Dr. Rodger Nishioka: What are young adults seeking and how do we respond?
Dr. Rodger Nishioka returned to the speaker’s podium in the afternoon for the second part of his presentation: “What are young adults seeking and how do we respond?” He had…
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Best Financial Stewardship Practices for Congregations
Notes from a workshop by The Rev. Phil Hirsch NOTE: Observers were not present in all workshops. Christians in the U.S. face always thinking they will like something else more…
Keynote presentation: Who are young adults?
The Rev. Amy Thompson Sevimli, Assistant to the Bishop, introduced the day’s keynote speaker by reminding the assembly that it is still the “Year of the Young Adult” – the…
Assembly Opening and Setting the Scene
The body that is the ELCA Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod was called together in assembly for worship by the words from Corinthians that describe a body as one but composed…
Settin’ in a Stream
When you look up "patience" in the dictionary, you see a photo of this man. Neal Fisher, communications coordinator from the ELCA Upstate New York Synod, is helping us set…
Synod Assembly Worship Invitation
Worship has always been a highlight of our time together in Synod Assembly. Take part in the Fall Session's worship service on Saturday, September 25 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church…
Fall Session to benefit by reporter’s observations
I'm happy to announce that Stephen Padre, guest reporter during the Spring Session of the 2010 Metro D.C. Synod Assembly, will again be reporting his observations "From the Floor" during the Fall Session.…
At Home Abroad
The Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod is the smallest synod geographically in the ELCA. Unlike many of the ELCA’s 65 synod bishops, Bishop Graham could probably drive across the synod in an hour…
A New Generation of Worship for a New Generation of Americans
It was an information-packed morning in the assembly hall. The Rev. Karen Ward, Vicar and Abbess of Church of the Apostles, a young, emerging, Episcopal and Lutheran mission congregation located…
The big issues in our faces and the unknown under our noses
Bishop Richard Graham gave a verbal report to the assembly on Friday afternoon to support his written report, which had been distributed earlier. Bishop Graham made several key points to…
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