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Jan. 22 and Jan. 23

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Three candidates approved for ordained ministry
At the December 19 meeting of the Southeastern Iowa Synod Candidacy Committee, Hannah Benedict and Jennifer Dahle, both students at Wartburg Seminary, were approved for assignment, call and ordination in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Gemechisa Mosa, a TEEM (Theological Education for Emerging Ministries) candidate, was also approved for assignment, call and ordination.  This synod is grateful to God for raising up leaders to serve in Christ's church.  We are all called to encourage folks to consider ministry as a rostered leader in the ELCA.  If you or someone you know is interested in the candidacy program of this synod, contact Pastor Paul Ostrem, Assistant to the Bishop at ostrem@seiasynod.org.
Winter edition of Mission Link is now available 
Mission Link is a quarterly publication that highlights the ministry programs and resources available to congregations and individuals through the Southeastern Iowa Synod Center for Ministry. The winter 2015 edition of Mission Link shares about the work of Southeastern Iowa Synod's Candidacy Committee. You can download the winter 2015 edition of Mission link to share with your congregation here.
Ordination and Installations
Wade Reddy, who was recently assigned to the Southeastern Iowa Synod, will be ordained into the Ministry of Word and Sacrament on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Elim Lutheran Church, Scandia, MN at 2:00 PM.  He has accepted a Call to Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, Monticello, Iowa and will be installed there on January 25.

In addition, these calls have been extended and accepted:
  • Pastor Zachary Johnson, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids - Installation January 4, 2015.
  • Pastor Warren Riley, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Tama - Installation January 18, 2015.
  • Pastor Katie Lowe Lancaster, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Anamosa - Installation January 18, 2015
Churchwide News
International women leaders discuss Lutheran identity, leadership 
International women leaders discuss Lutheran identity, leadership 
Women leaders from across the Global South discussed the role and contribution of women in church and society as part of an annual seminar supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) International Leaders-Women program. The seminar, which took place Oct. 26 to Nov. 1 in Wittenberg, Germany, hosted 13 women leaders from Mexico, India, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Madagascar, Palestine, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Serbia and Hungary. Read more...
Connect your youth to Young Adults in Global Mission
When your congregation or youth group sponsors a young adult missionary with a covenant of prayer, communication and financial support, your youth can grow in faith, mission, stewardship and servant leadership. Learn more here or contact globalchurch@elca.org.
Synod Events
Anti-Racism Workshop

Martin Luther King Day
January 19,2015
9:00AM-3:00PM
Synod Center for Ministry

Let us resolve to not let the events in Ferguson be for nothing. We have tremendous power to initiate healing and change within our communities. Rather than sit back and watch, let us come together to listen to each other, share our stories, hold each other in faith, and work toward a common goal.

"Despite the anger, violence and injustice connected with this sad and horrible tragedy, we should not abandon our hope or our neighbors. The reconciliation we have with God in Christ leads us to our neighbors with the hope that we can engage one another in a common cause.  We come together at the cross. It is our only hope. And, resting in the conviction that we are redeemed, we can begin the hard work of confronting the reality of systemic racism in our country. Because of the cross, we have peace; we have hope; we are loved."  Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton speaking of events in Ferguson, MO.  

Sacred Trust Boundaries Workshop
Rostered leaders and church professionals are invited to attend a one-day Sacred Trust Workshop. This workshop will be presented from 9:00am-3:00pm in two different locations:

Thursday, January 22 
Windsor Heights Lutheran Church, Windsor Heights

Friday, January 23
Faith Lutheran Church, Eldridge

The cost is $25 per person, which includes lunch. You can learn more about the event and register online: here.
ConFest 2015

A high-impact, low-cost, event for junior high youth who are involved in confirmation ministry across the Southeastern Iowa Synod. We invite all middle school students and adult advisors to come and discover their place in God's Story!

The same event will be held on two dates at two locations 

 

Saturday, February 7

Bethany Lutheran Church

West Branch

 

Sunday, February 8

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Ankeny

 

Click here for more information and registration.

You're Invited
Worship Jubilee
How is God calling the church today? And to what are Christians called? These fundamental questions will be taken up by those who come to Atlanta July 19-23 for Worship Jubilee, gathering as worshiping people: those who make music, those who preside and preach, those simply curious, and all who seek the ongoing renewal of worship for the sake of the gospel and for the life of the world.
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