Ministry Stories

These stories tell the story of the ELCA in all of its expressions – congregations, synods, and churchwide. If you would like to be part of telling the story of this church in your congregation, consider becoming a mission interpreter. Download this PDF brochure or contact Shirley Gangstad at sgangstad@hotmail.com.

Working ‘Hand in Hand’ with Missionaries

Jacob Dalager is one of several young adults from this synod that have served as missionaries in the Young Adults in Global Mission program. He served in Malaysia in 2009-2010. Mission work is a family affair for the Dalagers. His parents, Rev. Karl and Holly Dalager, served as missionaries in Colombia when Jacob was a child.

In the ELCA Hand in Hand Global Mission blog, missionaries share what they have learnd: the joy a young boy in the United Kingdom can find in an educational card game, the leadership skills a teenage Palestinian girl learned through her … Continue reading →

Telling the Story of God’s Work, Our Hands

Shirley Gangstad, the synod’s Mission Interpreter Coordinator, introduced 2011 Synod Assembly participants to a couple of resources for stories of the church. These include Being Lutheran, a prototype for a potential quarterly magazine, and Stories of Faith in Action.

Lutherans sometimes have a reputation for being humble. We’ll give anyone a cup of coffee, but don’t ask us to brag about ourselves! Shirley Gangstad, Mission Interpreter Coordinator for the Southeastern Minnesota Synod, is trying to “cure” members of the … Continue reading →

Online Resources

Our ELCA has a wealth of resources online. You can go to www.ELCA.org and type in any subject in the search box and be taken to the particular area of interest of the many possibilities of our ELCA website You … Continue reading →