Mission Suppor t Symposium: A T ime of L iste ning, L e ar - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Exhibit L.2 May 2018 Mission Suppor t Symposium: A T ime of L iste ning, L e ar ning and Imagining- T OGE T HE R April 14, 2018 So uthe a ste rn Syno d

T ha nk Yo u!

Mission Suppor t T e am

Mission Suppor t T e am

Mission Suppor t Vision State me nt Nurture a c ulture o f he a lthy Missio n Suppo rt sha ring to a nd fro m e ve ry syno d tha t e mb o die s the visio n o f b e ing c hurc h to g e the r fo r the sa ke o f the wo rld thro ug h liste ning , le a rning a nd b uilding stro ng re la tio nships

What is Mission Suppor t? ic te d g iving Unr e str e d fro m c o ng re g a tio ns with Shar syno ds e d fro m syno ds with the Shar c hurc hwide e xpre ssio n e ssions o f E xpe nde d by all e xpr the E L CA fo r ministrie s within the E L CA a nd o ur pa rtne rs One aspe c t o f o ur g iving

What is Mission Suppor t?

F utur e Dir e c tions 2025 and Mission Suppor t • We a re c hurc h • We a re L uthe ra n • We a re c hurc h to g e the r • We a re c hurc h to g e the r fo r the sa ke o f the wo rld

F utur e Dir e c tion 2025 and Mission Suppor t • Wo rship, wo rd a nd sa c ra me nts • F a ith fo rma tio n a nd disc iple ship • L e a de rship de ve lo pme nt • Childre n, yo uth a nd yo ung a dults • Ministrie s a ddre ssing huma n suffe ring a nd injustic e

“Christia ns live no t in the mse lve s, b ut in Christ a nd in the ir ne ig hb o r. Othe rwise the y a re no t Christia ns. T he y live in Christ thro ug h fa ith, in the ir ne ig hb o r thro ug h lo ve .”

Synod Conte xt Wha t a re the stre ng ths o f yo ur syno d c o nte xt? Wha t a re the c ha lle ng e s o f yo ur syno d c o nte xt?

Synod Conte xt Wha t a re the ministry prio ritie s o f this syno d? Wha t ministry wo uld yo u do if the b udg e t wa s no t a fa c to r?

Young Adults in Global Mission • Ja c o b Dunla p- Arg e ntina / Urug ua y

Chur c hwide Inc ome

Congr e gational Mission Suppor t Shar ing T r e nds E L CA-wide a ve ra g e - 5.55% So uthe a ste rn Syno d a ve ra g e - 6.05%

Que stions for Conside r ation Wha t is yo ur c o ng re g a tio n’ s Missio n Suppo rt Sha re ? Do e s yo ur c o ng re g a tio n ha ve a g o o d unde rsta nding o f Missio n Suppo rt? Do e s yo ur c o ng re g a tio n fe e l c o nne c te d to yo ur syno d? Do e s yo ur c o ng re g a tio n fe e l c o nne c te d to the wide r c hurc h? Do pe o ple in yo ur c o ng re g a tio n fe e l c o nne c te d to e a c h o the r a nd to yo ur c o mmunity?

Whe r e do we go fr om he r e ? • Wha t a re the wa ys yo ur syno d ha s po sitive ly impa c te d the life o f yo ur c o ng re g a tio n? • Ho w c a n we do b e tte r a t te lling he sto ry o f ho w o ur syno d impa c ts the live s a nd ministrie s o f pe o ple in o ur c o ng re g a tio ns? • Wha t c a n we a s individua ls do to he lp the syno d stre ng the n its re la tio nships with c o ng re g a tio ns?

T ha nk Yo u!