July 24, 2025

FROM OUR CONGREGATIONS

On Monday, July 7th, a few Silverdale Lutheran youth went on a Mystery Service Trip. They ended up here at the Synod office to mow the Synod lawn and do a little weeding in our flower beds. What a blessing!

Thank you, Silverdale Lutheran YOUTH!! You did a wonderful job!

Since the Synod office is closed on Mondays and we weren't able to greet you, we are issuing an ice cream I.O.U. for whenever you venture out into our corner of the world again.

FROM CHURCHWIDE

Stepping Up to Supervision

ELCA Gender Justice and Women’s Empowerment invites women in rostered ministry in the ELCA who are in or aspiring to supervisory roles to participate in the Rev. Susan Beaumont’s popular online course Stepping Up to Supervision, hosted by Faith+Lead. Limited partial scholarships are available! (Please see below.)   

About Stepping Up to Supervision  

Stepping Up to Supervision equips you for the everyday and long-term challenges that come with leading a faith community. Discover how to develop and draw on the skills of agile leadership and management to support you in supervisory roles within ministry. You’ll gain practical skills and tools for supervising the work of others and for keeping that work aligned with the overall goals of the wider community.  

 Sessions:   

• August 5, 2025, Session 1: Supervision as Performance Management  
• August 12, 2025, Session 2: Feedback: From Daily Practice to Annual Reviews  
• August 19, 2025, Session 3: How to Hire and Fire Well  

 Registration Information:  

• Three live webcasts, above dates, at 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time  
• Nine contact hours of continuing education, live on Zoom  
• On-demand replay of the entire course for a year
• Experiments and assignments to try in context  
• A safe space to connect, discuss, and share  

About the sponsorship opportunity  

In partnership with Faith+Lead, ELCA Gender Justice and Women’s Empowerment will sponsor 20 women who are rostered ministers in the ELCA to participate in this opportunity. Sponsorship will include covering 75% of registration costs. Participants are asked to pay the remaining $48.75. To apply for this opportunity, please complete this brief application by Thursday July 24, 2025. Applicants will be notified on Friday, July 25. Sponsored applicants will receive a special link to register. 

If you have any questions, please email Heather.Dean@elca.org.   

Click here to apply for a scholarship. If you would like to register without financial support, click here.  The course is open to all. 

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