from Bishop Rindy
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
I want to start off the New Year by expressing my gratitude for you, for the partnership we share in the Gospel, and for your prayers. Most everywhere I go, people tell me that they pray for the work of our synod. This is greatly appreciated more than you know. Also, I want to thank you for your continued financial support of all of our shared ministries in a less than ideal year, especially for our farming communities. Continue reading…
Re-rooting in God’s Mission is a renewal journey and process for congregations seeking to move from maintenance to mission and from survival to striving.
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Olivet Lutheran Church – Fargo, ND Continue reading…
Over the past couple of years a vision for Lutherans in our synod has been emerging—a vision for how we will collaborate more deeply in vibrant service to God’s great mission of rescue and renewal in Jesus Christ. Disciples from the Northwestern Minnesota Synods, in partnership with our ELCA’s program unit for Congregational and Synodical Mission (CSM), are engaging our mission field and exploring new avenues for partnership in the gospel. An Evangelizing Congregations Missional Plan is being established which emphasizes: renewed evangelizing congregations, new evangelizing congregations, and missional strategies. Continue reading…
from Bishop Rindy
As a parish pastor, one is sometimes asked to be with a family when a loved one is to be disconnected from life support. If the person is a donor, the family is asked if they would be willing to honor the wishes of their loved one by donating his/her organs.
In June, Zion Lutheran Church, Oriska, experienced a church building fire from which very little was able to be saved. While they could have simply closed their church and joined other area congregations, the members felt compelled to rebuild; not for their sake, but for the sake of the Gospel and their 23 active Sunday School children.
Meanwhile, Blanchard Lutheran Church, Blanchard, lived and served as a congregation for over seventy-five years. Because of local demographics in their rural community, they decided that their mission was complete and that it was time to close.
from Bishop Rindy
Freed in Christ to Serve was the theme around which we (22 voting members from the synod and myself) gathered, worshiped, deliberated, and prayed as your voting members at Churchwide Assembly in Orlando, Florida August 14-19. During the opening worship, Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson asked the question, “Is this church ready to move forward in mission?” The answer he received at the closing worship on Friday was a resounding, “YES!” Continue reading…
The Re-rooting in God’s Mission journey has just begun!
Nine congregations in the Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota Synod sent teams to participate in the Re-rooting in God’s Mission event on March 5th. This remarkable day launched the first cohort of congregations to engage in our denomination’s Transformational Ministry 2.0 process. They returned encouraged and equipped to engage with their congregations in preparing readiness for the renewal journey that lies ahead for the next 18 plus months. Continue reading…
January 28-30, 2011
Concordia College – Moorhead MN
An event for congregations who have experienced conflict and are ready to renew their mission. If your congregation is in a time of transition after a period of turmoil related to human sexuality questions or other church affiliation issues, then this is for you. Continue reading…
We live in a time of anticipation. We have taken time to give God thanks for abundance we have received, while at the same time we prepare to meet Jesus. In this Advent season, we live between Jesus’ first coming and his final appearing as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. We are people of the “mean time” or in between times. We live our day-to-day lives with the realization, “…what can be seen is temporary; what cannot be seen is eternal,” Continue reading…
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