As announced at the Synod Assembly, your Synod Council affirmed the request to release designated monies for the sake of the spiritual and professional health of you, our rostered ministers. We will be subsidizing up to $30 per month, per minister, for a Spiritual Director and/or coach (yes, that means...
Are you considering applying for a place in The Dandelion Project? This two-year vitality journey with Pastor Dave Daubert and others is designed to provide a framework for congregational discernment, discovery, and growth. A key part of the process is identifying a team of your rostered leader(s) and congregation members who...
We’ve all seen it this year: God’s love for us is beyond our wildest dreams. Maybe the Spirit knew something was afoot when the ELCA chose the theme for the 2022 Youth Gathering, Boundless: God beyond measure. The Gathering is in Minneapolis in July of 2022 when 30,000 youth from...
The Discipling/Evangelizing Table is facilitating The Dandelion Project, a personal and congregational renewal journey over the next two years. Congregations can apply by August 13, 2021 to be included in the first cohort. For more information on the Dandelion Project, see this flyer (PDF) and watch the introductory webinar video...
Bishop Barbins is delighted to announce that Pastor Mitch Phillips will be joining your Synod Staff as the Assistant to the Bishop for Leadership. You will be able to greet him at Synod Assembly; his first official day is June 21st. Pastor Phillips grew up in Columbus, Ohio – but...
Have you registered for this year’s Education Day and Synod Assembly, yet? If not, what are you waiting for?
The 2021 Northeastern Ohio Synod Education Day and Assembly (June 11 and 12) – is fast-approaching! Registration closes on May 30, 2021. Pre-Assembly Materials (general information, business items, and reports) are now posted on the Assembly webpage.
The Northeastern Ohio Synod’s Disabled Children’s Assistance Fund was established in 1988 for the care and assistance of disabled children to provide them with monetary help, medical help, food, clothing, and recreation. Children are defined as those who are under 18. The ADA defines a person with a disability as...
Beginning April 21, your congregation is invited to apply for an Open Doors grant. Open Doors is a new initiative to support ELCA congregations interested in meeting new people during this time of re-gathering in physical spaces. Together as the ELCA, we share a ministry goal of connecting with a million new people and...
It is with decidedly mixed feelings that we announce Pastor Karl Biermann, Assistant to the Bishop, has taken a new call with the ELCA Foundation. You can read Pastor Biermann’s letter here. We will miss Pastor Biermann’s dedication and passion for ministry in the Northeastern Ohio Synod, but wish him...