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Advent and Christmas Message from Bishop Kristen Kuempel
Yesterday marked our 4th Sunday of Advent, and as any child who can count to four can tell you: Christmas is almost here! Our sanctuaries are probably all decked out for the holiday, the Advent wreath front and center, altar guilds are preparing to swap out the Advent blue paraments for the white & gold of Christmas, poinsettias will be gathered, the tiny candles we use when we sing “Silent Night” will be unearthed and examined to see if they have another service left in them. If we have Sunday school, our Sunday school has presented their Christmas program. We are ready.
Reveal Your Path to Leadership
Journi is a newly released virtual leadership development tool through which people gain access to contacts, ministries, programs, tools and content to aid them in taking their next most faithful step as they discern their call to leadership in the ELCA and beyond.
Executive Skills for Church Leaders
Financial support for Community Service/Outreach
A portion of the Advent Lutheran Endowment Fund was created to provide financial support to community service/outreach organizations throughout our region. In an effort to support as many organizations as possible, we are providing an application form with this letter for those who would like to request funds to be directed to their projects/ministries.
A Message from Phil Misner on Leadership Development
What I want to communicate at this point is that Cal Lutheran, PLTS, and leaders across Regions 1 & 2 are committed to finding ways to promote leadership development for pastors, deacons, and lay people (and that is also the case for the other ELCA universities and seminaries). Further, there is great interest—and need—to strengthen collaboration between these institutions of learning and ministry sites across the country. We all have much to teach to each other, and much to learn from each other.