Jump Start Your Giving! Join congregations from around the U.S. for this six-session online stewardship workshop. The “Building a Culture of Generosity” program will help congregations create their own custom […]
Cultivating Vitality
Vital Congregations Training begins Oct. 6
Is your congregation ready to take some steps — even small steps — toward renewal or revitalization? Are you ready to try some new things, share some ideas, gain a […]
Congregations Encouraged to apply for ‘Open Doors’ ministry grants
By Interim Bishop Andrea DeGroot-Nesdahl Easter season blessings to you as we continue to live into the meaning of Jesus’ gift of new life for us in these times. We […]
Deciphering Online Worship Metrics or “Who is actually Watching?”
After a year of online worship, when the Annual Parochial Report came around, many rostered ministers and congregational leaders were caught wondering how to count online attendance? It’s not like […]
Congregational Vitality Catching on Around ELCA
In August hundreds of pastors, congregational leaders, and mission developers gathered in Maryland with Directors of Evangelical Mission and other Churchwide Staff for a week of learning, support, and […]
Cultivating Vitality FAQs
What is Cultivating Vitality? Cultivating Vitality is an opportunity to work in partnership with the Northeastern Iowa Synod and other congregations to grow in discipleship through training, prayer and support. […]