Register Youth For...  A high-impact, low-cost, event for junior high youth who are involved in confirmation ministry across the Southeastern Iowa Synod. Participants will be informed and inspired about how the whole church makes a difference in the world and how young people can connect with God's mission locally and globally. The same event will be held at two locations on Saturday, October 6. The cost is just $10 per participant. Read More |
| Think Ministry
Thinking and wondering about ministry with young people as a call and a vocation? Sponsored by the ELCA Youth Ministry Network, ThinkMinistry.org is a great place for ideas and resources. Whether you're a student, pastor, or adult youth volunteer, there are focus areas just for you on ThinkMinistry.org.
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Southeastern Iowa Congregations
Featured in The Lutheran: September Edition
Did you know that two congregations from the Southeastern Iowa Synod were featured in the September edition of The Lutheran magazine? In the News section, read about First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids and their Christmas in July bike giveaway. Then, check out the Two Months Out section to find out how members at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Grimes help families and the community through Take and Bake Ministry.
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Opportunities with Our Mission Partners
- Christ & Culture, Hand in Hand October 18 - 21, 2012 Mystic Lake Hotel, Prior Lake, MN
- European American Lutheran Association and the American Indian-Alaskan Native Lutheran Association will be holding their joint biennial conference that will focus on anti-racism training, a Book of Faith Bible Study on the book of Ruth, and cultural topics of treaty rights and responsibilities and Native American worship practices. Presiding ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson will be the keynote preacher and The Reverend Diane Jacobson will be leading the Bible study.
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- Seminary Sampler at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), October 21-23, 2012
- The Seminary Sampler is a three-day visit event designed to give prospective students a "taste" of LSTC life. Here, they will have the opportunity to discern with other prospective students a call to ministry and how LSTC might be the place for them. Information given will include meeting students, faculty and staff, an introduction to our programs, a tour of LSTC and the surrounding neighborhood, scholarships and financial assistance, and much more. Housing, most meals, and some travel reimbursement are available.
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- Lutheran Men in Mission: One Year to Live Men's Retreat
November 9 - 11, 2012 Poynette ,WI - "One Year to Live" is a 44-hour event that encourages men to seriously look at their lives, to make significant decisions about their spiritual and worldly journey and to work with other men at holding each other accountable for those decisions.One Year to Live is an opportunity for men to explore the difference their Christian faith can make in their lives as they relate to their families, people at work and others in their communities.
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