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SUMMARY:Peer Ministry Leadership Training
DESCRIPTION:From Janelle Miller\, NT-NL Youth Ministry coordinator (ntnlyouthleaders@yahoo.com): \nNT-NL Youth Leaders & Pastors\, \nWe are excited to announce that we are collaborating to host a PEER MINISTRY LEADERSHIP TRAINING (limited to 6-7 per congregation) in January. This is an event where Pastors / Youth Leaders identify young people and invite them to attend. \nWHAT IS PEER MINISTRY? It is the story of the good Samaritan. Only instead of preaching and teaching it\, you get the skills necessary to live it! \nThree Peer Ministry Tracks offered:\nPEER MINISTRY I\nYou will enhance your skills of listening\, helping peers and communication. You will discover how caring relationships are a vital ministry. \nPEER MINISTRY II\nFor those who have completed PM I. You will learn more skills for sharing your faith\, addressing sensitive issues and dealing with difficult people. \nPEER MINISTRY III\nFor those who have completed PM I & PMII. They will apply their skills in real world scenarios\, will help lead worship and will have discussions on “now what?” this group will put the skills they have learned into practice at their schools\, churches and post graduation. \nWHAT WE WILL BE DOING THIS WEEKEND…\n**Attending peer ministry sessions\n**Worship\n**Service project\n**Social event in the community\n**Great food and fellowship \nWHAT YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES…\n**2 nights lodging (hotel)\n**Saturday meals (3)\, Sunday breakfast\n**Materials\n**Saturday night social event \nREGISTRATION\n**Cost is $90 if registered & paid by November 1\n**Cost is $115 if registered after November 1\n**Registration includes quad occupancy at the hotel — your own bed is available for an extra fee\n**This Leadership Event allows students to attend without an adult from their church\n**A pastor or youth leader must invite a young person to be apart of this event. \nWe will also be hosting a JUNIOR HIGH & SENIOR HIGH YOUTH GATHERING in February. \nClick here for a flyer with more details about both the January and February events.
URL:https://www.ntnl.org/event/peer-ministry-leadership-training/
CATEGORIES:NT-NL Synod
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SUMMARY:Public Witness Team meeting
DESCRIPTION:Welcome! We are the Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice of the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana (NT-NL) Synod of the ELCA. We meet on the second Saturday of most months. Our mission is to give public witness to issues of justice and peace in the synod and in the community\, and this includes both education and advocacy. One of our goals is to assist congregations in the NT-NL Synod in their efforts to be a public church within their own communities. \n\nAnyone is welcome to join us! \nFor this January 2023 meeting\, the plan is to host a hybrid meeting in-person at Shepherd of Life Lutheran Church in Arlington\, TX\, with Zoom connection available for those who would prefer that. \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/88956792219?pwd=SWo5YjVaelFEbTB5Q2JDRnVKc20zdz09Meeting ID: 889 5679 2219Passcode: MTtJDJQW88 \nOne tap mobile+13462487799\,\,88956792219#\,\,\,\,*8614505675# US (Houston)+12532158782\,\,88956792219#\,\,\,\,*8614505675# US (Tacoma)Dial by your location        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)        +1 669 444 9171 US        +1 719 359 4580 US        +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver)        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)        +1 309 205 3325 US        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)        +1 360 209 5623 US        +1 386 347 5053 US        +1 507 473 4847 US        +1 564 217 2000 US        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)        +1 646 931 3860 US        +1 689 278 1000 US        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)Meeting ID: 889 5679 2219Passcode: 8614505675
URL:https://www.ntnl.org/event/pwt-mtg-2019-04-13-2019-12-14-2023-01-14/
CATEGORIES:NT-NL Synod,Public Witness Team
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230126
DTSTAMP:20260418T232207
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SUMMARY:2023 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
DESCRIPTION:The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is January 18-25 with the theme “Do good; seek justice” from Isaiah 1:17\n  \nThe 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 fulfillment of Jesus’ prayer at the Last Supper “that they all may be one” (John 17:21). \nThe theme for 2023 comes from Isaiah 1:17 – “Do good; seek justice.” The entire scriptural passage for the theme is Isaiah 1:12-18\, which laments a lack of justice among the people of God and calls for God’s people to “learn to do good.” \nThe 2023 theme was developed with the assistance of a group of Christians in Minnesota\, convened by the Minnesota Council of Churches. Minneapolis became a flashpoint for calls for racial justice and equity following the murder of George Floyd. \nLike the religious people so fiercely denounced by the biblical prophets\, some Christian believers have been or continue to be complicit in supporting or perpetuating prejudice and oppression and fostering division. History shows that\, rather than recognizing the dignity of every human being made in the image of God\, Christians have too often involved themselves in structures of sin such as slavery\, colonization\, segregation and apartheid\, which have stripped others of their dignity. Even within our churches\, Christians have failed to recognize the dignity of all the baptized and have belittled the dignity of their siblings in Christ. \nIsaiah challenged God’s people in his day to learn to do good together\, to seek justice together\, to rescue the oppressed together\, to defend the orphan and plead for the widow together. The prophet’s challenge applies equally to us today. \nThe North Texas Conference of the UMC will host an Ecumenical Worship Service at 7 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Custer Road UMC\, 6601 Custer Road\, Plano\, TX 75023. The NTC will gather with its Lutheran\, Presbyterian\, Episcopalian\, and Catholic siblings to worship God together. \n(shared from our partners at the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church) \n\nWorld Council of Churches Resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023
