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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!
General Registration Information
Registration opens TODAY, February 29 and will be through Eventbrite. Payment is required for completing one’s registration online. The registration fee is $75.00 per person. Registration ends on May 6, 2024.
Registration Process
- Go to scsynod.com/assembly to find the link to register for Assembly. Registration is through Eventbrite.
- Click the link.
- Choose ticket option that pertains to you.
- Follow the prompts to register – remember you must pay at the time you register.
- Once you complete your registration, you will see a confirmation message AND you will receive a confirmation email from Eventbrite.
We look forward to our day together as we gather to do the business of the Synod, hear the amazing stories of ministry going on across the Synod and learn from each other about how we individually and congregationally work to be “Like Good Stewards”.
Assembly Stories and News
CHRIST BE OUR LIGHT – A SERVICE OF REFLECTION AND REMEMBRANCE | 2023 Synod Assembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_e7R5uHUYk By The Rev. Christopher Girardeau Christ, our light, is always present with us in life and in death. During our Friday evening worship, we celebrated the ever-present life of Christ and the light of Christ in SC Synod...
COTTON PATCH GOSPEL | 2023 South Carolina Synod Assembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__4Wg6W9EV8&list=PLZapPS4bCOJAY6p0HllHmAfHSvT9p-C_L By The Rev. Rebecca Wicker “The world may be going to pot, but the story is crowned in glory.” This is the framework we are promised at the opening of The Cotton Patch Gospel, a...
SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION | 2023 South Carolina Synod Assembly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBXA7soLhCQ By The Rev. Shannon Mullen Evening worship at beautiful historic Ebenezer Lutheran Church came at the end of an inspiring first day of Synod Assembly. This service is always an occasion for worshippers to see Jesus and to...
Lutheran F.A.Q. | What is Synod Assembly?
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 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. Joanna Gragg is...
Pastor Joanna Gragg serves at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. She is a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College, class of ‘99; and graduate of Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, class of 2018.
She and her husband Nathan, who serves as pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Lexington, have three sons – Jonathan, James, and David.
Being a minister of word and sacrament (and loving it) is her second career. She also spends time dabbling in painting, is a lover of history, books, and anything that grows in dirt.