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> Vocation Lock-In for Youth
 Thanks to Zion Lutheran Church in Muscatine, IA for inspiring this activity!
 

A cross between the Workplace Visits activity and the traditional youth lock-in, youth gain a caffeinated introduction to God's nightly work at hospitals, bakeries, airports, factories, etc. more
 


> Upcoming Events
  Orientation Conference, August 15
Dream big! Catch the Centered Life vision for connecting Sunday to Monday in your congregation, home, workplace, and community. more

Discover Your Call, August 21-23
Help your congregation name and claim their unique gifts for service in God's world.  This train-the-trainer workshop combines brief lectures with individual exercises and small group experiences. more
 


> Leading in the Wilderness
Thanks to Dwight Zscheile for this Roles and Structures reflection.
  "Across North America, Christians are beginning to recognize that modernity was a kind of Egypt where the church became captive to ideologies of secularism, individualism, colonialism, and consumerism. Within our congregations today are people with several different mindsets: those who are able to look ahead to envision life in the Promised Land; those who are simply confused and wondering where they are; and those who want to go back to Egypt." more
 

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Upcoming Events
> Strategic Planning for Congregations
July 10-14

 
> Orientation Conference
August 15 & October 27
 
> Discover Your Call
August 21-23
 
> Vision Team Conference
October 7

 

Web Watch

Way to Live: Teens explore 18 Christian practices that their daily lives with God and others.

Centered Life helps congregations cultivate centered lives: lives of belonging, identity, and purpose centered in Christ.  To find out more, contact Sally Peters at speters@luthersem.edu or 651.641.3353.
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