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A listing of events, learning opportunities and resources to help equip your congregation's lay and rostered leaders for ministry.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod provides this announcement as a courtesy to our Lutheran and ecumenical partners as part of our mission to "equip the saints for the work of ministry". These resources and events are not sponsored by the Synod. For more information, contact the sponsor of the event or resource.
Did you know? You can forward this email to friends and congregation members by using the Forward This Email link at the bottom center of this message.
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| Feedback Needed: Interactive/Experiential Worship |
The "Internet generation" thrives on participation and experiences. What ideas have you tried to make worship more interactive and experiential? Interactive sermons? Small group breakouts? Please share what has worked for you... and what hasn't worked. Share your experiences by emailing Bob Fisher at rfisher [at] sepa [dot].org or visit our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/sepasynod and leave your comments.
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Nadia Bolz-Weber's "Pastrix" Book Event
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Monday, Nov. 11
7 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale
Nadia Bolz-Weber will speak about her bestselling memoir Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint - and conduct a ham raffle for charity (just because she's always wanted to raffle off a ham) - on Monday, Nov. 11 at 7 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansdale.
Learn more on our website.
Note your attendance on the event's Facebook page.
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Keep Calm, Reform On, and Support Youth Ministry
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The "Keep Calm and Reform On" T-shirts from our recent youth event were very popular. And now you can have one of your very own.
Shirts are just $15, and all proceeds benefit SEPA Youth Ministry. For an additional $3 we will ship the shirt to you, starting Dec. 1.
Click here to order your shirt!
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Help Us Reach 1,000 Facebook Fans
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Our Synod Facebook page at http://facebook.com/sepasynod needs just a few more "Likes" to reach 1,000.
Have you "liked" us yet? If not, browse on over to our page and click the "Like" button.
Share this with your church Facebook friends and help us grow our social media connections!
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Spirituality and the Workplace Workshops
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You are invited to join with Episcopalians from across the Diocese of Pennsylvania to attend one (or all) of a series of three workshops to discuss issues of spirituality and the workplace being held on October 25th and 26th. The workshops, sponsored by the Philadelphia Theological Institute will be led by The Rev. Dr. John Lewis who challenges people to embody Christ in every context of their daily life and work. Each of the three workshops will highlight a different aspect of faith and work such as professional ethics and leadership in the workplace.
For specific time, location, and topic information about each of the three workshops, please visit http://philadelphiatheologicalinstitute.org/john-lewis-spirituality-and-the-workplace/ or call the Reverend James Shannon at 610-804-2860.
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ELCA Hunger Education Grants
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 ELCA World Hunger is offering Hunger Education Grants to educate and mobilize ELCA congregations and groups to take action against hunger and poverty and encourage sustainable participation in anti-hunger work. The current grant program is most appropriate for congregations, synod teams or organizations that seek to teach others about the root causes and solutions of hunger. Applications are due by Dec. 31.
Visit our website at http://ministrylink.org/article/elca-hunger-education-grants-available/ to learn more about the grant process. To learn more contact hunger@elca.org.
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Let Your Light Shine for Christmas Ingathering (Dec. 1)
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For 46 years, SEPA congregations have banded together with an "Ingathering" of gifts serving people in need, locally and globally, with a variety of holiday gift donations. Working together, we have the capacity to serve more people in need than we can alone.
This year's ingathering is Sunday, Dec. 1, and donations benefit Lutheran Children and Family Service, Seamen's Church Institute, Lutheran World Relief, local Lutheran food pantries, Lutheran Settlement House, Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries, and other local institutions of care.
Get full information at http://www.lutherancongregationalservices.org/community/holiday-donations/
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Satisfied With Your Congregation's Website?
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Are you satisfied with your congregation's website? At a recent Communicators' Network Gathering, Bob Fisher shared tips for congregations looking to evaluate their existing website or develop a new site.
Websites are a key portal that visitors use to find and evaluate congregations, Fisher says. Many adults use web searches instead of telephone books or newspaper ads to locate congregations, and recent research by the Barna Group indicates that 56% of practicing Christian millennials (and 34% of all millennials) visit a faith group's website before or instead of visiting in person. Among millennials (young adults born between 1977 and 1992) 70% read Scripture online, and more than 50% search for spiritual content, particularly videos, on the web.
Visit our website at http://ministrylink.org/article/how-is-your-congregations-website/ to read more and to download an instrument you can use to evaluate your site, or help to plan a new one.
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Keep Your Website Fresh with Feeds from SEPA
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Please share with congregation website managers:
Your congregation's website can offer up-to-date events and information from the Synod by including RSS feeds from our website. Information published via feeds update automatically as users visit your site -- no work involved on your part! Here's some of the information you can easily include.
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Practice Discipleship Training
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SEPA Synod of the ELCA. 7241 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119. 267-323-3737. www.ministrylink.org |
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