Assembly Workshops 2022 
April 23rd

The Zoom invitation for each workshop will be mailed to each person who has registered for that workshop.

There will be two sessions for workshops on the 23rd: one at 1:15pm and one at 2:30pm.
Choose one workshop per session and register today.

​Please note: registration for the Assembly is not the same as registering for Assembly workshops.  Register for the Assembly here.

On other days, there will be other opportunities to learn and share (see below).
Workshop choices for 1:15pm (choose one)
  • Finding Hope in Exhaustion with The Rev. Dr. Marjorie Funk-Pihl of Living the Resurrection, a church vitality ministry
    • This relentless pandemic continues to exhaust all of us. Fatigue is on the surface, but what is underneath it? In this conversation, we will identify the various emotions that are wearing us out and discover how to use them to generate constructive actions.
      Please complete the survey in the link below so that I can tailor our conversation to your experiences.
      https://forms.gle/EpH6gbT2MLCNaQv89
    • Register for this workshop here.
 
  • Seminary Education with Native Leaders with The Rev. Dr. Moses Penumaka
    • Leaders of the American Indian and Alaska Native Association (AIAN) of the ELCA and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary TEEM (Theological Education for Emerging Ministries) are designing seminary education with, by, and for AIAN leaders. A two-day conversation took place at PLTS, Berkeley, CA during summer 2021 facilitated by Dr. Kelly Sherman Conroy and the leaders of AIAN Association. This workshop will share about the initiative and the journey so far.
    • Register for this workshop here.
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  • Telling the stories of our congregations with ELCA Churchwide Communication Staff
    • They will lead us in identifying a good story and how to tell it for various audiences. There will be time to share ideas about what’s happening in your congregation and how you might frame that as a story of God at work.
    • Register for this workshop here.

Workshop choices for 2:30pm (choose one)
  • Becoming Ready: Developing a Congregational Disaster Plan with Alan Budahl of Lutheran Social Services of Alaska and Bishop-emeritus Dave Brauer-Rieke, Region 1 & 2 Lutheran Disaster Response. 
    • The purpose of this workshop is to help congregations take some basic and important steps toward resiliency and intentionality in response to disaster so that they will be better able to serve their communities when disasters strike.
    • Register for this workshop here.
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  • Climate Justice and Faith with Deb Nyquist, PLTS Climate Justice Program participant and member of Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna
    • This program cultivates moral, spiritual, and practical power for leadership in the work of climate justice in communities of faith and in collaboration with others.  Topics covered include theology, ethics, and spirituality related to climate justice; climate change knowledge; and social change practices that connect ecological well-being with racial, economic, and gender justice. 
    • Register for this workshop here.
 
  • Micro-Aggressions with Sister Kelly Marciales, ELCA Community Organizing Program Coordinator and Director of the Organizing for Mission Network
    • Every person organizes information from their environment into categories that inform decision-making. This is our implicit bias. When those categories do harm by our words and actions, they can take the form of microaggressions. This workshop will discuss implicit bias, microaggressions, and offer practical tools to reduce harm and how to attend to impact when harm is done. 
    • Register for this workshop here.


Additional opportunities

May 2
  • Telling our Stories in the World, ELCA Churchwide Strategic Communication Staff
    • Explore how to share your congregation’s story with those who aren’t in a faith community by learning about engaging local media and using digital storytelling techniques. We'll discuss topics such as building relationships with local newspapers and television staff, social media for congregations and how to tell stories with photos and images.
    • Register for this workshop here.


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