Pastoral Care for LPAs
with Pr. Grant Barnett Christenson
Topics Covered will Include:
Hospital visitation - How to make a meaningful hospital visit under various circumstances such as:
-When someone is in hospice.
-When someone is receiving cancer treatment.
-When someone has suffered a trauma.
Suicide - It’s not “if” you will encounter a suicide, but “when.”
-Support for survivors.
-Dealing with the emotional fallout when a community member dies by suicide.
-Addressing the stigma when someone dies by suicide and no one wants to talk about it.
-Suicide prevention.
Making parish pastoral care approachable:
-Greeting card ministry.
-Doing a friendly “check in.”
-Creating a pastoral care team to help.
-Protecting the confidential situations you may encounter.
-Turn to the Lord in prayer.
Theology of pastoral care
-Caring for others.
-Caring for ourselves.
-Following the example of our Lord.
-Together we get to be the Body of Christ.
Saturday, March 14th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm in Helena, MT
5 Contact Hours
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Taste and See Cultivating Generous Congregations
With Pastor Larry Strenge, National Coordinator for Generous Congregations
Saturday February 29, 10 am to 3 pm
Available at the Following Sites Via Zoom
Register at your Preferred Site
Cost: $10 (Pay at your Preferred Site. Includes Lunch)
4 Contact Hours Available
Billings: American Lutheran Church 406 252-4171 Bozeman: Christ the King Lutheran Church 406 587-4131
Great Falls: Bethel Lutheran Church 406 761-1543 Butte: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 406 723-9182
Kalispell: Immanuel Lutheran Communities (RSVP to Bethlehem Lutheran Church) 406 752-6140
Missoula: Atonement Lutheran Church 406 549-7792 Glendive: Zion Lutheran Church 406 377-3369
Sidney: Pella Lutheran Church 406 433-3350 Glasgow: First Lutheran Church 406 228-4862
Havre: First Lutheran Church 406 265-5881
OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Roeben-Raunig Lecture in Social Justice and the Human-Animal Relationship
7pm, Thursday, February 13th — Simperman Amphitheatre, Carroll College NO COST.
Title:“Loving the Dust We Are: Franciscan Spirituality and Justice for All God’s Creatures”
Description: So much of the Christian spiritual tradition has focused not only on human interiority but also human exclusivity in relationship to the divine, reinforcing a distorted image of humanity as over and against and separated from the rest of creation. This lecture invites us to reevaluate our understanding of the relationship between human and nonhuman creatures as members of God’s one family of creation. Drawing on the profound but often misunderstood Franciscan spiritual tradition, Fr. Daniel Horan will suggest ways that we can renew our sense of cosmic creatureliness while deepening our appreciation for nonhuman creaturely agency, arguing for a Christian spirituality that encourages us to “love the dust we are” and work for justice for all God’s creatures.
Daniel P. Horan, OFM, PhD is a Franciscan friar of Holy Name Province (NY), assistant professor of systematic theology and spirituality at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, a columnist for the National Catholic Reporter, and the author of several books including All God’s Creatures: A Theology of Creation (2018), Catholicity and Emerging Personhood: A Contemporary Theological Anthropology (2019), and Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis’s Rejoice and Be Glad (2019). He is currently working on a book about the Incarnation and is also co-host of The Francis Effect Podcast.
NRIT Digital Courses
An NRIT Digital Offering: download onto your computer or stream online
Coming Feburary 15:
In Memory of Her: Voices of Biblical Women
With Dr. Kathryn Schifferdecker
This class explores anew the books of Ruth, Esther, and Song of Songs. These are small Old Testament books, often overlooked in Christian preaching and teaching. Yet they contain hidden treasures - great stories, beautiful poetry, humor, and strong women's voices. Come explore these little gems of the biblical narrative and re-acquaint yourself with the themes found in them: love, loyalty, beauty, courage, and faith.
You can purchase this class now and watch at your convenience in the coming months. The format allows you to watch in any time increment you choose and also allows you to return to sections you’ve already watched or go back and forth between sessions.
$70 to purchase class
5 Contact hours of continuing education. (And no travel costs!)
Class Available on February 15th
Coming Feburary 15:
In Memory of Her: Voices of Biblical Women
With Dr. Kathryn Schifferdecker
This class explores anew the books of Ruth, Esther, and Song of Songs. These are small Old Testament books, often overlooked in Christian preaching and teaching. Yet they contain hidden treasures - great stories, beautiful poetry, humor, and strong women's voices. Come explore these little gems of the biblical narrative and re-acquaint yourself with the themes found in them: love, loyalty, beauty, courage, and faith.
