Together in Mission: Presenter Resources

The presenter was Paul Erickson, Bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, who can be reached at: paul@milwaukeesynod.org.

Link to the Mission Statement feedback page:
https://milwaukeesynod.org/mission-statement-feedback/

The presenter was Rev. Matthew Short, Assistant to the Bishop for Evangelical Mission for the Greater Milwaukee Synod.  Matt can be reached at 414.671.1212 or matt@milwaukeesynod.org.

Rev. Debra Trakel was the presenter.

Some Definitions for the LGBTQ Community (and Allies) – article from the MKE LGBT Community Center (as a PDF file:)

MKE LGBT Materials

Bibliography on Sexuality and Gender Issues (as a Word document:)

Bibliography On Sexuality And Gender Issues

Link to the ELCA Social Statement on Human Sexuality (in English and Spanish) –
https://www.elca.org/Faith/Faith-and-Society/Social-Statements/Human-Sexuality?_ga=2.140169459.1539893921.1550517622-278984579.1540317901

Rev. Rachel Young Binter of Lutheran Campus Ministries (UW-Milwaukee) was the presenter.

Presentation Slides (as a PDF file:)

TogetherInMIssion

Chili Cook-off Slide Show:

Chili Cook Off Slideshow

Here In This Place: Lutheran Campus Ministry in Milwaukee (link to video)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/86cb3rs3dmuzczk/Final_2.mp4?dl=0

“Choosing Our Religion: The Spiritual Lives of America’s Nones” by Elizabeth Drescher (link to Amazon listing for this book)
https://www.amazon.com/Choosing-Our-Religion-Spiritual-Americas/dp/0199341222

The presenters were Maripat Monahan, Advancement Director for Outreach for Hope and Tim Larson, Executive Director for Outreach for Hope.
Both Maripat and Tim can be reached at 414.671.1212.
Maripat’s email address is: maripat@outreachforhope.org
Tim’s email address is: tim.larson@outreachforhope.org

“Hope for the Journey” – Powerpoint presentation:

Hope For The Journey - Short Version

Sample Partnership Agreement (as a PDF file:)

Partnership Agreement - All Peoples

Sample Partnership Questions (as a PDF file:)

Partnership Questions - All Peoples

Outreach for Hope website:
https://outreachforhope.org/

Presenter Joyce Caldwell is Vice President of the Greater Milwaukee Synod. She can be reached at jacaldwell@wi.rr.com.
Co-presenter Matthew Brockmeier is Secretary of the Greater Milwaukee Synod.

Link to her Powerpoint presentation:

GMS Workshop Pp Congregation Councils

Visit the GMS Anti-Racism Team webpage here:
https://milwaukeesynod.org/anti-racism/

Presenter Sarah Christiaansen is Synod Communicator for the Greater Milwaukee Synod.  Contact Sarah at 414.671.1212 or sarah@milwaukeesynod.org.

Link to her Powerpoint presentation:

Social Media For Your Church

Presenter Dr. Michael Rehak has kindly made the following resources available for viewing.  Please respect the author’s request not to duplicate these files.

1) Spiritual Profiler

2) Attitudinal Profile

3) Emphases Horizontal

4) Posture Descriptions

5) Rules 1 2 Page

The Self-Differentiated Church

The presenter was Paul Erickson, Bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, who can be reached at: paul@milwaukeesynod.org.

Link to the Mission Statement feedback page:
https://milwaukeesynod.org/mission-statement-feedback/

Rev. Matthew Short is the Assistant to the Bishop for Evangelical Mission for the Greater Milwaukee Synod.  Matt can be reached at 414.671.1212 or matt@milwaukeesynod.org.

The presenter was Rev. William Beyer of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Thiensville, WI.

RIC Resources (as a PDF file:)

RIC Resources

Presenter Aliliywa Mbise is the Young Adult Representative to the Greater Milwaukee Synod Council.  Aliliywa was assisted in her presentation by Rev. Alissa Kretzmann Farrar of Lake Park Lutheran Church in Milwaukee.

Lists of media resources (as .png files:)

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The presenter was Rev. Kelly Nieman Anderson of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran Church, Saukville.

Her Powerpoint presentation:

GMS Together In Mission 2019 Feb

Folded Handout for Worship (includes The Immigrants’ Creed; Prayer for Immigrants; Litany for Refugees; and Carolyn Winfrey Gillette’s lyrics “Abraham Journeyed to a New Century,” set to the ‘Morning Has Broken’ traditional melody.) (as a PDF file:)

Folded Handout For Worship

Immigration and Refugee Myths Busted (Four-page color flyer from the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, as a Word Document:)

Immigration Mythbuster

Sample Letter to Officials (as a Word Document:)

Letter To Officials, ELCA Only

Further Reading (and Viewing) – Book and Movie Recommendations, by age group (as a Word Document:)

Book And Movie List

The presenter was Rev. John Holm.

Handout from the workshop (as a PDF file:)

Staffing For Missional Impact

Presenter Kristin Nielsen is Assistant to the Bishop for Congregations in Mission. Email Pastor Nielsen at kristin@milwaukeesynod.org or call her at 414.671.1212.

Presenter Carolyn Karl is the Minister of Cross+Generational Ministry at Kingo Lutheran Church in Shorewood, WI.

The presenter was Rev. Mark Thompson of Breaking the Chains, a ministry at Felmers Chaney Correctional Center.

Flyer (includes contact information for Breaking the Chains, Project RETURN and the Synod Task Force on Prison Ministry) –

Task Force Flyer Feb 2019

Recommended website for following criminal reform advocacy organizing efforts:
www.micahmke.org

Books recommended for book clubs and interested others:
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander
(click book title to visit author website)

Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson
(click book title for more information on the book at the Equal Justice Initiative website)

The presenter was Rev. Laura Gerstl Beukema of Luther Manor in Wauwatosa, WI.

The presenter was Rev. Carol Jeunnette.

Handout from the presentation:

GMS TIM Workshop Handout