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NORTHWEST INTERMOUNTAIN SYNOD REGIONAL GATHERINGS 2024

FUNDING FORWARD:

STEWARDSHIP FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

Sat. May 18 9:30 am—4 pm here at First Lutheran (Lunch Provided)

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Come for a day to be inspired about who we are as a church in the face of

challenges. Explore how God might be calling your congregation to use the assets

entrusted to its care to create a more sustainable and faithful future. We will go forward in joy and not fear.

Our presenter is Grace Pomroy who is the Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. She’s a lay, millennial stewardship leader, speaker, and financial educator based in Allyn, WA. She is the co-author of the

stewardship book, Embracing Stewardship: How to Put Stewardship at the Heart of

Your Congregation’s Life, as well as author of the 2013 ELCA stewardship resource, “Stewards of God’s Love.” She is currently working on a book about alternative financial models for ministry with Fortress Press, an imprint of 1517 Media.

Outline of the Day:

9:30-10am Registration and Hospitality

10:00am Land Acknowledgement (Synod Staff)

10:05am Opening Prayers (Synod Staff)

10:15am Opening (Grace Pomroy)

10:35am Scripture & Reflection on Grief and Hope (Grace)

10:55am Break

11:10am Funding Forward (Grace)

11:40am Ministry Partner Time

12:00pm Lunch

12:30pm Connection Time

1:00pm Bishop’s Time (Bp Manlove)

1:30pm Assets Brainstorm (Grace)

2:15pm Break

2:30pm Theology and Native Lands Map (Grace and Staff)

3:00pm Holy Imagining (Grace)

3:30pm Sending Worship (Staff and Volunteers)