Financial Shortage
Are you physically fatigued or experiencing exhaustion? "Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46) Pause. Breathe. Wait. Feel the presence of God in this third week of Advent. Bishop Constanze [...]
Bishop Hagmaier’s Christmas Message
Bishop Hagmaier's Christmas Message for 2021 to the South Dakota Synod.
Physical Shortage
Are you physically fatigued or experiencing exhaustion? "Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46) Pause. Breathe. Wait. Feel the presence of God in this third week of Advent. Bishop Constanze [...]
Emotional Shortage
Pastor Jonathan Steiner, DEM/Associate to the Bishop, sits down with Donna Wright (MS, RN, NPD-BC) to talk about our "emotional shortages." In this episode, we talk about compassion fatigue, [...]
Rev. Alan Blankenfeld called to serve as the new Rural Ministry Liason
Through prayer and discernment, the executive committee of the synod has affirmed the pilot effort to provide a Rural Ministry Liaison to congregations who are currently without a rostered [...]
Vocation Shortage
This week we hear from Tami Steffensen, synod staff, and Karen Gieske from Luther Seminary talk about the shortage in "vocation." Perhaps you've heard of 2021 as the year of the "great [...]