URL:https://www.ntnl.org/event/2023-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity/
CATEGORIES:NT-NL Synod,Partner Organizations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230120
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SUMMARY:Christian Unity Ecumenical Worship Service
DESCRIPTION:The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is January 18-25 with the theme “Do good; seek justice” from Isaiah 1:17\n  \nThe 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 fulfillment of Jesus’ prayer at the Last Supper “that they all may be one” (John 17:21). \nThe theme for 2023 comes from Isaiah 1:17 – “Do good; seek justice.” The entire scriptural passage for the theme is Isaiah 1:12-18\, which laments a lack of justice among the people of God and calls for God’s people to “learn to do good.” \nThe 2023 theme was developed with the assistance of a group of Christians in Minnesota\, convened by the Minnesota Council of Churches. Minneapolis became a flashpoint for calls for racial justice and equity following the murder of George Floyd. \nLike the religious people so fiercely denounced by the biblical prophets\, some Christian believers have been or continue to be complicit in supporting or perpetuating prejudice and oppression and fostering division. History shows that\, rather than recognizing the dignity of every human being made in the image of God\, Christians have too often involved themselves in structures of sin such as slavery\, colonization\, segregation and apartheid\, which have stripped others of their dignity. Even within our churches\, Christians have failed to recognize the dignity of all the baptized and have belittled the dignity of their siblings in Christ. \nIsaiah challenged God’s people in his day to learn to do good together\, to seek justice together\, to rescue the oppressed together\, to defend the orphan and plead for the widow together. The prophet’s challenge applies equally to us today. \nThe North Texas Conference of the UMC will host an Ecumenical Worship Service at 7 p.m. on Jan. 19 at Custer Road UMC\, 6601 Custer Road\, Plano\, TX 75023. The NTC will gather with its Lutheran\, Presbyterian\, Episcopalian\, and Catholic siblings to worship God together. Please RSVP to Rev. Jessica Wright: WRIGHT@NTCUMC.ORG \n(shared from our partners at the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church) \n \nClick here for a PDF invitation to the Ecumenical Worship Service on January 19.
URL:https://www.ntnl.org/event/christian-unity-ecumenical-worship-service/
CATEGORIES:NT-NL Synod,Partner Organizations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230122
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SUMMARY:2023 PLMA Graduation
DESCRIPTION:Beginning at 2pm
URL:https://www.ntnl.org/event/2023-plma-graduation/
LOCATION:Emanuel Lutheran Church\, 4311 San Jacinto St\, Dallas\, TX\, 75204\, United States
CATEGORIES:NT-NL Synod,Parish Lay Ministry Academy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230124T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230124T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T232207
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SUMMARY:First Call Pastors Check-in
DESCRIPTION:Fourth Tuesday of each month \n2:00 PM Central \nThis month\, contact jason@ntnl.org for login information
URL:https://www.ntnl.org/event/first-call-pastors-check-in-2022-10-11-2023-01-24/
CATEGORIES:NT-NL Synod
ORGANIZER;CN="NT-NL Synod%2C ELCA":MAILTO:office@ntnl.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230126T190000
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Compassion Session 1: Permission to Feel
DESCRIPTION: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! \n“You’re invited to spend 2023 growing compassion for yourself\, your friends\, and even those who today you might describe as enemies. We’ll interrogate our emotions\, reasoning\, decision-making\, and more as we work to join the infinite game of building peace.” \nAccess the full list of episodes and sessions here. \n\nSpecifically about this January 26 session: \nMaybe you’ve heard people say\, “facts don’t care about your feelings.” Maybe you’ve even told yourself that. It’s true in that facts don’t care about anything: they simply are. The same is true of humans: we simply are. Part of our simply being a human\, however\, is having emotions. And one of the choices we make in each moment is whether or not to care about our own emotions or those of the people around us. This month and next\, we’ll explore the emotional dimension of our humanity\, especially the way we can find meaningful insights about facts and our relationship to them by attending to our feelings about them. We begin our adventure together with Marc Brackett’s book\, Permission to Feel. \nFull details about this session (including registration) can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cultivating-compassion-session-1-permission-to-feel-tickets-490320601117
URL:https://www.ntnl.org/event/cultivating-compassion-session-1-permission-to-feel/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:NT-NL Synod,Partner Organizations,Public Witness Team
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230128T150000
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SUMMARY:A Spiritual Feast for the Journey
DESCRIPTION:The NT-NL Congregational Vitality and Renewal Team invites you to a warm and relaxing gathering to be with colleagues for fun and time away for spiritual self-reflection and renewal. \nIncludes lunch. \nPurpose: To reconnect with God’s Spirit\, Ourselves\, and One Another \nGoals: \n\nTo rekindle continuous listening for and to God’s Spirit.\nTo reconnect with colleagues and to better connect with our wider communities\nTo engage ongoing ministry with new spiritual insight.\n\nRSVP by January 20 (extended from Jan. 9) to Pastor Jeff Borgwardt pastorjeff@firstlutheran.us or Pastor Irma Bañales\, DEM irma@ntnl.org
URL:https://www.ntnl.org/event/a-spiritual-feast-for-the-journey/
LOCATION:Advent Lutheran Church\, 3232 S Cooper St.\, Arlington\, TX\, 76015\, United States
CATEGORIES:NT-NL Synod
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