Thanks to support from the Grand Canyon Synod and many others, the Inside Out Network (ION) continues to provide our one-of-a-kind online platform that connects people leaving incarceration with the service providers and ministries ready to provide the help and support they need.
If you haven’t heard about us before: ION is like eHarmony for reentry. Returning citizens and service providers can find each other and message back and forth, even prior to the inmate’s release.
Read MoreKimberle Kennedy shares the 2023 annual report for Diakonia. View in this blog post, in this PDF or this Word doc.
Read MoreReconcilingWorks continues to accompany Reconciling in Christ (RIC) partners in updating their Public Partner Commitments, and through regional RIC partner zoom calls, they are looking forward to providing another opportunity of support. Our Region 2 call is Tuesday, 5/2/2023, 12-2pm MST/PDT, 1-3pm MDT. Click here to register.
Read MoreThe Rocky Mountain Synod is providing a bread baking workshop on Saturday, 5/6/2023, from 8am-noon MST/PDT, 9am-1pm MDT. Breads being made include a gluten-free communion bread, and fougasse, a French bread. Get more info and register here.
Read MoreCalifornia Lutheran University shares their 2023 annual report as a PDF and in this blog post.
Read MoreDid you know that not everyone who goes seminary plans to be a pastor? Have you felt a call to seminary but wondered what vocational path there might be for you in ministry?
Join a Q&A discussion on Saturday, 3/25/2023, 9am PDT/MST, 10am MDT, with people who are serving in diverse forms of ministry and explore where God might be calling you. Learn more and register here.
Read MoreDr. Anthony Bateza, a guest at our 2023 Synod Assembly, presents this talk on Wednesday, 3/22/2023, 10am MST/PDT, 11am MDT at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. If you are planning to attend online, please register at this link.
Read MoreA new cohort of Excellence in Leadership will begin Sunday, March 12, 2023. Classes will run approximately every two weeks and end on April 28, 2024 with a Commissioning Ceremony. Starting in the Spring and finishing in 13 months is an opportunity for councils and ministries as they begin to reorganize early in the year. Learn more on the Rocky Mountain Synod website.
Read MoreHave you ever considered seminary? Join others in discernment at Signs Along the Way, a visit weekend at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley. Learn more and register at Learn more and register by clicking here for this 2/25-2/27/2023 event. Many costs, including travel, are covered by PLTS.
Read MoreThis lecture will present an overview of the CRISPR revolution and the various uses of CRISPR, a powerful gene editing tool. The questions and issues raised by the scientific, ethical, and religious communities amidst this CRISPR revolution are more important than the answers provided.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023, 10am-12pm MST, 9-11am PST. If you are planning to attend in-person, please register at this link. If you are planning to attend online, please register at this link. Presented by Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and California Lutheran University.
Read MoreWatch a video from the Rocky Mountain Synod on Ascension Lutheran’s response to the Marshall Fire.
On Dec. 30, 2021, the Marshall Fire, a destructive wildfire and urban conflagration whipped by sustained winds, swept across Boulder County, Colorado. The fire completely destroyed the homes of several families who are members of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Louisville, including pastor Stephanie Lord’s.
Read MoreThe schedules for the July 2023 Western States Youth Gathering (WSYG) and Western States Multicultural Youth Leadership Event (WYLE) have been released. Register and learn more at wsyg.com.
Read MoreService, intentional community, simplicity, spirituality: if these values are important to you, consider joining the Urban Servant Corps community in Denver, CO. a ministry of the Rocky Mountain Synod of the ELCA. Learn more at urbanservantcorps.org.
Read MoreIf your congregation is open to a more collaborative preaching model (perhaps even developing a cadre of lay preachers), consider this opportunity with the Rev. Dr. Shauna Hannan (preaching professor at PLTS in Berkeley, CA). Congregational teams consisting of 4-5 lay people and a rostered minister who will journey through the program together, which runs April through June of 2023.
Read MorePacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS) is hosting three events for folks in discernment. Find info here or click a link below:
Exploring Your Call: An Online Discernment and Info Session. Via Zoom: 1/21/2023, 10am-12:30pm MST, 9-11:30am PST.
Queer and Called: A Conversation for LGBTQ Prospective Students and Allies. Via Zoom: 2/2/2023, 6-7:30pm PST, 5-6:30pm PST.
Signs Along the Way Discernment Weekend. In-Person: February 25th-27th 2023, 10:30 am Saturday - 12:30 pm Monday, Berkeley, CA
Registration for the Fifty and Better program’s FABulous Winter Lecture Series is open! Discounted bundle deal is available. Lectures are open to all ages. Visit their website for details and to register: callutheran.edu/fab.
Read MoreRegistration prices for the Western States Youth Gathering (WSYG) are increasing on January 4, 2023! Have you registered your youth group yet? Registration prices increase $100 - so be sure to register today!
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