Our mission and ministry partners are invited to share their story by April 30, 2021.

We ask you to provide us your ministry’s story in a way that works best for you. You can provide us with a written story, photos, audio, video, or a combination of all of these media. Our only requirement is that the story can be consumed in less than five minutes, with 2-3 minutes being ideal.

2021 is a busy year for us, with our first online assembly, the launch of our appeal, and a visit from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton at our fall gathering. With our assembly being one day, we can’t include all our partners’ stories. Therefore, throughout the year, we’ll be lifting up ministry and mission partners.

We’ll be creating unique web pages on our website for all of our partners, and will include these stories on those pages. We’ll also be sharing a variety of stories in our appeal, at our assembly and fall gathering, and in our blog, newsletter, and social media.

In creating your story, be creative and be open to the Holy Spirit. Have fun! You can visit our video resource page at http://gcsynod.org/video for tips on filming, and feel free to contact Brian Flatgard, our communications director, at bflatgard@gcsynod.org for any kind of assistance.

As we focus on the “Communicate Jesus” part of our strategic plan, a theme for many of this year’s events is “Freed in Christ.” Bonus points if you can incorporate that into your story. 😊

Please share your story by April 30, 2021. (Earlier is better as we take the time to develop this important resource.)

Thank you for all you do in our synod, and we look forward to hearing and sharing your story.