The Ministry of Presence
What is God calling the CSS to do to further God’s kingdom?
How is God calling the Central States Synod (CSS) to minister in the coming years?
What gifts will our Bishop need to help us fulfill that ministry?
Let’s figure that out together, recognizing that all our work begins and ends in God’s love and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. To guide our prayerful consideration of these questions, we’ll offer a series of monthly devotions beginning April 2024 through the 2025 Synod Assembly. Additional information about how congregations or individuals can respond to these questions will be provided as the process moves forward.
The Synod Discernment Team, comprised of nine pastoral and lay members from across the synod has been asked to design and carry out a process to invite the synod into a time of discernment concerning the needs, hopes, and realities of our life together as the body of Christ in the Central States.