April 19, 2012
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
First Lutheran Church – Fargo, ND
This workshop is designed to help facilitators learn how to administer PREPARE/ENRICH and provide feedback to premarital and married couples using six core and over 20 supplemental exercises. Continue reading…
March 12-16, 2012
Luther Seminary – St. Paul, MN
The Parish Nurse Ministry Program at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN is offering a one week basic parish nurse preparation course in collaboration with Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Based on the current IPNRC curriculum, the program topics include: the role of the parish nurse, biblical healing and the Church’s ministry, integrating faith and health, health promotion activities, and working with persons across the lifespan. Continue reading…
Care ~ Share ~ Dare: Courage in a Caring Community

March 4-6, 2012
Wartburg Theological Seminary – Dubuque, IA
Join leaders in rural communities and congregations gather to gain insight and inspiration, to network and neighbor that our ministries might be strengthened and our opinions better informed. Continue reading…
February 27-29, 2012
5:00 p.m.(Monday) – 12:00 p.m. (Wednesday)
St. Paul, MN
“Monkey Business.” That’s what Martin Luther called the rite of confirmation. And the numbers of young people that the church is losing after, and possibly through, the confirmation process, is rising annually. Continue reading…

The Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota synods are in the midst of preparation for the Congregational Leadership Academy’s November 5 launch of Focus 2- Stewardship. This focus is an opportunity for pastors to seek out congregation members with gifts for leadership in the area of stewardship; and to offer them tools/resources to use their gifts for the congregation’s ministry. Continue reading…
Part 1 (Repeat)
August 28, 2011
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Sharon Lutheran Church - Grand Forks, ND
This training is about the current landscape of Youth Ministry & Faith Formation. The ELCA Youth Gathering 2012 will also be discussed with a Q & A session. These free training sessions are not just for congregations planning to send youth to the Gathering but for ALL congregations engaged in Youth Ministry. Continue reading…
September 22, 2011
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Calvary Lutheran – Grand Forks, ND

September 25, 2011
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Our Savior’s Lutheran – Valley City, ND
September 27, 2011
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Milnor Lutheran – Milnor, ND
October 6, 2011
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Pontoppidan Lutheran – Fargo, ND
Bring a group of folks from your congregation (stewardship leaders, church council, finance leaders) to attend the event which is most convenient for you. Continue reading…
May 24 – 26, 2011
Concordia College – Moorhead, MN
What’s your emotional IQ?
This EQ-HR Center workshop is an intensive 3-day session designed to enable participants to learn about, build, and practice emotional intelligence skills in a small group setting. Skilled facilitators provide tools and feedback to enable participants to learn about themselves and to immediately practice emerging skills. As group life unfolds, participants give and receive feedback regarding the impact they have on others in the group. Participants will learn both inter-personal and intra-group communication skills.
To register, call Jacki at (218) 299-3146. Registration Deadline: May 10, 2011 Continue reading…