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...
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?
On her 101st day in the office, Bishop Barbins live-streamed a “State of the Synod” address. You can watch that here.
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral...
A PDF of this letter can be downloaded here. Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...
A downloadable PDF of this letter is available here. March 16, 2020 Dear siblings in Christ of the Northeastern Ohio Synod, Grace and peace in these times of uncertainty from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! In my previous letter I stated that decisions about...
(Click here to download a PDF of this letter.) March 12, 2020 Dear siblings in Christ of the Northeastern Ohio Synod, As the COVID-19 crisis continues to escalate, we are mindful of your concerns, especially when it comes to worship and other religious gatherings. We will continue to provide as...
For a PDF of this letter, click here. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. [Galatians 3:28] Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As you are already...