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Transformed and Transforming

Explore Bishop Wayne Miller's transformative message of reclaiming abundance and embodying the love of God in Essential Christian Community. Learn how to embrace grace, foster justice, and create open congregations that are open to collaboration and evangelism. Discover the power of stewardship and changing patterns of shared abundance. Join the Million Dollar Challenge to raise funds for ELCA World Hunger and witness what it means to be a Lutheran Christian today.

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Transformed and Transforming

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  1. Transformed and Transforming Bishop Wayne Miller Metropolitan Chicago Synod

  2. Transforming Scarcity into abundance

  3. Essential Christian Community

  4. Reclaiming the Heart • The CROSS is still the CENTER • It is the image and promise of... GRACE… which is…

  5. Reclaiming the Heart • The love of God embracing us completely exactly as we are… • The love of God calling us to be more than we have ever been before

  6. Reformation Invitation Formation Transformation Action Inside Outside

  7. Church and World Ecumenical/ Interfaith Neighborhood Open Congregations

  8. What is an Open Congregation? OPEN CONGREGATIONS EXHIBIT… TRANSPARENCY EQUAL ACCESS CURIOSITY COURAGE Open Congregations

  9. Open to the Neighborhood Neighborhood Open Congregations

  10. Growing importance of justice POVERTY RACISM VIOLENCE

  11. Open to Collaboration Ecumenical/ Interfaith Neighborhood Open Congregations

  12. Always local… Always Global Church and World Ecumenical/ Interfaith Neighborhood Open Congregations

  13. Open Communities are evangelistic! • EVANGELISM = Faith community INVESTING in individuals with the love of Jesus. • OPEN CONGREGATIONS are continually investing in individuals and in the world around them!

  14. STEWARDSHIP IS… Investing in “Us” • Tithing = Unconditional, First-Fruits investment in “US” • Almsgiving = Specific compassionate response

  15. STEWARDSHIP IS… Investing in “Us” • Almsgiving is both caring and generous • Tithing expresses FREEDOM FROM ATTACHEMENT

  16. Changing patterns of shared abundance • IN FISCAL YEAR 2015… • This SYNOD passed on $1.5 million to ELCA mission through regular undesignated mission support.

  17. Changing patterns of shared abundance • IN FISCAL YEAR 2015… • INDIVIDUALS from this synod gave an ADDITIONAL $1.5 million directly to ELCA missions.

  18. Changing patterns of shared abundance • IN FISCAL YEAR 2015… • CONGREGATIONS of this synod gave an ADDITIONAL $800,000 directly to ELCA missions.

  19. Changing patterns of shared abundance • What does this shift mean???? • If your congregation or individual members are still focused on tithing…CONGRATULATIONS!

  20. Changing patterns of shared abundance • What does this shift mean???? • If your congregation or individual members are giving BEYOND their tithe… WOW! CELEBRATE ABUNDANCE

  21. Changing patterns of shared abundance • What does this shift mean???? • If your congregation or individual members have abandoned tithing and are ONLY almsgiving… you have work to do.

  22. The Million Dollar challenge! • The goal is to raise $1 million dollars for ELCA World Hunger by October 31, 2017 ELCA World Hunger Appeal

  23. The Million Dollar challenge! • Challenge ASSUMES a foundation of faithful tithing! ELCA World Hunger Appeal

  24. The Million Dollar challenge! • Witness to what it means to be a Lutheran Christian TODAY • Living with OPEN HANDS ELCA World Hunger Appeal

  25. Transformed and Transforming

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