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Commission Partners Who are GREAT COMMISSION PARTNERS? GREAT COMMISSION PARTNERS are individuals, groups and congregations who support ministries of their choice above and beyond mission support .In an era of diminishing support, your commitment as a GREAT COMMISSION PARTNER can make planting new congregations and redeveloping existing congregations a reality. In the Southeastern Synod, a GREAT COMMISSION PARTNER is one who is united with others who:
We know God calls us to be disciples and to share the gospel. We see this happen first-hand at the congregational level. Mission support (benevolence) is your congregation’s contribution through the Southeastern Synod for synod, national and global ministries. Mission support is used to fund to ELCA national and global ministries such as the ELCA Division for Global Mission, the ELCA Division for Outreach, theological seminaries and continuing education centers, Lutheran colleges, campus ministries active in universities and colleges, outdoor and camping ministries, Lutheran Services in America, Lutheran World Relief, ecumenical ministries, Lutheran Disaster Response, the ELCA World Hunger Appeal, and many others. However, the ministries in the Southeastern Synod cannot be implemented through congregational mission support alone. Additional funds, above and beyond individual and congregational mission support are needed. Become a GREAT COMMISSION PARTNER and support existing ministries and congregations in the Southeastern Synod while allowing new congregations to be planted in our synod.
1. Download the
following bulletin insert(s) of your choice and use in bulletin for 2 or more
weeks. Bulletin inserts (pdf format)
Informational Resource
2.
Use announcement time or temple talks or
whatever works in your congregation to talk about some of the exciting new
ministries in our synod. Contact a mission developer to talk about his/her
ministry if you want transformation stories to share with your members. 3.
Encourage people to sign up and commit to give $10, $25, $50 or more 4
times per year to various mission congregations in our synod. 4.
Send completed forms to the synod office (preferably by Oct. 1, 2006). 5.
A letter will be sent from the synod office to each donor with the
specific request as needs arise. 6.
When donations are received, the donors will receive a thank you letter telling
about the ministry they have supported. A letter will also be sent to your
church office so that the story of this ministry can be shared with the entire
congregation. If you have any questions
about Great Commission Partners contact the synod office (404-5891977, ext.
235).
HIGHLIGHTED FUNDS As a GREAT COMMISSION PARTNER, you may choose to specifically support one of the current highlighted funds. Scroll down for full descriptions. The Luther-Zion Memorial Mission Fund The Harold C. Skillrud Scholarship Fund The Richard C. Kessler Scholarship Fund The Dr. Charles A. Linn Memorial Fund Equipping Great Commission Leaders Any “Undesignated” gifts will be used to enhance the mission and ministry of the synod through the Great Commission Fund.
CELEBRATION AND MINISTRY PARTNERS PLACE YOUR NAME ON THE SOUTHEASTERN SYNOD PARTNER FUND CONTACT LIST As a Great Commission Partner, you may also choose to offer ongoing support to new and existing congregations as help is needed. Your name and/or the name of your group or congregation can be added to a growing list of partners around the Southeastern Synod who agree to be contacted for specific needs for congregations within our synod and the ELCA. The privacy of those who participate in the PARTNER FUND LIST is respected and the list is not shared for other purposes. List members are typically contacted 4 times annually. The Southeastern Synod PARTNER FUND LIST was inspired by ELCA Mission Partners (see www.elca.org/outreach/missionpartners). Those on the PARTNER FUND LIST are contacted at the request of one of the five synod Commissions (Leadership, Multicultural Ministries, Planting Congregations, Resources and Transforming Congregations) when: a. a new congregation is organized in the Southeastern Synod (Celebration Partners); b. circumstances require funds for a special congregational project for an established congregation in the Southeastern Synod, such as rebuilding after a natural disaster (Ministry Partners); or c. support of a mission congregation is needed in the Southeastern Synod or throughout the ELCA.(ELCA Mission Partners).
Thank you !
Current highlighted funds:
The
Great Commission Fund
- These funds
are used to aid in establishing and/or assisting existing mission congregations
within the synod. Both grants and loans can be made from this fund. Transforming
Congregations - Among other items these funds are used to provide financial
support to qualifying congregations to help in their
transformational/redevelopment through grants and loans; provide scholarships
for congregations to transformational ministry conferences; provide scholarships
for pastors/congregational leaders to attend transformational leadership
workshops/seminars; provide scholarships for rostered leaders and persons in the
ELCA candidacy process for mission trips to our overseas partners in Guatemala,
Ethiopia, Augsburg, Malaysia and Singapore; provide financial assistance to
overseas companion synod representatives in their travels to our synod; or cover
expenses of Global Mission and World Hunger advocates as they meet with the
congregations of our synod. The
Luther-Zion Memorial Mission Fund is used to meet new and emergency needs within
the synod. The
Harold C. Skillrud Scholarship Fund (part of the Candidacy Fund) is used to
provide financial assistance to candidates for rostered ministries in the ELCA. The
Richard C. Kessler Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to outstanding
students preparing for ordained ministry or other full-time professional
positions in the ELCA. The
Dr. Charles A. Linn Memorial Fund for Church Extension in the ELCA- Southeastern
Synod has been in existence since at least 1952. The fund is used to supply
loans for second mortgages to emerging congregations for first unit
construction. Equipping
Great Commission Leaders-these funds many uses include development of
internships in transformational congregations, support for the Academy
for Transformational Leadership, development of new leadership programs, support
of candidacy retreats for candidates and their spouses, and opportunities to
offer annual boundary training for our rostered leaders to make our
congregations safe places. Planting
Congregations-As expected, these funds are used to start new congregations, but
also for supporting new Word & Sacrament ministries emerging from
established congregations (preaching points, campus outreach, and multi-cultural
outreach), purchasing new church and/or relocation sites; and training mission
developers - clergy and lay. The
Morton Estate Fund was established in 1985, for mission work in Tennessee, from
Chattanooga eastward. Youth Ministry-these funds are used to create and support new and existing Youth Ministries, Including youth ministry training, campus ministry, and young adult ministries. Click here for the latest downloadable Great Commission Partners brochure.
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