Pete Prochnow, District Facilitator for Worship Arts & Community Engagement for the Michigan District, invites you to come with him to Beyond the Breakwater in Midland at Messiah Church. At Messiah, you will learn what Beyond the Breakwater is all about— mobilizing the church and caring for your community. To be the church is to reach one more life with […]
The theme of the 2023 Emeriti Conference is Biblical Perspective on People, Places, and Practices. We will focus on two fronts: biblical culture and our waning and waxing years. “Culture” encompasses values, beliefs, symbols, norms, and patterns of behavior that are under constant change, just as they were in biblical times. Biblical cultural changes give […]
The danger for the Lutheran church that believes in the inerrant Word is to turn the Bible into holy information—true teachings that are to be understood by the mind alone. Such an approach reduces God’s living Word to the letters on the page, better known by scholars than by those grasped by Jesus in faith. […]
The IIM Discern Conference for this Fall has been cancelled. Please note: The IIM Continuing Education Conference will take place. Introduction to IIM Ministry The “Introduction to Intentional Interim Ministry” workshop is designed for those that are considering IIM as a part-time ministry when they retire. Attendance at an introductory workshop, commitment to this ministry, […]
To be the most effective in your Interim role, you need to be the healthiest you can be. Being the least anxious presence in the room (a working definition for a well differentiated leader/pastor) requires a leader who takes self-care seriously and consistently. We'll explore together how to function in non-anxious, healthy ways – in […]
At this gathering we will explore a variety of media messengers used in live corporate worship and community events. We will begin in the historic sanctuary of St. Lorenz, Frankenmuth (1030 W Tuscola St) and later, move to St. Lorenz Worship and Event Center (850 W Genesee St). At this gathering, we will focus on […]