2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly
Monday-Friday, August 8-12, 2022
Columbus, OH
ELCA Churchwide Assemblies, which take place every three years, are the primary decision-making body of this church and are a process of communal spiritual discernment. When the Assembly convenes, its voting members meet with confidence in God’s grace around word and water, wine and bread, to carry on their work on behalf of the entire church.
During CWA, voting members will:
- Hear reports and review the work of churchwide officers, leaders and units;
- Receive and consider proposals from synod assemblies;
- Elect an ELCA Vice President;
- Establish ELCA churchwide policy;
- Worship together;
- Adopt a budget; and
- Conduct other business related to the ELCA churchwide organization.
To learn more about who is attending from the Southeastern Synod and how to access the schedule, live-stream links, and other resources, click below:
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LDR provides funding for disaster response through grants to synods and social ministry organizations to do the work and provide funds for people impacted by disasters. We are grateful to the support LDR has given us and also Inspiritus in the past to provide disaster response in our synod. Our neighbor synod in Kentucky has been hit very hard. Please consider this plea from LDR to address the devastation in Kentucky in the recent floods.
Lutheran Disaster Response is planning a long-term response to the severe flooding in #Kentucky and other states in the region.
Give today to support flood survivors: https://bit.ly/3JhfISv.
Please continue to hold all impacted by disaster in your prayers.
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Thursday, August 4
7-8:30 pm ET / 6-7:30 pm CT
Figuring out what to say on social media and how often to say it can be one of the trickiest parts of social media ministry. In this training, you'll learn about the three basic types of social media posts, how to create a balanced content calendar, and some content design tips and tricks. Scalable to any sized congregation or ministry, by the end of the session you'll have inspiration and a framework to implement for fall and beyond. The focus of this workshop will be on Facebook and Instagram.
Led by Pr. Colleen Montgomery, VA Synod
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Shepherd of the Hills (Birmingham) holds a Word and Prayer Ministry in Spanish the 1st Sunday of each month at 2:30pm CT / 3:30pm ET. The Rev. Ed Cortes leads the service in Spanish and invites all who understand Spanish to participate.
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Shepherd of the Hills (Birmingham) realiza un servicio de palabra y oración en español el primer domingo de cada mes a las 2:30pm CT / 3:30pm ET. El Rev. Ed Cortes dirige el servicio y invita a todas y todos que entienda español a participar.
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Thursday, August 11
1-3 pm ET / 12noon-2 pm CT
This webinar provides an orientation on caring for children in disaster. Included is a presentation by Brethren Children’s Disaster Services on providing care for children after disaster as well as other presentations on ways to help children cope with stress and trauma associated with disaster. We will review the strategies of offering children’s camps and also talk about ways to offer care in the early aftermath by setting up care corners in disaster recovery centers for children.
Click the title of this article to find the link.
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Sunday, August 21
3-4:30 pm ET / 2-3:30 pm CT
Log on to hear about how three churches in our Synod engage the community around them with fun and meaningful events. You can do it, too!
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Sunday, August 28
3-6 pm ET / 2-5 pm CT
A groundbreaking summer camp galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality.
Let's gather to discuss this documentary and how it impacts our lives.
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Saturday, September 10, 2022
5:30-8:30 pm ET
The evening will include:
Games, Music, Currency, Art, Language
Photo Booth * Cash Bar
Buffet Dinner * Sweet Breads
Keynote Speaker:
Rev. Karen Castillo,
President ILAG, Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala
Tickets $50/person
This is a fundraiser to support MILAGRO.
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Thursday, September 15, 2022
7:00-8:30 pm ET / 6-7:30 pm CT
Come and join Mr. Adam Renner and The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Atlanta, GA) ONLINE, as he leads us in a conversation about the signs of suicide and how to walk with those who are struggling.
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Saturday, September 17
9:30 am - 1:30 pm ET
St. John's LC, Atlanta, GA
One component of the AMMPARO initiative, Accompanying Migrant Minors with Protection, Advocacy Representation and Opportunities, previously known as the Unaccompanied and Migrant Children Initiative, is the ELCA Guardian Angels program. The program is the visible expression of our church’s ministry of presence in the lives of our women, men and children who are facing the unknown. As we participate in this ministry, we become transformed as well. The program also seeks to build community as church together and church for the sake of the world.
This program provides spiritual and physical accompaniment of unaccompanied migrant children and families through their immigration court process.
Guardian Angel Training to become a juvenile immigration court observer will take place at St. John's Lutheran Church in Atlanta on Sat. Sept 17 from 9:30 am-1:30 pm; refreshments will be included. This will be in-person training.
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Friday-Saturday, November 12-13, 2022
St. Timothy LC, Hendersonville, TN
Cost: $40/person
We invite all 6th-12th grade youth to join us for a weekend of faith formation in middle TN. Youth from the entire synod are welcome to join us!!!
