Mission: Community, Women of the ELCA

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Mission: Community

Goal: To enable each woman to value herself and others as disciples created in God's image and redeemed through Jesus Christ; and to build up and celebrate relationships that are global, diverse, and interdependent.

What does this mean?
Mission: Community is about relationships among women of faith. These relationships are disciple relationships, which include God, family, other persons of faith, the global community, Women of the ELCA units, and the unchurched.

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How?
Assisting women in understanding that stewardship of time, talent, and resources is a way of life;

Openly publicizing events and activities, ensuring hospitality to all;

Encouraging participation in ecumenical events;

Planning, assisting and leading worship;

Supporting people in all relationships, across all dividers, and in all settings;

Affirming and helping women within religious and secular communities;

Exploring other cultures' understandings of community and family;

Promoting education on inclusive family values -- where all persons are supported and nurtured.

The question to be pursued
How can the selected ministry area help build and celebrate new and existing relationships?

Our Mission: To mobilize women to act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ

The Venn diagram shows the interconnectedness of the mission areas.

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