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2008
Synod Assembly
Focuses On
The Book of Faith
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Nearly
600 people from the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin gathered in Assembly
May 30-31, at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
This year's theme, Book of Faith: Lutherans Read the Bible, came
alive as keynote speaker, Dr. Diane Jacobson addressed the group. David
Swartling, Secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
brought greetings from Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson and the churchwide
organization.
New assistants to the
bishop, the Rev. Todd Iverson and the Rev. Amy Odgren were installed
during Friday evening worship.
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This year's assembly
offering of $11,946.85 will be distributed evenly between our First Call
Debt Reduction Fund and Leader Training in Malawi. The $38,605.63
collected from the quarter offering will be given to food sustainability
efforts in Malawi and World Hunger. Hope Lutheran Church in River Falls,
Wisconsin, won the Big Cheese award for giving an average of $29.29 per
baptized member to World Hunger. The Extra Mile award was given to Bone
Lake Lutheran Church, Luck, Wisconsin, and to Larry Everson, St.
John's Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, for going the extra
mile to support work that addresses local hunger needs.
All but one of the six
resolutions under consideration passed. It was determined that the
"Voting members on the Synod Council" resolution did not
comply with our constitution and, as a result, did not pass. For
detailed information regarding 2009 Compensation and Benefits Standards click
here.
Click
here for election results--Synod
Council, ELCA Churchwide Assembly, and ELCA Church Council Nominees.
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Bishop
Pederson and Bishop Bvumbwe meet in Malawi. Click here
for more information.
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Just imagine .
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if a young person from your
congregation sensed a call to enter the ordained ministry of the
church, how would you celebrate?
How could you support and encourage that person through the
years of study, training, and preparation?
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First Call Debt Reduction
The congregations of the
Northwest Synod of Wisconsin have agreed to financially assist
our first call pastors. Through the First Call Debt Reduction
Ministry, congregations and individuals can donate funds to to
help those serving in their first three years of ministry to
help repay student loans. Please give generously through your
congregation or complete a Simply
Giving form and send it to the Synod office.
Bulletin
inserts & information
This is just one
way the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin supports pastors. To learn
more about the Fund for Leaders, click
here.
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