ASU Lutheran Campus Ministry shares their annual report in this video.
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Lutheran Campformation is seeking male counselor candidates for a week of camp from July 3-7, 2023, at Camp Pinerock in Prescott, AZ. We are seeking male staff 18-23 years of age.
For more information contact, Rev. Craig M. Corbin at revcmcorbin@gmail.com or visit the Lutheran Campformation website at lutherancampformation.com to submit an application.
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1517 Media shares their annual report in this PDF as well as a slideshow in this post.
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Living Water Lutheran Church in North Scottsdale is seeking a Director of Music Ministry. The position is responsible for selecting appropriate music for all services, choir director, and duties outlined in this job description. Contact the church to apply.
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Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service shares their annual report in this PDF. A crucial example of LIRS's expansion is the work taking place within the Grand Canyon Synod, where, through a partnership with Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest, asylum seekers and humanitarian parolees are receiving protection-centered and trauma-informed case management services through LIRS’s Welcome Center initiative.
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Each year the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) asks congregations to provide information about their people and activities. The process to do so closes on May 31, 2023.
Find all the resources you need at the ELCA’s Annual Congregation Report page, including FAQs, online Form A & C Parochial Reports as well as ways to update your ELCA Congregational Leadership Directory.
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The Grand Canyon Synod Proposed Mission Plan for 2024-2025 is available for review in our assembly pages, available as a PDF, or you can view one of our webinars about the Mission Plan by clicking here, and use this passcode: $0*XQy=2
Thank you for reviewing the Mission Plan prior to our synod assembly.
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ELCA Advocacy shares submissions of the Lutheran Office for World Community and state public policy offices (sppos) in the ELCA Advocacy Network this month. Read @ ELCA.org.
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We continue to prepare for our 2023 assembly and travel around the synod for various events and worshiping.
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Click here to view/download the Rules of Procedure as a PDF document for our Synod Assembly, Friday and Saturday, June 9 – 10, 2023, at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Oro Valley.
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The Report of the Reference and Counsel Committee is available on our website, featuring one resolution submitted. An info sheet, not part of the report or resolution, is included as a courtesy to the sponsors. Click here to read more.
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In the words of Ecclesiastes 3, “For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven….”. It is with mixed feelings that I write this note to notify our synod that I am ending my season as the Director for Evangelical Mission of the Grand Canyon Synod.
Starting on June 22, 2023, I will begin a new season in ministry as the Senior Director for New Ministry Development and Evangelism at the Churchwide Office of the ELCA. I will be responsible for setting the vision and leading the team that works on all new ministries and evangelism efforts in the ELCA.
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The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and McCormick Theological Seminary are moving into available space on the campus of Catholic Theological Union, creating a theological megacampus on the South Side of Chicago.
Each of the three schools will remain independent with its own identity, mission and governance. Read more at Religion News Service.
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The ELCA Young Adult Vocational Fellowship is an exciting program that offers young adults an amazing opportunity to discover their calling while gaining valuable professional experience.
In partnership with new and existing year-long opportunities at ELCA affiliated ministries, participants are equipped with the necessary tools and knowledge to explore their faith and vocational aspirations, all while receiving support from a network of peers and experienced ELCA coaches.
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On April 15, 2023. violence broke out between opposing military groups in Sudan. Most of the fighting has been in the capital city of Khartoum, but some has now spread outside the city. Nearly 1 million people have been displaced since the beginning of the violence.
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We share updates from the ELCA advocacy office in Washington, D.C. – the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, Senior Director. Partial expanded content from Advocacy Connections: May 2023.
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Each month ELCA Worship highlights resources and events from other organizations and institutions. These Lutheran and ecumenical partner organizations work alongside the ELCA to support worship leaders, worship planners, musicians, and all who care about the worship of the church. Read more here.
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The Rev. Dr. Donald P. Kreiss, Detroit, was reelected May 19 to serve a third six-year term as bishop of the Southeast Michigan Synod of the ELCA. The election was held during the synod assembly May 18-20 at the Blue Water Convention Center in Port Huron, Mich.
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The Rev. Katherine A. Finegan, Marquette, Mich., was reelected May 19 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the Northern Great Lakes Synod of the ELCA. The election was held during the synod assembly May 18-20 at the Northern Center at Northern Michigan University in Marquette.
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The Mission Investment Fund shares their annual report in this PDF.
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