Confirmation and Living Covenant Lessons by Pastor Dan Roschke
My Confirmation ministry has always been based on a simple idea that former Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson gave me during my first year as a pastor. He was the keynote at the First Call Theological Education conference in Colorado, and...
Synod-Wide Post-Election Days of Prayer
All Metro D.C. Synod congregations are invited to participate in a 10 Days of Prayer series after Election Day. Through this prayer series, we hope to reflect on how we practice our faith in public, how we care for our...
Celebrating 50 Years of Ordaining Women and the Rev. Elizabeth Platz
In 2019 and 2020, we celebrate 50 years of Lutheran women being ordained in the United States, 40 years of women of color being ordained, and 10 years of LGBTQIA+ individuals being able to serve freely. As part of this...
Discipleship in Democracy: Leadership Academy Session
This election season our nation is facing unprecedented challenges, including conducting an election during a pandemic, active misinformation campaigns and unsubstantiated claims that the process may be rigged. As faith leaders, we have a unique and important role to play...
An Important Letter from Synod Council
October 7, 2020 Dear Beloved Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod, We, the members of Synod Council, write to you to convey the aches of our hearts in this moment of racial reckoning for our country. We lament for the sins of...
“Do Not fear, Only Believe” Mark 5:36
The synod staff and I begin every staff meeting with devotions and prayer. Last week our new intern, Adam Fairchild, led us in a Bible study of Mark 5 (the woman with the issue of blood and the girl woken...
The Body of Christ and Mental Illness: Suicide Prevention Leadership Academy Session
“My God, my God why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find...
Beyond Our Walls: Reformation Worship Service
All are invited to participate in a Reformation worship service on Sunday, October 25 at 4:00 PM streamed on the Metro D.C. Synod Facebook page and YouTube page or viewed below. The service is being hosted by the Virginia conference...
New Gifts of Hope Director: Welcome Natalie Cain!
Join us in welcoming our new Gifts of Hope Director, Natalie Cain. Natalie will be working with Carolyn Sowinski to transition into this new role before Carolyn retires after serving as the GOH Director for 9 years! Thank you Carolyn for...
The Role of Rest in Innovation: Leadership Academy Session
We’re all innovators now. For ministry leaders, 2020 has shifted innovation from a side-hustle to a developing skill-set. And yet we are suspicious of the new forms of youth and family ministry we have been forced to design and lead....