ELCA Coaching presents Dylan Marron: Empathy is not endorsement
ELCA Coaching presents Dylan Marron: Empathy is not endorsement

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

Join us on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, as we hear from digital creator Dylan Marron, who has racked up millions of views for various projects, but he's found that the flip side of success online is internet hate. Over time, he's developed an unexpected coping mechanism: calling the people who leave him insensitive comments and asking a simple question: "Why did you write that?"

In a thoughtful talk about how we interact with others, Marron will explain how sometimes the most subversive thing you can do is actually speak with people you disagree with, not simply at them.

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Spirited Book Club: Baptized in Tear Gas
Spirited Book Club: Baptized in Tear Gas

The Spirited Book Club welcomes author Elle Dowd to discuss her memoir, Baptized in Tear Gas. The online club is free, register here.

In Baptized in Tear Gas, pastor and activist Elle Dowd tells the gripping story of her transformation into an Assata Shakur-reading, courthouse-occupying abolitionist with an arrest record, hungry for the revolution.

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Planning Your Legacy Webinar
Planning Your Legacy Webinar

The ELCA Foundations shares a webinar on planning your legacy, on Wednesday, 10/19/2022, 2pm MST/PDT, 3pm MDT. Register here.

The current economic landscape may influence your estate planning and charitable giving. This session will highlight a few key details of the current economic climate, give an overview of what you need for a solid estate plan, learn how you can leave a legacy to support your ELCA-related ministries and save on taxes.

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Kristina Diaz: The Beauty and Tragedy of the Mestizaje Mindset
Kristina Diaz: The Beauty and Tragedy of the Mestizaje Mindset

Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! As we celebrate, I can’t help reflecting on what is being celebrated: independence, legacy and identity. As far as my own identity, I grew up, like many Puerto Ricans, hearing the poems and songs that claim we all have a Black grandma hidden away somewhere. There was this shared idea among the people in my life that, no matter how hard we try to hide it, somewhere in our DNA we are all Black.

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2022 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic registration is now open
2022 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic registration is now open

The 2022 Fund for Leaders Golf Classic at the Arrowhead Golf Course in Glendale is Monday, November 14, 2022, beginning at 7 am.

Friends of golfers and the fund can also come out and enjoy the lunch program. Check out this registration form for more info.

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Excellence in Leadership registration deadline is 9/25/2022
Excellence in Leadership registration deadline is 9/25/2022

“It’s not easy to be the church these days.” In response to this truth and the desire to raise up courageous, resilient, and faithful leaders, the Rocky Mountain Synod, ELCA offers Excellence in Leadership: an 18-month investment, with classes meeting 1-2 times per month, which will provide tools and resources to last a lifetime. Click here to get more info and register.

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Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: September 18, 2022
Prompts for Prayers of Intercession: September 18, 2022

  • For those suffering and battling wildfires…

  • For peaceful transitions of power, especially in the United Kingdom…

  • For an end to violence between nations, especially Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Palestine, Eritrea/Ethiopia, and Armenia/Azerbaijan…

  • For those in the path of Typhoon Muifa…

  • For congregational council presidents and all church leaders…

  • For colleges & seminaries – their students, staff, faculty and boards…

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LAMA primer on Arizona voting laws
LAMA primer on Arizona voting laws

Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona provides us with a brief overview of voting in Arizona, including the basics, registration rules, and key ID requirement sources. Share with friends and family!

Register and learn more here, download a one-page PDF of info, and remember to register no later than 10/10/2022 for the general election date of 11/8/2022.

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Stewardship resources and video from Generosity Across the Generations
Stewardship resources and video from Generosity Across the Generations

The Grand Canyon Stewardship Team presents Generosity Across the Generations, a Zoom webinar for stewardship & finance teams, pastors, church councils & discipleship leaders. Watch the video in this post and download the resources as a PDF.

Broaden your view of generosity beyond a single age group. Each generation has gifts to offer, and approaches generosity differently.

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