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Lutheran Living in South Carolina

July 2023

Welcome to this edition of Lutheran Living in South Carolina. This video magazine will look back at our recent Synod Assembly. The Rev. Rick Carter shares a resource for leaders, The Rev. James Henricks shares a resource for Congregational Vitality, and The Rev. Emily Hartmann Edenfield brings us another Lutheran F.A.Q.

🔗 LINKS FROM THE VIDEO:

Know What You’re For: A Growth Strategy for Work, an Even Better Strategy for Life https://www.amazon.com/Know-What-Youre-For-audiobook/dp/B07PXKRH3F/ 

ELCA Growing Younger website https://elca.org/growingyounger 

Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Young-Essential-Strategies-Discover/dp/0801019257/

Lutheran FAQ Worksheet:

https://scsynod.com/wp-content/uploads/resources/lutheran-faq-handout-martin-luther.pdf 

March 2023

Welcome to this edition of Lutheran Living in South Carolina. This video magazine will share about Synod Assembly and an opportunity for Rostered Ministers to develop their leadership skills. Rev. James Henricks shares a resource worth looking at. Also, Rev. Emily Hartmann Edenfield brings us another Lutheran F.A.Q.

🔗 LINKS FROM THE VIDEO:

Synod Assembly – https://scsynod.com/assembly/

Lutheran F.A.Q. Worksheet – https://scsynod.com/wp-content/uploads/resources/lutheran-faq-handout-lent.pdf

November 2022

Welcome to this edition of Lutheran Living in South Carolina. This video magazine will share about the partnership between the South Carolina Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Japan. Also, we will learn a bit about Blue Christmas services as we prepare for the holiday season. Rev. James Henricks shares a resource worth looking at. Also, Rev. Emily Edenfield brings us another Lutheran F.A.Q.

Links: Blue Christmas Resources: Rev. Diane Hendricks preached this homily in 2001 after 9/11. https://thedailyprayerblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/for-those-who-are-struggling-during.html

sundaysandseasons.com has two options for worship planning: Blue Christmas: A Service of Night Prayer for the Winter Solstice Longest Night: Blue Christmas Evening Prayer

Inquirer’s Day of Reflection: Register to attend at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErd-6upzgtHtGsW7r66aZfi1YEQX1nS6kI

Sign up for Mission Insite: https://accounts.missioninsite.com/Registration?agencyCode=8EFC4

The worksheets for Lutheran F.A.Q. may be downloaded at https://scsynod.com/wp-content/uploads/resources/lutheran-faq-handout-how-to-pray.pdf

Synod Mission Videos

I Love to Tell the Story

A version of this video with subtitles in Spanish is available here: —

This video has a companion devotional available here: https://scsynod.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/stewardship/Mission-Moment-Congregation-Council-Devotions-2022.pdf

I Love to Tell the Story

“Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. “  Joel 1:3 (New Revised Standard Version)  

Tell the story of Jesus and his love! I heard a person make this comment, “I want to know that I am connected and part of something bigger than myself; something that goes beyond my inner circle of family and friend”. As a Christian, as congregation and as synod, Jesus calls us into a ministry partnership to spread his word and his love throughout the world. Whenever we work together to do this, we make a tremendous difference in this world and in the lives of God’s beloved children. This is one of the truly wonderful things about being South Carolina Synod – we walk together in ministry. We can do more together to make a difference in the world sharing the love of Jesus than we ever imagined possible.

This mission focused video will present stories of ministries of our congregations, the synod, rostered ministers and the churchwide organization that are made possible because of our partnerships across the church.

Camp Hugg

ELCA Missionary

Companion Synod Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church

Holy Grounds Coffee House

Restoration Chapel

These ministries are supported by the regular giving by members of your congregation, and your generous giving to Mission Support. Mission Support is your congregation’s financial weekly offering that is shared with the South Carolina Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church America.

Thank you for your partnership in God’s mission and for all the other stories you are telling and living through your local congregation. We are so thankful for you, and we are blessed to walk together in this ministry, as we tell the old, old story of Jesus and his love.

“Thank you for the incredible support you give to make possible the ministries and stories we’ve told. Thanks be to God!” Bishop Virginia S. Aebischer

To Boldly Go… To Proclaim

A version of this video with subtitles in Spanish is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnsAHib7ZVU

This video has a companion devotional available here: https://scsynod.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/stewardship/2021-mission-moment-congregation-council-devotions.pdf

To boldly go…to proclaim!

“Lord… grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” Acts 4:29 (New Revised Standard Version)

In this part of Acts we find the arrest of Peter and John for proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of the dead, and by the power of the Holy Spirit Peter’s bold proclamation of faith in Jesus and the healing that people have experienced in Christ is shared in front of all the rulers and the people gathered. The leaders become more angry by this bold proclamation. The people turn to prayer and ask for even more boldness in their own proclamation. And they are filled with the Holy Spirit.

Boldness lived out each day comes through faith in Christ Jesus, and the power of the Holy Spirit with us. It takes trust to step out in boldness with one another to speak the truth of the gospel; to make the time to continue our explorations together of the scriptures and not only rely on what we learned in the past. The Word remains steadfast, but the proclamation of the God’s Living Word is always calling on us to consider applications for our new time. This Mission video will present stories of bold ministry of our congregations, the synod, rostered ministers and the churchwide organization that are made possible because of our partnerships across the church. We are able to do bold ministry because we partner together.

• Lutheran Campus Ministry
• Stewardship for All Seasons
• Congregation Vitality: A Feeding Ministry
• Technology Infrastructure

The stories of congregations and persons who boldly go…to proclaim are made possible by the regular giving by members of your congregation, and your generous giving to Mission Support. Mission Support is your congregation’s financial weekly offering that is shared with the South Carolina Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church America.

“Thank you for the incredible support you give to make possible the ministries and stories we’ve told. Thanks be to God!” Bishop Virginia S. Aebischer

Stewards of God’s Abundance

Walking Together in Christ

Christ’s Salt and Light

Stories of Reconciling and Renewing Relationships in Christ

Where is the Spirit Leading?

Where is God Doing Something New in the South Carolina Synod

Where is God at Work in the South Carolina Synod