disclaimer: In the interest of safety and public health due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we reserve the right to enforce public health and safety measures, depending on the conditions at the time, at our discretion.

Leading for God's Future: Service on the Congregational Council
2021-10-21 19:00 - 20:30
7:00pm-8:15pm Central each Thursday, October 21 – November 18, December 2 – 9
Local congregations are the foundation of Lutheran church life. Effective congregational councils can achieve great things in the service of God’s mission in our life together as the Body of Christ.
This series of conversations and trainings is designed to build capacities for current and future members of ELCA congregational councils. Come to learn new techniques and skills while celebrating the good things the Holy Spirit is doing in our communities.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkdO-oqDsqHN3nMDxfDJ6X7DZTwFJunBDE

NT-NL WELCA Virtual Convention
2021-10-23
Save the Date!
More details forthcoming.

MEF Board meeting
2021-11-06 09:00 - 13:30 | Iglesia Luterana San Gabriel, 4029 County Road 610, Alvarado, TX, 76009, United States
