In This Edition 2023 NT-NL Mission Endowment Fund Grant Recipients Synod Assembly March 1 Registration Deadline Synod Assembly Keynote Speakers Annual Rostered / Authorized Leader Report Due March 31 Free Webinar for Leaders in a Small Town or Rural Context Update from Laura Slezak Courageous Leadership Series Seed of a Seed: Free Adaptive Leadership Series… Read More
NT-NL Leader News: March 2023
NT-NL News: February 2023, Fourth Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Introducing our 2023 NT-NL Synod Assembly keynote speakers, Deacon Jess and Pastor Joe Liles: Synod Assembly March 1 Registration Deadline Additional updates have been added to the event page for our 2023 Assembly: https://www.ntnl.org/event/2023-nt-nl-synod-assembly/ Early bird registration pricing closes TOMORROW, March 1, at 11:59pm Central. If you need to wait until… Read More
Luther Springs Water in Sierra Leone
When Bishop Momoh visited NT-NL Synod, ELCA last August he put forward a proposal for a sustainability and leadership development project in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone. This project involved purchasing a water bottling machine to harvest and bottle clean water for sale in Freetown. Our synod council approved a $20,000 investment into… Read More
NT-NL News: February 2023, Third Tuesday
Why We Should Care About Luther: Martin Luther on the Holy Spirit The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) is hosting an upcoming faith-based learning series. This is a FREE spiritual enrichment opportunity you don’t want to miss! This series is directed by esteemed Luther scholar and LSTC faculty member Dr. Candace Kohli. Together via Zoom,… Read More
NT-NL News: February 2023, Second Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Dear Partners in Mission: Happy St. Valentine’s Day! While this day has of course been co-opted by the “valentine’s day industrial complex” it is still a feast day for the church as well. The stories of Valentine, as with many of the early saints, have inconsistencies and are not “history” as… Read More
Bishop’s Message: NT-NL News 2/14/2023
Dear Partners in Mission: Happy St. Valentine’s Day! While this day has of course been co-opted by the “valentine’s day industrial complex” it is still a feast day for the church as well. The stories of Valentine, as with many of the early saints, have inconsistencies and are not “history” as we understand it but… Read More
NT-NL News: February 2023, First Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Dear Partners in Mission: Last Saturday your NT-NL Synod Council met online to do important business of the church and to gather for prayer and fellowship. We gathered online because for the last 2 years weather has interrupted our ability to gather. Doing so also saves us considerable financials resources that… Read More
Bishop’s Message: Tuesday Feb 7
Dear Partners in Mission: Last Saturday your NT-NL Synod Council met online to do important business of the church and to gather for prayer and fellowship. We gathered online because for the last 2 years weather has interrupted our ability to gather. Doing so also saves us considerable financials resources that otherwise would go to… Read More
2023 Winter Synod Council Meeting
Saturday, February 4, 2023. Your NT-NL Synod, ELCA Synod Council and Conference Deans and Assistant Deans met in our annual winter meeting. As this meeting has been disrupted by weather the last 2 years we discerned this year to do so online. Which both makes for efficiency and saves the synod approximately $10,000 in travel… Read More
NT-NL Leader News: February 2023
In This Edition Message from Bishop Gronberg Annual Rostered / Authorized Leader Report 2023 Synod Assembly Updates “Lent in a Box” Resource The Story Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us Job Opening: Gift Planner for Gulf Coast Synod Portico Benefit Services Updates Courageous Leadership Series ELCA Living Lutheran Update The Awakening Retreat Festival of Homiletics… Read More