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General Synod Assembly Information 

• ASSEMBLY MATERIALS PAGE 

• ASSEMBLY OFFERINGS 
• ASSEMBLY Text Sign-Ups
  • (If on your phone, CLICK HERE; a text message will generate; send this message)
  • Text SESYNOD ASSEMBLY to 404-737-9022 - Message & data rates may apply
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ADVOCACY 

• 5-week Social Statement discussion on "Civic Life and Faith"  - Thursdays: Sept 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5 ; 7-8pm 
  • Click HERE to learn more and to SIGN UP!!!
• Indigenous Persons Resources
  • Land-Acknowledgement Website mentioned during plenary:
    • https://land.codeforanchorage.org/
  • Land-Acknowledgement Resources (Native Land): 
    • Native Land website
    • Mobile App (iOS and Android)
  • Native Governance Center
  • ELCA - Indigenous Ministries and Tribal Relations
• Advocacy-related committee interest form...  
  • Share your interest in any of the following:
    • Creation cares synod team 
    • Gun Violence task force 
    • Mental health task force 
    • Peace not Walls synod team 
    • Unsanctioned Police Violence
    • World Hunger synod team 
• Mental Health practitioners
  • Let us know of trusted mental health practitioners in your area
• Gun Violence
  • Gun Violence Litany - a litany for gun violence prevention
  • Gun Violence Resources - a list of links and resources compiled by the Southeastern Synod
• Unsanctioned Police Violence
  • Toward forming a faithful response to Unsanctioned Police Violence using a Disaster Management Framework

COACHING

• Coaching Webpage
• Coaching Request Form

DISASTER RESPONSE

• Contact Pr. Morgan Gordy (Assistant to the Bishop for Disaster Ministry) to discuss Disaster Preparedness and Response efforts

DIVERSITY & JUSTICE

• Letters from Bishop Strickland:
  • A Response to the police raid at Weelaunee Forest/Intrenchment Creek Park and death of Manuel Teran and a state trooper
  • Statement Regarding Gun Violence on March 31, 2023
  • Facebook response to Atlanta Mass Shooting on May 3, 2023
  • A Response to the Declaration of Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi
  • A Response to the Declaration of Confederate History Month in Tennessee
  • Statements from Bishop Strickland from 2022 and prior 
• Diversity & Justice webpage
• Please contact Ms Melissa Fuller Sims and Pr. Jonathan Hemphill , with suggestions on future workshops, book studies, and other requested resources.

EVANGELISM & OUTREACH

• Contact Pr. Linda Manson (Assistant to the Bishop and Director for Evangelical Mission) to schedule a conversation with you and/or your congregagtion

FORMATION 

• AFFIRM (June 11-16, 2023)
• Lay School of Religion Training Weekend - Oct 13-15, 2023 (interest form)
• Lutheranism 101 - a 4-part series
  • ​Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm ET / 6-7:30pm CT - September 5 & 19, October 3 & 17
• Confirmation Retreat at Lutheranch for Sept/Oct 2023 
• ELCA Youth Gathering
  • Gathering Website
  • Sign up for Monthly Synod Information Sessions about the Gathering

ROSTERED MINISTER CARE 

• Respite and Renewal Grants for Rostered Ministers 

VITALITY COMMITTEE / GRANTS & FUNDING

• The upcoming application deadlines for the Great Commission and the Linn Fund Grants are June 26 and October 2. 
• The application deadline for the Morton Fund Grant for Ministry in East Tennessee is due no later than November 30. 
• Select the link for additional details: GRANTS & FUNDING

SYNOD ASSEMBLY EVALUATION

• Click HERE to access the 2023 Synod Assembly EVALUATION