What does a mutual partnership grounded in accompaniment look like? Hear stories about the partnership shared between Cross Lutheran in Milwaukee and Unity Lutheran in Brookfield. We'll also learn how to develop a partnership from Pastor Chris Manke of Outreach for Hope. Together we'll be inspired to strengthen existing partnerships between congregations and build new ones.
All adult leaders attending the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering are encouraged to attend this spring leader training with our Greater Milwaukee Synod Champion, Pastor Jennifer Rose. The training will take place via Google Meet; a recorded version will also be available. Please email pastorjenniferrose@gmail.com for the link!
NOTE: Our March event will take place on 3/19, which is different from our usual timing of the 4th Tuesday of the month. Pr. Matthew Short (Assistant to the Bishop for Evangelical Mission) will host a conversation about the “Fresh Expressions” movement of mission renewal. Some leaders and congregations in our synod are experimenting with these resources, and we are going to talk about what they are learning, and what it looks like to create forms of Christian community out in daily life that primarily hold space for people who are not connected to our traditional church structures. Please share this with others who you know who might be wondering how to begin or continue this work in their own congregations!
If you have noticed changes in worship attendance and church participation, you are not alone! This month's conversation is an opportunity to set aside blame and shame, to learn how the changes we are experiencing are part of a broader societal shift, and to listen for the Spirit calling us into new adventures in spiritual renewal.
From our partners at the Healing Network: This workshop is a vital aspect of team formation, vision casting, mission development, connection to community resources, and initial understanding and planning in the ministry areas of prevention, early intervention, referral assistance, recovery support, and advocacy.
This event is for all who are engaged in, or curious about, mission renewal, mission coaching, and innovation! Join us as we gather to share stories of how God is renewing our sense of mission, learn from those who have been experiencing renewal, and be energized together for our next steps. (This event will take the place of our previous Faithful Innovation training days.)
Synod Assembly takes place each spring and brings together voting members from congregations to worship, engage in conversation, to vote on resolutions, elect synod council and committee representatives, consider finances, and other business.
We will be discussing a recent article from The Atlantic entitled, “The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust.” This article, written by a self-professed “agnostic,” will open up a rich conversation and remind us again why God has planted our churches where we are: to make sure more people have access to the life-changing love of Christ, in community.
Come, just as you are, to the annual LGBTQIA+ Pride Worship Service hosted by the GMS Reconciling in Christ Ministry Team! Following worship, there will be family-friendly activities and snacks.
An important part of the Gathering’s ministry are the two pre-events, the Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (MYLE), a faith formation and leadership development event primarily for youth of color, and the tAble, a gathering that brings together, blesses and empowers youth with disabilities.
Every three years, thousands of high school youth and their adult leaders from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gather for a week of faith formation known as the ELCA Youth Gathering. Through days spent in interactive learning, worship, Bible study, service and fellowship, young people grow in faith and are challenged and inspired to live their faith in their daily lives. The ministry of the Gathering is excited to partner with Young Adult Ministries to host the first-ever ELCA Young Adult Gathering for individuals who will be 18-35 at the time of the Gathering.
Join us for a night of learning, practice, and…food trucks! This event will be focused on the practices of community mapping and prayer walks. Each person will be given some money to spend that night while “listening” (being present & noticing) in the neighborhood. We’ll end the night with a debrief and some thoughts about how these practices can be a source of mission renewal in your congregation.
Join us to answer questions, maintain compassion, and answer the call to help immigrants and refugees. Organized by the GMS Immigration and Refugee Committee.
“God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday is the ELCA’s annual day of service. This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as Lutherans: one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. Organized by the ELCA Churchwide Organization.
What are your joys and struggles and your longings for the world? How might the Church meet you there? Connect with other young adults of faith (25-35) over a meal to discuss these questions and dream about young adult ministry together! Organized by the GMS Youth/Young Adult Listening Committee.
Join Outreach for Hope for a morning of road and trail bike ride, walking and running routes, followed by a picnic lunch and fellowship! This annual fundraiser supports grants to ministries serving neighbors in need across our synod.
Join our synod's Mission Table for "Inspired for Mission," a monthly virtual gatherings centered around inspiring stories of where God is leading our Church! Our topic for September is “Navigating Partisan Waters – Resources for the Journey.”
This workshop is designed for congregation teams, rostered ministers, and individuals who are striving toward authentic diversity in deepening understanding of racism and heterosexism and the intersections of oppression.
