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01/19/2021
Southern Ohio Synod e-bulletin for SOS Rostered Ministers for the Week of January 20, 2020
Stronger and better together:
Joining Jesus in the restoration of the world!
Education Opportunities
This year it's about more than happy hour...Abundance in a world that focuses on Scarcity is the working title for the All Ohio Rostered Ministers Event this coming week. We know that the usual highlight of the annual rostered minister event is time with colleagues (sometimes over happy hour). This year, we have pulled together a program that helps meet the need of creating a culture for abundance thinking in the midst of scarcity thinking and much noise that causes our messages to not be heard. Many of you will be surprised at how little we will talk about money and focus much more on telling people what God is up to in our lives.
January 26—Storytelling to set the stage for generosity—We aren’t hardly talking about money in the first day, but instead we are talking about what God is up to.
January 27—Input from a real live church donor and leading people to generosity.
January 28—Highly interactive opportunity to explore best practices for implementing abundance thinking in your congregation.
Presenter Mike Ward is well aware that attention spans on Zoom are fading fast. A combination of recorded interviews, animated video, slides, polls and breakout sessions will be used.
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Each session starts at 9 am, wrapping up at noon. Don't miss out on this opportunity to increase generosity in your congregation without making it all about money.
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Make your budget a reflection of your ministry and values--Register today for the 2021 Vibrant Church Conference courses!Next course is February 13...Building a Budget. Pr. Pete Rudowski shares the how and why to make your budget a reflection of your congregation's mission and values, not the other way around. Take the first step toward budget buy in by your members by signing up now for this Vibrant Church Conference class! |
ELCA News
New Lent Resources from ELCA World HungerThe brand-new 40 Days of Giving resources invite us to study, learn and give in new ways as we think together, “What will it take to end hunger?” Find the stories, study guide, leader checklist and brochure online, or order the resources for free today! |
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In case you missed this message from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton... Dear rostered minister, Today, we planned on having a live webinar with all of you to talk about Future Church. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties with our website, we were unable to be with all of you. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We were able to record the session, however, and have a link for you to watch below. If, after watching, you have questions, comments or ideas to share, we welcome them at Future@elca.org. Thank you for your grace and understanding. God’s peace,Elizabeth A. Eaton |
No communion because of the Pandemic. No vote for congregation members?The ELCA Office of the Secretary added an important answer to this new question about the requirement for congregation members to have participated in communion within the last year. Special circumstances call for special rules. |
FreedomJanuary/February column for Living Lutheran...The pandemic has taught us a lot about our church and about ourselves. |
Prayers
Pr. Bob & Cathy Abrams and family as they mourn the loss of Cathy's dad
Pr. Karl Hanf and family as they mourn the loss of his father
Family and friends of David L Potter as they mourn his loss
Pr. Sally Padgett as she mourns the loss of her mother
Pr. Mark Diemer as he is admitted to the hospital with COVID-19
Family and friends of Sam Patmon, widower of Pr. Kathy Arbaugh-Patmon, upon his passing
Congratulations to Kevin Pyle and his wife on becoming new grandparents!
Pr. Mary Molnar as she recovers from COVID and mourns the loss of her mother due to the COVID virus
Pr. Larry Bannick as he mourns the loss of his wife, Linda
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