Have you ever taken a road trip where you simply hop in the car and start driving, not really knowing where the road will take you, but willing to drive to wherever that is? There can be a sense of freedom in taking such a wild adventure. For most of us though, when we get into our car and put it in gear, we like to know where we’re heading. And if it’s a full-on road trip we plan the meals and overnight lodging and at the very least want to know where the next pit stop will be! We take comfort in knowing what’s ahead.
Haven - Wellness for Rostered Leaders of the NWIM Synod
HAVEN – Wellness for Rostered Leaders of the NWIM Synod is a relatively new initiative in our Synod. The goal of HAVEN is to create just that: a haven – a place of refuge, safety – so that rostered leaders can step back from the intensity of life and ministry in order to think more expansively and less reactively. This place of safety is created through meeting monthly in small groups with a facilitator.
2022 Regional Gatherings Recap
Over the past month 240 people, from 56 different ministry sites, spanning 6 generations and including 10 decades (ages ranged from 3 months to over 90 years old!) came together in three different locations across the Northwest Intermountain Synod. Linda Staats was our facilitator for each of the gatherings as we formed faith across the ages and generations. We sang and danced, we ate and were filled, we listened and shared as we wondered together where the Holy Spirit is leading us now.
We Have a Choice
Answering God's Call to Serve Refugees
From Jewish Law to Christian Gospel, the call of God is unmistakable. The Church and its people must care for the foreigner and stranger, the oppressed and dispossessed – in a word, the refugee. And when we answer that call, blessings return to us tenfold. Foreigners become friends. Strangers become neighbors. Refugees contribute to our broader economy, culture and community.
Luther Heights 70th Anniversary
Grünewald Guild
art + faith + community
Holy Ground, Creation's Prayer
Spring and Summer Offerings at the Grunewald Guild
The mission of the Grünewald Guild is to welcome and inspire all who seek to explore the relationships between art, faith & community.
Region 1 - Disaster Preparedness and Response
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