synod assembly resources
synod assembly 2018
SAVE THE DATE! 2019 ASSEMBLY: JUNE 8-9
BISHOP BRANDT'S STATE OF THE SYNOD ADDRESS
Assembly Highlights this year include:
- Keynote Speaker - Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis, author and Luther Seminary faculty BIO KEYNOTE ADDRESS 1 KEYNOTE ADDRESS 2
- ELCA Representative - Andrew Steele, Director for Global Church Sponsorship BIO
*Here are the links to the two videos shared during Andrew’s Presentation:
- ELCA’s 2017 Year in Review: https://vimeo.com/265782803
password: elca2017
- South Sudan Lutheran Center Feature: https://vimeo.com/261397618
password: elcavideo
ASSEMBLY RESOURCES:
2018 ELCA Churchwide Reports to Assemblies
Bishop Eaton’s Synod Assembly Video
password: wearelutheran
password: elca2017
past resources
2017 Synod Assembly - On The Road Together
State of the Synod Address - Bishop Terry Brandt
Eric Barreto Keynote Messages:
Eric D. Barreto is Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary and an ordained Baptist minister. The author of Ethnic Negotiations: The Function of Race and Ethnicity in Acts 16 (Mohr Siebeck, 2010), the co-author of Exploring the Bible (Fortress Press, 2016), and editor of Reading Theologically (Fortress Press, 2014), he is also a regular contributor to ONScripture.org, the Huffington Post, WorkingPreacher.org, and EntertheBible.org. For more, go to ericbarreto.com and follow him on Twitter.
Sharing Our Stories Videos
Synod Assembly Introduction Video - A little fun with Bishop Brandt
2016 Synod Assembly - A Place At The Table
State of the Synod Address - Bishop Terry Brandt
Video; State of the Synod
Shane Claiborne Addresses
Irresistible Revolution
Bible Studies
LOVE – Jessica Thomasson
DO – Rev. Sue Koesterman and Emily Martin
WALK –Mikka McCracken