In This Issue
Assembly Highlights
Annual Report for Leaders
Healthy Leaders
LSTC Employment
Conversations Toward a Social Statement
Luther Academy of the Rockies
Rostered Ministers Gathering
Region 4 Archives
Upcoming Events
Reminders
Assembly Highlights
Did you see the highlights from our 2017 Assembly in NT-NL News on Monday, May 1? If not, you can access that here. Be sure to review all three sections for important updates.
Bishop Gronberg’s sermon from the worship service at Preston Meadow, Plano, has been posted:
Annual Report for Leaders
If you would like another opportunity to submit a confidential report to the Bishop, this link is still active on our website: https://www.ntnl.org/annual-report-leaders/. We welcome this report from all rostered leaders. We desire to be in mutual and intentional relationship with you and each of our worshipping communities.
Healthy Leaders
When our leaders are healthy, our churches are stronger. Portico has identified four key qualities that contribute to personal and professional resilience. How many of these signs of a healthy leader do you exhibit? Creating Resilient Leaders: Because Resilient Leaders Shape Healthy Faith Communities
LSTC Employment
A search has been launched for a Pastor to the Community and Director of Worship at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). The call for this position will come from the ELCA church council. Review of application materials will begin May 22, 2017. Click here for full details and how to apply.
Conversations Toward a Social Statement
Faith, Sexism, Justice
June 17, 10am – 3pm
Shepherd of Life, Arlington
The ELCA wants YOUR voice and feedback! Please make plans to attend, and bring folks from your worshipping community with you. All genders are welcome. Click here for more details.
Luther Academy of the Rockies
Registration is NOW OPEN for Wartburg Theological Seminary’s Luther Academy of the Rockies – June 19-29, 2017 – Meeker Park Lodge, Allenspark, CO.
Join them for ten days amid the beautiful Rockies with renowned speakers, engaging and meaningful topics, great conversation, and genuine fellowship.
If you have questions about the retreat, please contact 563-589-0272 or learningforlife@wartburgseminary.edu.
Rostered Ministers Gathering
August 7-10, 2017
Atlanta, GA
Sheraton Downtown
Worship. Grow. Connect. Join leaders from across this church for the first-ever Rostered Ministers Gathering of the ELCA. Learn more.
Early Registration closes May 31.
Region 4 Archives
Archives have been called the collective memory of an organization. In order to preserve the entire history of the synods and churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a well-maintained and accessible archives is needed. The Region 4-South Archives has materials pertaining to the history of the Church in this region of the ELCA. For more details and to access our archives: http://www.swtsynod.org/article248479.htm.
Upcoming Events
Here are leadership highlights:
- May 20: PLMA Spring 2017 Course 3
- May 20: Mission Endowment Fund board meeting
- May 20: NT-NL SWO Board Meeting
- May 24: ELCA Multicultural Resource webinar
- May 28 – Jun. 2: Spanish Language and Hispanic Ministry Intensive I
- Jun. 3-4: Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC) National Celebration
- Jun. 10: Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice monthly meeting
- Jun. 11-16: Building Congregational Capacity for Hispanic Ministry (Intensive II)
- Jun. 17: ELCA’s Faith, Sexism, and Justice: Conversations Toward a Social Statement
- Jun. 17: WELCA meeting of the West Texas Conference
- Jul. 8: Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice monthly meeting
- Jul. 13-16: “all anew” Women of the ELCA Tenth Triennial Gathering
- Jul. 21-23: The Bold Gathering (Lutheran Men in Mission)
- Aug. 7-10: ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering
- Aug. 12: Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice monthly meeting
- Aug. 12: NT-NL SWO Retreat
- Aug. 26: NT-NL SWO Board Meeting
For a complete list of upcoming events in, and important to, our Synod, you can access our Calendar of Events online.
Reminders
- The 2017 Prayer Partners list can be found at ntnl.org/2017prayerpartners.
- Please update the contact info for the person (or people) who manage your congregation’s communications!
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