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August / September 2008 Newsletter Posted

August / September newsletter posted.
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Synod Endowment Sunday 2008

Mark your calendar:
Synod Endowment Sunday
September 28, 2008

Years ago, as a Church, we used to pay nearly all of a seminarian’s tuition each year. Today, a typical new pastor leaves seminary over $40,000 in debt. In faithful response to this situation, the Eastern North Dakota Synod Endowment Fund was established. Your participation is encouraged to sustain rural ministry and enhance quality pastoral leadership.

Your gift supports:

  • Scholarship aid for seminarians
  • Pastors’ student loan debt repayment
  • Pastors’ pension equity contributions
  • Rural internship assistance
  • Leadership development

Get Involved:

Together we make a difference!

The Installation of Bishop William Rindy

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I will, and I ask God to help me…

by Julie Aageson, Director of the EaND Synod Resource Center

In a spirited and spirit-filled service of celebration, William E. Rindy was installed as bishop of the Eastern North Dakota Synod on Saturday, August 16.  Surrounded by Lutherans from across the synod, by colleague bishops, ecumenical partners, synod pastors and lay leaders, and family and friends, the installation took place at Hope Lutheran Church in south Fargo.

On this beautiful August afternoon, a full sanctuary resonated with music and liturgy, a melding of old and new.  Worship reflected the deep roots of the church together with hallelujah acclamations accompanied by instruments, organ, piano, Hope Lutheran’s praise band, and the Cathedral Choir from Rindy’s former parish, First Lutheran in Fargo.  Pictures and images of Eastern North Dakota Synod Continue reading…

2008 Fall Leadershp Conference

Law & Gospel: Not Just for Pastors Anymore

Fall Professional Leadership Conference
September 8-10, 2008

The 2008 Fall Professional Leadership Conference at Fair Hills Resort (external link) near Detroit Lakes, MN is just around the corner.  The Grand Forks Conference will plan the program for the 2008 conference, which is scheduled for September 8-10, 2008.

This year’s theme is Law & Gospel: Not Just for Pastors Anymore and will feature speakers Rolf Jacobson, assistant professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary, and David Lose, assistant professor of Homiletics at Luther Seminary.

Registration deadline is Friday, August 29, 2008.

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2009 Compensation and Benefits Guidelines Updated

The 2009 Compensation and Benefits Guidelines for the Eastern North Dakota Synod have been posted. Download it here. *Updated 9/16/08

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