Resource Alert STEWARDSHIP EDUCATION GRANTSSeptember 15 is just around the corner, which is a deadline for grant money available for creative, collaborative stewardship education projects. The Stewardship of Life Institute (SOLI) is accepting grant proposals from ELCA congregations and other ministries. Proposals of primary interest will be those which assist in seminarian education or first call theological education. Proposals that assist in stewardship leadership education among laity and clergy will also be considered, and those that involve collaboration between groups of congregations or ministries within the ELCA will be viewed favorably. Grants are awarded twice each year, with application deadlines on March 15 and September 15. More at
www.stewardshipoflife.org/grant. EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMENWomen of the ELCA offer scholarships to women who are members of ELCA congregations in four categories: * Lutheran laywomen studying for a career other than ordained ministry; * women interested in pursuing additional education for administrative leadership; *women in their final year at an ELCA seminary; and *women administrators and faculty at ELCA colleges and seminaries for participation in leadership training and management training institutes. Learn more at
www.womenoftheelca.org. [from "Joyful News" (August 2014), newsletter of the Synodical Women of the ELCA]
BILINGUAL TUTORING FOR CHILDREN IN FAIRFAX COUNTYThe office of Multicultural Ministries of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington supports a student bilingual mentoring/tutoring program, free to children grades 3-6 in Fairfax County. Tutors and mentors for this Bellarmine Kids Leadership Club are George Mason University students. Tutoring begins Sat. Sept. 27 at noon and is ongoing.
GLOBAL CHURCH SUNDAY POSSIBILITIESCongregations observing Global Church Sunday can find ideas on how in a toolkit with stories, posters, bulletin inserts and other resources at
www.elca.org/resources/globalchurch. ELCA resources suggest that a day to observe Global Church Sunday 2014 can be picked - including a day in conjunction with World Communion Sunday (Oct. 5), Lutheran World Federation Sunday (Oct. 26) or International Day of Peace (Sept. 21).
WEBINARS FROM AUGSBURG FORTRESSEvery week, Augsburg Fortress and sparkhouse offer free educational webinars, some product-specific and some more general in nature. Webinars are usually 30-60 minutes in length and open to everyone, such as Sunday School teachers, pastors, interested congregation members and others. Find a list of topics, dates and times at
http://gatherlearnlead.org .