E-News, Educational, Event
Lin Carlson
Not-Your-Average Boundaries Training

LeaderWise’s online boundaries training workshop is lively and interactive, full of reflection and conversation. Attendees have given us feedback that our boundaries training was a great experience, AND caused them to re-evaluate some of their own practices.

E-News, Educational, Special Announcement
Lin Carlson
NWIM Synod and Faith+Lead

The Northwest Intermountain Synod and Luther Seminary's Faith+Lead are joining together to provide our entire synod with free access to theological resources and training designed to equip disciples and leaders for today's ministry challenges.

Event, E-News
Lin Carlson
2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the primary decision-making body of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, is a process of communal spiritual discernment. When the ELCA Churchwide Assembly convenes, its voting members meet with confidence in God’s grace around word and water, wine and bread, to carry on their work on behalf of the entire church.

E-News, Event
Lin Carlson
College for Congregational Development

A 2-year program that focuses on (1) creating faithful, healthy & effective communities of faith, regardless of size, condition, or location (2) understanding & developing the congregation’s internal organizational life and leadership (3) the congregation’s relationship with the people and world outside of itself: potential visitors, the neighborhood, the broader world/culture (4) lay and clergy teams

E-News, Employment, Event
Lin Carlson
Volunteer & Register at Outdoor Ministries

You can still volunteer and register for outdoor ministries: Holden Village, Luther Heights, and Lutherhaven

E-News

The Faith Community’s Call to Caregiving

Presented by Elizabeth Long, DNP, MSN in
Adult Health Critical Care, BSN
Sponsored by the Lutheran Faith Community Nurse Association

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this session:

  • Participants will identify four potential ways faith community nurses can support family caregivers.

  • Participants will be able to articulate two barriers to caregiver support in the faith community.

  • Participants will identify two ways in which caregivers become disconnected from the faith community because of caregiving responsibilities.

DATE: January 23, 2025

 TIME: 4-6 pm PT, 5-7 pm MT

 Registration fee: $30 for LFCNA members/$50 for non-members    

SHARE is an acronym for Synodical Help and Response Endowment

Share fund

The SHARE Fund of the Northwest Intermountain Synod provides additional resources to help congregations and other outreach ministries during time of change and/or development and to provide for the spiritual and emotional support of those on the roster in our synod.

For read more information about the NWIM Synod SHARE Fund click here.

The 2025 SHARE grant application deadline is March 3, 2025 and is available here.

Please note:

  • SHARE grants will not fund ordinary expenses for ministry

  • Congregations must include a copy of their 2024 Congregational report Form A (parochial report)

  • Funds are disbursed to the congregation/ministry organization and not to individuals

  • Applicants who are awarded grants will be required to submit a report on how funds were used.

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July 2024 Ulanga Kilombero Diocese Visit

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Bwana Yesu, Asifiwe! (Praise Jesus! in Kiswahili) The Northwest Intermountain (NWIM) Synod has enjoyed and has been richly blessed by a 35-year relationship with our Companion Synod, the Ulanga Kilombero Diocese (UKD) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. In July 2024 a contingent of 13 pilgrims from the NWIM Synod traveled to Africa to visit the UKD.

Please watch a brief 5-minute video (below) of this trip which has been distributed to Region 1 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America World Hunger Chairs.