{"id":53729,"date":"2021-01-28T08:15:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T08:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/?p=53729"},"modified":"2021-10-12T18:46:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T18:46:42","slug":"thriving-congregations-collaboration-project-descriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/2021\/01\/28\/thriving-congregations-collaboration-project-descriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Thriving Congregations: Collaboration and Project Descriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Collaboration<\/h2>\n

The Minneapolis Area Synod (MAS) and Augsburg University\u2019s Riverside Innovation Hub are both launching opportunities for congregations to be a part of a two-year learning community. These opportunities are both funded by the Lilly Endowment\u2019s Thriving Congregations grant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"LillyThe two initiatives will work in parallel for the five years of the grant. The hope is to learn with, beside, and from each other during the two, two-year cycles with distinct cohorts of congregational leaders. Both opportunities are for congregations interested in pursuing or deepening an orientation in their particular place, in relationship with the neighbor and neighborhood, leaning into God\u2019s promises and challenges and that meet us there. The promotion and application processes are collaborative, through co-hosting information sessions and a shared application for congregations. More details on information sessions and the application will be released soon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Each learning community will have two, two-year cycles of learning cohorts, composed of multiple congregations. The cohorts will be coached or facilitated by a staff member at each respective organization. Both learning communities will learn from and with each other, with shared learning Summits in the second year of each cycle of learning cohorts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS<\/h2>\n

RIVERSIDE INNOVATION HUB (RIH)<\/h4>\n

\"graphicThe Riverside Innovation Hub, stewarded by the Christensen Center for Vocation at Augsburg University, will learn and experiment with the Public Church Framework as a method for place based vocational discernment in the public square for the common good. This new opportunity is an invitation to congregations interested in pursuing or deepening this same orientation in their particular place, in relationship with the neighbor and neighborhood, leaning into God\u2019s promises and challenges that meet us there.\u00a0 The first learning community runs July 2021 \u2013 July 2023 and the second learning community runs September 2023 \u2013 September 2025.<\/p>\n

This project is open to all Christian denominations within an hour of the Twin Cities Metro Area. Congregations outside this geographic area may apply but should know their experience in the project may differ slightly.\u00a0 Participation in the learning community will include bringing teams to Augsburg’s campus 3-4 times a year (as COVID-19 allows.)<\/p>\n

MINNEAPOLIS AREA SYNOD (MAS)<\/h4>\n

\"logoNeighboring Practices and Faith Practices, stewarded by the Minneapolis Area Synod, will focus on faith practices and neighboring practices, because congregations connect best with their neighborhood when they practice their faith and they see with new eyes that God is already at work in their neighborhood. The first learning community runs September 2021 – 2023 and the second learning community runs September 2023 – September 2025.<\/p>\n

The MAS project is open to all Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) within the geographic boundaries of the Minneapolis Area Synod and African Methodist Episcopal (AME) congregations within Minnesota.<\/p>\n

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Thriving Congregations: PDF Handout<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Application Timeline<\/h2>\n
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  1. There is a joint application process for both projects that will be released on Feb. 3, 2021.<\/li>\n
  2. A letter of intent from the senior pastor is requested beginning March 1, 2021.<\/li>\n
  3. The deadline for submitting the completed joint application is April 15, 2021.<\/li>\n
  4. Selected congregations will be notified on May 15, 2021 and have until May 28, 2021 to accept the invitation.<\/li>\n
  5. The first RIH learning community runs from July 2021 – July 2023. The\u00a0 first MAS learning community runs from September 2021 – September 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Stay tuned for more details on the information session and application process. If you have any additional questions, you can reach out to Amanda Vetsch with RIH (vetsch@augsburg.edu), Kristina Fruge with RIH (frugek@augsburg.edu), or John Hulden with MAS (j.hulden@mpls-synod.org)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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