Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA

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ELCA Coaching's Courageous Leadership: Self-Love (Matthew 22)

Join ELCA Coaching every Wednesday at noon MST, 11am PST, as we practice Courageous Leadership. Log in info is on the ELCA Coaching website.

Recordings from prior gatherings can be found here: https://www.elcacoaching.org/podcasts/media

Dear Courageous Leaders,

Join us next week on Wednesday, February 15, when we welcome back the "Wonder-twins" Danielle Groth and Rev. Victoria "Vicky" Lovell. We will focus on this verse from Matthew 22:37-39, "Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

If you missed when they joined us on November 30, you can find that recording here: Grounded in Love.

Pastor Vicky Lovell, MDiv, MEd, is a mindful, ordained minister, an award winning author, and reiki practitioner. She is also an educator, Moth storytelling grand slam winner, and the co-founder of Angel Whispers Ministries 501c3. Whether she is speaking in front of thousands or facilitating a retreat, she is passionate about helping people reach wholeness in mind, body, and spirit. For Vicky, Loving Big means she advocates for those experiencing homelessness, she is a missionary in Uganda, Africa, and an affirming pastor for weddings, funerals, and other spiritual care needs.

Danielle Groth, a certified Holy Fire III reiki master teacher, clinical EFT practitioner, Vibrational Sound Therapy practitioner, and meditation teacher. She is the small business owner of I Am Well, LLC, and the co-founder of Angel Whispers Ministries 501c3. Danielle uses her energy medicine training to help people find healing and awaken their mind, body, and spirit connection through discovering the importance of self-love and self-care. As a breast cancer survivor and a mom of a special needs child, she is a passionate facilitator of retreats and events, both live and online.

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Thanks to a generous donor to the coaching ministry, we are able to give away two more copies of their book, Reiki and Faith: Supporting Reiki Through Holy Experiences and Scripture. We would like to open this up to everyone, even if you're not able to attend "live" on Wednesday. If you are interested in putting your name in the drawing, please reply to this email by Thursday, February 16.

We invite you to bring a spirit of curiosity to these gatherings and to all aspects of your life. What are you noticing? Where is Spirit moving? How are you being invited to participate?