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....
Holy Ground by Rev. Dr. Erin Swenson-Reinhold
“Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” – Joshua 5:15 We are one of those families that does our best to remove our shoes when we enter our home; however, this means I’m...
Virtual Congregational Meeting Resources
As Fall begins so does Annual Congregational Meeting season. We have received several requests in the synod office for information on how to hold meetings remotely. In June, we held a Leadership Academy session titled Council 103: Congregational Constitutions and Council...
La Sagrada Familia’s Ministry at Langley Park
As you may know, Langley Park is a place in Prince George’s County where most of its inhabitants are Latino and from other parts of the world. The Sagrada Familia ministry has played a pivotal role for many years in...