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ORIENTATION | LIKE GOOD STEWARDS
About Our Assembly
Like Good Stewards
“Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.” I Peter 4:10.
The 2024 South Carolina Synod Assembly will be held June 8, 2024. It will be a one day online event.
Our Theme: Like Good Stewards
Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 4:10
Working with the overall theme, “Like Good Stewards,” we have identified three subthemes to highlight. In our very own ELW, hymns under the title Stewardship are also referenced under Creation, Offering, and Justice & Peace. These three subthemes will be the areas that we will delve into throughout the day. We will be sharing stories from across the Synod of how congregations, organizations, and individuals are being good stewards of their gifts and resources to care for creation, to give financially, and to work towards justice and peace.
We have been working on a way to immerse ourselves in the Word around our theme. We are excited to share we have collaborated with Dr. Mark Allen Powell and he will be leading us in four online Bible study sessions beginning in May as we head into Assembly.
Prior to Assembly, in an effort to allow for plenty of opportunities of discussion and understanding, we will offer two pre-assembly forums, one focusing on compensation guidelines and one focusing on the proposed budget. These forums will be held online.
We look forward to our day together as we gather to do the business of the Synod, and hear the amazing stories of ministry going on across the Synod and learn from each other.
While we know the financial benefits to a one day online Assembly, and that some people across the Synod appreciate an online Assembly as it allows those who cannot travel to participate and feel connected, we also recognize that many people miss the fellowship that gathering in person offers. To that end, we will provide watch party sites across the synod. More information about watch parties will be shared as details are finalized. We are a Synod gifted with so many incredible and creative leaders and we hope this enables us to celebrate in a new and creative way!
preassembly q&a sessions
June 2, 2024 @ 5:00 p.m.
June 4, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m.
eNews
Mark Allan Powell Sessions
As an introduction to our Assembly, we have collaborated with Dr. Mark Allan Powell and he lead us in four online Bible study sessions around our Assembly theme. The first session we considered our overall theme, “Like Good Stewards”, and the following three sessions considered the subthemes of stewarding creation, offering, and justice & peace. These sessions were held on May 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 7:00 p.m.
about this year’s assembly offering
ASSISTING LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY
The offering received at the 2024 South Carolina Synod Assembly worship service is designated for Campus Ministries across the synod. Food insecurity is a real issue for many students and the feeding ministries of our Campus Ministries is vital. Sharing a meal is a powerful means of welcoming people and creating community and life-giving work.
We hope all congregations will find aspecial way to gather their assembly offering and send it to be a part of the very important ministry of feeding the young adults on our college campuses across South Carolina. Your generosity furthers this mission. It is tangible graceand love!
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Guests, Leaders, & Speakers
We give thanks to these wonderful guests, leaders, and speakers. More will be listed soon.
Mark Allan Powell
Bible Study Leader
Mark Allan Powell is a Retired Professor of New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary. He is editor of the Harper Collins Bible Dictionary (the world’s best-selling dictionary of the Bible) and author of Introducing the New Testament (the world’s best-selling New Testament textbook). In all he has published more than 40 books on religious subjects, including one of the 21st century’s most popular books on stewardship, Giving to God: The Bible’s Good News about Living a Generous Life. Powell also produced a set of DVDs that have been widely used in the ELCA, titled Our Duty and Delight: The Good News of Biblical Stewardship. An ecumenical, global scholar, Powell has taught at seminaries in Chicago, Berkeley, Estonia, Russia, and Tanzania.
The Rev. Jesse Canniff-Kuhn
Co-Chaplain
The Rev. Joshua Kestner
Co-Chaplain
The Rev. Rebecca Wicker
Necrologist
schedule
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
7:00 p.m.
YouTube
Pre-Assembly Bible Study with Mark Allan Powell
This openning session will be a pre-recorded introduction. All are welcome to join.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
7:00 p.m.
zoom
Pre-Assembly Bible Study with Mark Allan Powell
This Zoom session will allow for more interation. All are welcome to join.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.
zoom
Pre-Assembly Bible Study with Mark Allan Powell
This Zoom session will allow for more interation. All are welcome to join.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
7:00 p.m.
zoom
Pre-Assembly Bible Study with Mark Allan Powell
This Zoom session will allow for more interation. All are welcome to join.
Sunday, June 2, 2024
5:00 p.m.
YouTube
Pre-Assembly Budget Session
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
7:00 p.m.
YouTube
Pre-Assembly Compensation Guidelines Session
Thursday, June 6, 2024
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
LUMI PLATFORM OPEN
Test Your Tech Session
This is a designated time for all virtual attendees to practice logging in to the virtual platform, connecting to the Zoom meeting and testing your speakers. If you have trouble logging in and need assistance, we will have technical suppot open prior to the Friday orientation beginning at 6:00 p.m. Voting members will receive the support phone number in the assembly documentation.
Friday, June 7, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Help Desk Open
Voting members will receive instructions on logging in and how to reach the help desk.
6:30 p.m.
Lumi Platform for Voting Members
YouTube for Visitors
Live Orientation for New and Returning Voting Members
This session is helpful to both new voting members and those who have attended past assemblies.
Saturday, June 8, 2024
8:15 a.m.
Lumi Platform for Voting Members
Lumi Platform and help desk opens
Voting members will received instructions on logging in and how to reach the help desk.
We strongly encourage all voting members to begin logging in early once the platform opens so if there are issues, we have plenty of time to take your calls and help.
9:00 a.m.
Lumi Platform for Voting members
YouTube for Visitors
Assembly Session One
Order for Opening of Assembly and Worship
Organization of Assembly
Reference and Counsel Introduction of Special Guests
Report of Synod Council (Part 1) Procedural Matters Affecting this Assembly and Proposed Compensation Guidelines
*Nominating Committee Report
* Nominations from the floor of this Assembly must include a completed biographical information form. This form is available on the Synod webpage and we ask that anyone bringing a nomination from the floor complete this form in advance of the Assembly and be prepared to send it by email to charlene@scsynod.com immediately following the Nominating Committee Report. Charlene will need to receive this completed form by no later than 10:45 AM.
Introduction of New Leaders of the SC Synod
Report: ELCA
Ministry Spotlights
10:50 a.m.
Lumi Platform for Voting members
YouTube for Visitors
Assembly Session Two
Report of Registration
General Elections: Ballot 1 (Majority needed to elect)
Report of Synod Council (Part 2) Proposed Budget and Treasurer’s Report
Reference and Counsel 1
Report of Synod Council (Part 3) Constitutional Matters
Report of Registration
General Elections: Ballot 2 (as needed, majority needed to elect)
Ministry Spotlights
200th Anniversary
1:05 p.m.
Lumi Platform for Voting members
YouTube for Visitors
Assembly Session Three
50th Anniversary Recognition
Report: Bishop Aebischer
Reference and Counsel 2 (as needed)
Ministry Spotlights
Report: Vice President
Break
Ministry Spotlights
Installation of New Council
Closing Worship
Closing of Assembly