You can purchase this class now and watch at your convenience in the coming months. The format allows you to watch in any time increment you choose and also allows you to return to sections you’ve already watched or go back and forth between sessions.
$70 to purchase class
5 Contact hours of continuing education. (And no travel costs!)
Class Available on February 15th
An NRIT Digital Offering: download onto your computer or stream online
An Introduction to the New Testament
with Dr. James Aageson
The New Testament documents are central to the Christian faith and to historic Christianity. By ecumenical consensus among all Christian traditions, the New Testament is central to the faith, life, and worship of the church. It is the word of God and it conveys the word of God. Even as the New Testament is central to all Christian traditions, interpretations of these texts often vary widely. This makes for a rich and fascinating tapestry of readings in the history of New Testament interpretation. This course is an introduction to the New Testament designed for a general audience and for lay people who may be preparing themselves for congregational leadership.
You can purchase this class now and watch at your convenience in the coming months. The format allows you to watch in any time increment you choose and also allows you to return to sections you’ve already watched or go back and forth between sessions.
$75 to purchase class
6.5 Contact hours of continuing education. (And no travel costs!)
Click Here to Register
An Introduction to the New Testament
with Dr. James Aageson
The New Testament documents are central to the Christian faith and to historic Christianity. By ecumenical consensus among all Christian traditions, the New Testament is central to the faith, life, and worship of the church. It is the word of God and it conveys the word of God. Even as the New Testament is central to all Christian traditions, interpretations of these texts often vary widely. This makes for a rich and fascinating tapestry of readings in the history of New Testament interpretation. This course is an introduction to the New Testament designed for a general audience and for lay people who may be preparing themselves for congregational leadership.
You can purchase this class now and watch at your convenience in the coming months. The format allows you to watch in any time increment you choose and also allows you to return to sections you’ve already watched or go back and forth between sessions.
$75 to purchase class
6.5 Contact hours of continuing education. (And no travel costs!)
Click Here to Register
An NRIT Digital Offering: download onto your computer or stream online
St. Paul:
From Saul of Tarsus to the Apostle of the Lutheran Reformation
with Dr. James Aageson
Apart from Jesus, Paul is arguably the most important figure in the history of Christianity. Paul and his legacy have continually shaped, fed, and challenged the church from the first century to the twenty first. Paul’s letters form the theological heart of much of the New Testament, and along with the memory of his ministry, they have continued to be read, preached, theologically interpreted, and applied to contemporary ethical issues.
You can purchase this class now and watch at your convenience anytime in the coming months. The format allows you to watch in any time increment you choose and also allows you to return to sections you’ve already watched or go back and forth between sessions.
$50 to purchase class
4 Contact hours of continuing education. (And no travel costs!)
Click Here to Register
St. Paul:
From Saul of Tarsus to the Apostle of the Lutheran Reformation
with Dr. James Aageson
Apart from Jesus, Paul is arguably the most important figure in the history of Christianity. Paul and his legacy have continually shaped, fed, and challenged the church from the first century to the twenty first. Paul’s letters form the theological heart of much of the New Testament, and along with the memory of his ministry, they have continued to be read, preached, theologically interpreted, and applied to contemporary ethical issues.
You can purchase this class now and watch at your convenience anytime in the coming months. The format allows you to watch in any time increment you choose and also allows you to return to sections you’ve already watched or go back and forth between sessions.
$50 to purchase class
4 Contact hours of continuing education. (And no travel costs!)
Click Here to Register
FREE RESOURCE FROM THE MONTANA SYNOD
SERVING ON THE CONGREGATION'S COUNCIL
Church councils provide positive leadership within a congregation. As a support to your council, we have prepared five short videos, ranging from five to ten minutes, that are intended as an introduction to the work of councils and their role within the church.
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On the next page, you will need to provide contact information, including an email. Then click on the "submit" button and you will be taken directly to the five videos, plus an introduction.
We hope you find the videos helpful in leading to deeper conversation about what it means to be church together.
Available DVDs at the Synod House
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Northern Rockies Institute of Theology is a continuing theological education ministry of the Montana Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
NRIT exists to provide and promote lifelong learning for the people of the Montana Synod (and their neighbors) , for the purpose of equipping them in their lives of ministry.
For more information about NRIT click here.
NRIT exists to provide and promote lifelong learning for the people of the Montana Synod (and their neighbors) , for the purpose of equipping them in their lives of ministry.
For more information about NRIT click here.