Southeast Michigan Synod

2024 Synod Assembly
2024-05-11 | Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1920 Lewis Avenue, Ida, MI, 48140, United States

Declaring Nursing Homes a Mission Field
2023-10-21 | St John/Farmington Hills, 23225 Gill Rd, Farmington Hills, MI, 48335, United States
Presenter: Pastor Mark Fisher
Currently national estimates suggest that over 1,500,000 people reside in nursing homes each day with well over 50% rarely receiving visits. Pr. Mark Fisher and his congregation have begun to address the needs in their community by establishing a visitation ministry that includes visiting individuals each month. If you are interested in learning how to start an outreach initiative – possibly with a nursing home in your area – this is a workshop for you.
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Financial Best Practices
2023-09-23 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | Beautiful Savior/Bloomfield Hills, 5631 N. Adams Rd., Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48304, United States
Presenter: Pastor Niklaus Schillack
One of the top three reasons people give to nonprofits in the United States is trust in the organization’s responsible financial management. Do you have basic practices in place to give donors this confidence? This lab examines three areas a congregational leader can improve with bitesize steps: 1) Council Policies and Actions; 2) Cashflow Checks and Balances; and 3) Transparency. Tangible examples will be offered including take-home documents for implementing improvements in the congregation(s) you serve. Our session will be led by Pr. Niklaus Schillack, who holds a B.B.A. in Accounting.
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Synod Day at Comerica Park
2023-08-25 19:10 | Comerica Park, 2100 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI, 48313, United States
Houston Astros at Detroit Tigers
Join us for a night at the ballpark. This event is open to all—clergy, members, friends and family. After the game stick around for the fantastic fireworks display!
The SEMI Synod Office will only fill ticket orders placed by your church.

No individual tickets will be sold
Paid ticket requests submitted to the SEMI Synod Office will be filled in advance
Are requests are due by July 25th
Contact us: news@semisynod.com & add “Tigers Tix” in the subject line

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Updating your Congregation Constitution
2023-07-15 09:30 - 12:00 | St. James Lutheran Church, 170 McMillan Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 48236, United States
George Watson, Presenter
Is your Constitution out of date? Why does it matter? Does it accurately reflect your current Council and Committee structure? Do you want to find out the easiest way to amend your Constitution? Join us to learn the answers to these and other questions. All congregations should update their Constitution in response to the triennial Churchwide Assembly.
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Peer-to-Peer Ministry
2023-06-17 09:30 - 12:00 | Prince of Peace/Ida, 1920 Lewis Ave, Ida, MI, 48140, United States
Pastor Aaron Werner, Presenter
Peer-to-Peer Ministry creates safe places to find support and a training ground where young people learn to welcome, listen to, and accompany their peers. Our young people have a great deal of pressure placed on them. Levels of anxiety and depression are rising. My colleagues and I have worked with thousands of youth and this is what we hear:
“Yes, I am in conversation with friends considering suicide or self-harm.”
“Yes, I know someone struggling with an addiction or an eating disorder.”
“Yes, I talk with friends about relationship troubles and stress.”
And one hundred percent of our youth say, “YES! I want to know better how to help my friends.”
Learn how to create safe places to for young people to find and give support, practicing fundamental welcoming, listening, and helping skills.
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2023 Assembly
2023-05-18 - 2023-05-20 | Blue Water Convention Center, 800 Harker St, Port Huron, MI, 48060, United States
Click here for 2023 Assembly Document and Details

Welcome to YouTube Channel 101
2023-04-29 09:30 - 11:00 | Zoom, online
Paul Schmidt, Presenter
Learn the YouTube basics of video file formats to upload; upload procedures and what is important to have and/or think about; strategies and tactics of titles and descriptions; proper thumbnail tools; playlists, end screens and cards … maybe more! Who should attend? Anyone with questions about setting up YouTube Channels for church or yourself. Our session will be led by Paul Schmidt, Creative Video Strategist at UnoDeuce Multimedia. To attend, register here and a zoom link will be provided.
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Justice Summit
2023-03-25 09:00 - 15:00 | St. John Lutheran Church, 23225 Gill Road, Farmington Hills, MI, 48335, United States
