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Synod Prayers
Pr. Joanne Adrian facing surgery
The monthly rostered leader prayer calendar is online at
www.nisynod.org/prayers
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Birthdays
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1 Rev. Robert Peterson
2 Rev. Kris Ann Zierke
2 Rev. Christine Schoon
6 Ms. Mary Lasits
8 Rev. Benjamin Ingelson
11 Rev. LaVern Johnson
15 Rev. Kevin Weeks
16 Rev. Jennifer Beamsley
16 Rev. Loren Nielsen
18 Rev. Gary Blobaum
20 Rev. Frances Reilly Olson
25 Bishop Gary Wollersheim
27 Rev. Reid Matthias
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Did you know?
About $1 million of the ELCA Global Mission budget helps equip ELCA members for direct engagement in global mission.
Thank you for your faithfulness and generosity!
Pr. Kurt Nordby, Assistant to the Bishop and Director for Evangelical Mission.
Revised Budget Mission Support
as of 01/14/10 is $2,797,760
Received is $2,525,733
Shortage is $ 272,027
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Employment Opportunity
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Music Director, Faith Lutheran, O'Fallon, IL. Email resumes to: klages@charter.net by Mar 30. faith-online.org For further information, contact Doreen Klages 618-632-0448 or
Jean Claxton 618-632-7485.
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 Rostered and lay leaders from across the synod have contributed to a series of Online Lenten Devotionals. Please visit www.nisynod.org/lent every day this Lenten season. May these devotions strengthen your faith on your Lenten journey.
 Do you Tweet? Follow NISynod on Twitter or Facebook to receive the Lenten devotions every day - as well as other informative news and updates.
Got ELCA health coverage? Take the Mayo Clinic Health Assessment no later than April 30. You'll earn  $150 a wellness account credit and help all of the employers in our synod save 2% on health contributions for ALL of 2010.
Online registration for the Congregational Resourcing Event is now open. Find out more. |
| Churchwide News & Resources |
 Hand in Hand, the Global Mission Support Quarterly Newsletter is now online. You can email or call (800-638-3522, ext. 2764) to receive a copy of the newsletter for yourself, or copies of the newsletter to distribute. Two of the articles are available in reproducible formats to share in Sunday bulletins and newsletters; find them at www.elca.org/handinhand.
April 16-17, 2010 will be the Lutheran Men in Mission Region 5 Men's Gathering at St. John's Lutheran Church, Brookfield, WI. Men from Wisconsin, Northern Michigan, Iowa and Illinois will gather for a time of inspiration and idea sharing. Our vision is to help them and the men of their church have a closer relationship with Jesus Christ through an effective men's ministry.
There are registration options for Friday Only, Saturday Only or Both. Gathering promotional materials are attached and available for downloading here.
Lutheran Men in Mission, in partnership the founder and CEO of Serendipity Publishing House offer the One Year to Live retreat - designed to be a life changing, lay led event. Poynette, Wisconsin May 21-23, 2010. Click here for registration brochure. Read more about this event that is changing men for Christ in the Summer 2009 issue of Foundations.
Fast Facts 2.5 billion people around the world do not have access to adequate sanitation and 884 million people do not have access to clean water.
This week at The Lutheran
Bring in the noise: (right) It's considered golden at this California church.
Flock of ages: Parents help build unity among young & old during worship.
Church as gift: Lutherans hand over their sanctuary to Coptic congregation.
The lost art of storytelling: Recovering a sense of wonder for God's word.
Also: Cookies by the dozens.
Also: Mama, Will It Snow Tonight?
Also: Outdoor lessons.
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Continuing Education Opportunities from Luther Seminary Register today!
April 20-22, 2010 - Christian Leadership in the Age of Global Media Cultures. The age of global media cultures is upon us. What are the implications for a Christian theology of culture with the arrival of the "here comes everybody" cultures, as one leading researcher has put it? What will global media cultures mean for Christian leadership and leaders? This course will explore these and other questions. Register today!
April 26-30 - Congregational Best Practices. In this course, participants will learn of congregational outreach strategies that are effective in a variety of ministry settings. Topics addressed will include Lutheran Evangelism in an Increasingly Non-denominational and Secular Culture, Making Outreach Your Congregation's Top Priority, Effective Financial Stewardship in a Tough Economy and more.
June 7-9, 2010 - Jesus and the Gospels: A Crash Course on Recent Biblical Scholarship That's Worth Knowing. Haven't read much from the world of biblical scholarship since you were a seminary student? Find it hard to keep up with what scholars are writing about Jesus? Is it difficult to separate what's good from what's not worth your time? We'll discuss three well-written and thoughtful books, each published recently and each a reasonable length, that contribute much to our understanding of Jesus and the Gospels.
May 10-12, 2010 - Process Preaching: A System for Delivering Extemporaneous Sermons. Process Preaching is a system for delivering sermons freely without reading a manuscript or simply speaking off the cuff. The system emphasizes the importance of first creating the sermon by writing a full manuscript. Without reading or memorizing the manuscript, preachers are then taught to speak freely what they have written through a specific kind of oral rehearsal. Process Preaching enables the preacher to use oral language to express the thoughts and ideas of a written text.
Spring Lay School Classes: March 22-April 19 Register today!
A Walk Through the New Testament (webcast available) - Join us for an overview of the world and books of the New Testament. You'll come away with a framework for becoming a better, more knowledgeable reader of Christian Scripture.
Crazy Talk This course will draw on humor to explore many of the basic concepts of the Christian faith, focusing on what the church has found most important in its central theological concepts.
The Dead Sea Scrolls Since their discovery in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been the object of intense interest on the part of scholars and laypeople alike. In conjunction with a special exhibition of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Bible faculty of Luther Seminary will offer a course on the Scrolls. The third class session will be held at the Science Museum, in order to view the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition. This will require an additional charge at the museum's group rate.
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