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MLK Worship Service
SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday, January 15, 2023 - 4pm ET
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atlanta, GA
This worship service will be in-person adn also live-streamed. Links will be available on the synod website and social media.
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As you prepare your congregation budget for 2022, we ask you to prayerfully consider God's abundance and how your congregation can reflect that abundance. The Mission Support Gifts given from your congregation to the ELCA-Southeastern Synod truly change lives.
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Connecting faith and public life
As members of the ELCA, we believe we are freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbors. God uses our hands, through our direct service work and our voices, through our advocacy efforts, to restore and reconcile our world. Through faithful advocacy, the Southeastern Synod lives out our Lutheran belief that governments can help advance the common good.
Support our efforts by giving today!
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Wish to be guided through your FALL 2022 Stewardship Appeal? Join "Building a Culture of Generosity"
THIS IS A STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR CONGREGATIONS SEEKING TO:
- Stabilize and grow financial giving
- Teach Biblical stewardship principles
- Help members discover generosity
- Build building a foundation for a
- generous culture
The cost is $450, but financial assistance is available. This program aims to help congregations see an increase of 3-5% above 2022 projected revenue.
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September 26-28, 2022
Savannah, GA
On-site and Virtual options are available
Stewardship Kaleidoscope is an annual conference offering excellent plenary speakers, informative workshop leaders, provocative worship experiences, and incredible networking opportunities for all who are passionate about stewardship and generosity. Drawing leaders from across the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), the ELCA, and other ecumenical partners, Stewardship Kaleidoscope is designed to help participants explore stewardship, in its many colorful dimensions!
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This information was shared in a synod-wide email on July 27, 2022.
We give thanks that our synod staff updates are underway and that we can continue to faithfully do ministry with our congregations, leaders, and companion synods.
Ms. Sue Tyler has joined us the Executive Assistant to Bishop Strickland; Pr. Justin Eller has now shifted from half-time as an Assistant to the Bishop to full-time, with an expanded ; and Ms. Allison Lizdas is now our full-time Assistant to the Bishop and Director for Advocacy.
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A new series of videos celebrates 25 years of Fund for Leaders by telling the stories of past scholarship recipients across the ELCA. See the difference Fund for Leaders made in the lives of these leaders, and learn about the ways they are impacting in their communities.
Twenty-five years ago, at the 1997 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, leaders of our church presented a case for establishing what we now know as the ELCA Fund for Leaders and challenged the church to make a robust commitment to theological education for its future leaders.
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by Kimberly Knowle-Zeller
Turn the calendar to August and you may see numerous things to do before school starts. Our family already feels the sadness of saying goodbye to afternoons at the town pool. I’m going to miss the slow mornings to linger over coffee and books. The days will soon fill with classes, practices and meetings.
The beginning of the school year brings new rhythms and routines. Schedules change and new opportunities arise. Churches often begin new programs or add a worship service. We might feel as if everyone has something planned. Even before the start of school, many families feel overwhelmed and wonder how they’ll manage their time. The season is fun and exciting but also overwhelming...
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- For Pastor Ed Wolff, for pending surgery
- For Pastor Angie De Windt-Smith
- For Pastor Connie Bramlett’s mother
- For Pastor Andy Seibert as he recovers from knee replacement surgery
- For Pastor John Stirewalt’s wife
- For Pastor Jeff Crim
- For Pastor Jeffrey Halenza, who is undergoing chemotherapy
- For Pastor Joel Emerson, whose father is now in hospice care
- For the conflict in Ukraine and all those displaced and seeking shelter
- For Augusta Victoria Hospital and the other East Jerusalem hospitals and the difficulties they currently face
Just a reminder that ALL are welcome to post a congregation-related classified on our synod website, here:
https://www.elca-ses.org/classifieds
Click the "Submit a classified" button,
or read through current classifieds
- Director of Family Ministries - St. Andrew, Franklin, TN
- Click the link above for the full list of Responsibilities and Job Description
- Full-time position
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Ordination
- Angie De Windt-Smith - Thursday, July 28
- Installation date and time will be settled soon
Ordination & Installation:
- Matt O'Rear - Saturday, August 14, 4 pm ET - St. Luke, Atlanta, GA
- Matt O'Rear will be serving as the pastor of St. Luke, Atlanta
- Rostered Ministers are invited to vest; color of the day is red
Installation:
- Pr. William Flipping, Jr. - Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Macon, GA
- Installation of an Interim Pastor - Sunday, August 14, 10:30 am ET
- Pr. Matthew Henning - Lutheran Church of the Ascension, Savannah, GA
- Installation of a Pastor - Saturday, August 20, 5 pm ET
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1410 Ponce de Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
404-589-1977
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Decatur, GA 30031
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