1. Crow River Conference Meeting
Nov. 2016

2. God embraces us in God’s grace
God’s mission is for the whole world
God’s mission has a church
Equip God’s people

3. Equip What a synod good for…
One word….Perfectly positioned to equip people for ministry
Other work as well but this is the center of all we do

4. Equip - All God’s People
Not just the pastors or rostered ministers... All God’s baptized
Call Committee
Councils
Youth leaders

6. Deepen Congregational Vitality

7. Equip
Bible Study – Catechism Connection

8. Life Giving Piety
Everyday Reformers
Practicing our Faith

9. Turnaround for our Congregations, Synod, Institutions and Churchwide Organization
Beth Lewis the CEO of Augsburg Fortress “How did this happen?”
Listen, test, learn.
Communicate a clear vision.
Grow, hold, fold
Identify and retain the best talent
Drive out complexity
Provide creative space and the best tools you can afford.

10. 118 Partnerships – To serve Jesus in our Mission Field
Two Points
Three Points
Asymmetrical Partnership – Large and Small
Institution – Congregation
Four Points
Area Parish

11. Under 50 People at Worship – 100 - Research –Scholarships
Pr. Matt Philaya from Salem from Montevideo
Swan Lake Lutheran – Lafayette – Fields of Grace Parish
First English – Walnut Grove
Big Grove – Brooten – Big Grove, Crow River and Grace Parish
One of the things we are doing is entering into a research project
Rollie Martinson and Jay Beech
100 congregations fewer than a hundred

12. Generosity Nurtured - How to Measure Generosity Five Practices
1. Voluntary Financial Giving
2. Volunteering
3. Relational Generosity
4. Neighborly Generosity
5. Self Evaluated Generosity
This book was lifted up in our class. It sounds fascinating. See the subtitle - Giving we receive - grasping we lose. I think Jesus said something like that. Grasping/dp/

14. Enhance Local and Global Mission

15. Greg Vandell – Better Together Food Packing Event

16. Better Together

17. Global Mission – Life Transforming Pilgrimage – Young Adults 18-40
Terry Thompson – Ebenezer Kandiyohi

18. Develop Servant Leaders
Common Prayer
Woman and Justice
Doctrine of Discovery
Lay Preacher

19. Continuing Education Great experiences Books – Audible
Input on Fall Theo Conferences
Systems
Extraordinary Leadership
Use as an evaluation tool
Biblical
History
Pastoral Care
Service
Spirituality
Online
Take Groups with you

20. Intracultural Development Inventory

21. Fund Raising is Ministry

23. Seminary Enrollment

25. Ministerial Excellence Fund – Lilly Endowment – Economic Challenges of Pastors and Congregations

27. Welcome – Our goal is to equip you to share the story of our work to share the Story…
Congregational Ambassadors make our Funding initiative Visible in the Life of the congregations they relate to in a variety of ways.

28. What are we asking you to do?
We are asking you to interpret our Funding Initiative and Lilly Project to your congregation and a couple more.
Steps
Make appointment – Let us know – Letter is sent
Connect with Pastor and or President
Ask what is the best way to share this story and invite support
Council – Governance
Wednesday Night
Sunday Morning

29. What are we asking you to do?
Conversation happens to find best path
Informal
Formal
Research web / human intelligence
Invite support as passion and capacity allows
Share stories of equipping to share Gods’ Story
Development – Relationships and Resources

30. Questions?

32. Funding Initiative Deepen Congregational Vitality
Enhance Local and Global Mission
Develop Servant Leaders
Lilly Project is a subset
Lilly Project – title