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2025 Bishop's Fall Convocation for Rostered ...

October 13-15 in Richland, WA

Convocation Schedule Updated 10-8-2025

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Liturgy and Life: Our deep participation in the ...

All are invited to a Workshop offered by the Synod's Worship Team 

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Boise, Idaho

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United at the Font

It is time to register for United at the Font: Partnering for the Future!, our rural ecumenical gatherings made possible by our Wartburg Seminary CaSTLE Project grant, funded by the Lilly Endowment.

Click here to register for Moses Lake, October 25

Click here to register for Clarkson, November 1

Click here to register for Pocatello, November 15

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Byberg Preaching Workshop

January 26-28, 2026

Seaside, OR

Registration Open September 12-December 15

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Living the Resurrection

Thursday, November 13

FREE Exploration Workshop

Come join the Northwest Intermountain and the Northern Great Lakes Synods in this extraordinary opportunity to focus the efforts of your congregation and clarify your mission. The entire series by congregational experts with Living the Resurrection will begin in January and has a $2000 value, but thanks to a generous gift from each synod, the series will only cost each congregation $50. Join this exploration workshop Nov. 13 to see what's possible. 

Processing the Pandemic for Ministry.

Drinking from a fire hose?

For a lot of us, the last two years have been one change after another. Before we’ve even gotten comfortable with one new way of life—from preaching to a computer screen to online worship—we’ve found ourselves having to figure out something else.

While there’s been an abundance of new learning taking place, very little (if any) time has been available for reflecting—or even being still. It’s been a hectic season, and if you feel like you’ve been drinking from a fire hose, you’re not the only one.

Preparing for Lent

We enter into the Lenten season in a few days. Are you ready? Have you made plans for these 40 days already? Or on Ash Wednesday does the imposition of ashes remind you to embark on this journey with setting some intentions? However you prepare and plan for Lent, this season offers you the opportunity for deepening your spiritual life in Christ.

Global Mission Newsletter | February

For two years, as the world has reeled from the effects of a deadly pandemic, we have seen the number of hungry people around the world rise, watched as food pantries and soup kitchens expanded to serve an ever-growing number of guests, and longed for the time when we “will hunger no more, and thirst no more … and God will wipe away every tear from [our] eyes” (Revelation 7:16).

Thank you for all you are doing in your congregation and community to continue God’s work and to share the grace and love of Christ. We invite you to continue your work by connecting your congregation to the church’s global work to end hunger and poverty during ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving, which begins on Ash Wednesday, March 2.

Global Mission Newsletter | January

TUMAINI GIRL’S SCHOLARSHIPS

After our Companion Synod partnership was formed, Bishop Keller and his wife Betty went to visit Ulanga Kilombero. While there, Betty developed a passion for the girls to be able to go to secondary school that at the time cost $150 for a year. She found that it was sometimes more than a family made in a year and if they did make enough to send a child, a son would have priority. She brought her concern to the Synod Women’s Organization at our next convention after they came back. From that our women’s board developed a plan to raise that $150 each for 10 girls to continue their education.

Wondering How to Create a More Environmentally Wise Ministry?

Attend Faith+Lead's Green Leadership Workshop Series!

Three workshops designed to help you lead on environmental stewardship, climate hope, and water justice

Attend one workshop for $29—or all three for $75!

Chose one, two, or all three.

  • Workshop 1: Monday, March 21, 6 - 8 pm CST: Faith, Hope & Love for Your Watershed

  • Workshop 2: Monday, April 4, 6 - 8 pm CST: Vocation and Pollination with Native Plantings

  • Workshop 3: Monday, April 25, 6 - 8 pm CST: Ecotheology & Energy

COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP SERIES

ELCA Coaching is mixing things up in 2022 as we continue to experiment and learn. You are invited to join us WEEKLY on Wednesdays at 1pm Central to hear from various leaders across the Church. We will continue with our theme of COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP. We have invited various ministries to host these gatherings through this next year, so it will be different each week. There will usually be time for small groups in breakout rooms so that leaders across the church can continue to learn from each other and leave each gathering with at least one action step.