Living in God's Abundance - Gifted to Serve
2016 Pre-Assembly Workshop

Join us for a day of discovering and celebrating the gifts God has planted in each of us. Participants will explore their own unique gifts and dream about ways to share them more intentionally in the relationships, ministry and service that fill our lives each day. Facilitators will utilize the LifeKeys process and other tools to help participants explore and embrace their vocations.

Registration Fee for the PreAssembly Workshop is $25 and includes lunch and LifeKeys Discovery Workbook. Preregistration is requested to ensure enough workbooks are ordered.

Onsite Registration will open at 9:30am the day of the event.  The workshop will begin promptly at 10am and conclude at 3:30pm.

To register for the Pre-Assembly Workshop
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OR use the Synod Assembly Registration Form.

Prior to the workshop, we ask partipants to take 10-15 minutes to complete the ELCA's Spiritual Gifts Assessment.  Please print the results grid and bring it to the workshop with you. 
Click Here to fill out the Finding Your Spiritual Gifts Assessment

God's Work. Our Hands (and feet and words and ears  . . .)

Martin Luther once said, "God himself will milk the cows through him whose vocation that is."  Today, vocation is often equated with career, but a Lutheran understanding of vocation embraces much more than only the tasks for which we are paid.  In each and every relationship that we are a part of and in each and every role that we take on, we are given the opportunity to be part of God's creative work of sharing God's love with the world. 

Using resources from our Lutheran tradition, as well as the LifeKeys materials, we'll look at each participants' unique mix of gifts and passions and consider how God might use our gifts more fully in our relationships and ministry in our daily life.

LifeKeys

LifeKeys is a spiritually-based program that gives you a multi-faceted approach to understanding your meaning and purpose. At its foundation is the belief that understanding what to do with your talents and gifts isn’t enough. Giving both individuals and teams a sense of meaning or mission calls first for appreciation of their gifts and then alignment with causes or purposes that motivate action.

Together we'll discover and explore your:

• Life Gifts
• Spiritual Gifts
• Personality Type
• Values
• Passions

Facilitators

Beth Anderson, Diaconal Minister, WND Synod Ministry Coordinator
Beth Anderson is a diaconal minister and serves as Synod Ministry Coordinator for the Western North Dakota Synod. In her role she works alongside with those discerning the call to professional ministry, supports current seminary students, coordinates the synod Lutheran Youth Organization board, oversees synod communications, and assists leaders in the call process.  Her passion in ministry is helping people discover how God is inviting them to share their gifts with the world around them through ministry in their families, communities, and daily lives.  Prior to serving on synod staff, Beth served as Vocations Associate with the Lilly Call to Serve Project at Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, for 6 years.  She is a graduate of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN and holds a Masters Degree in Youth and Family Ministry.   Beth lives in Bismarck, ND with her husband Dallas and two daughters.  

Anna Dykeman, Diaconal Minister, Western Edge Parish
  Anna Dykeman serves as Diaconal Minister alongside the people of Peace Lutheran  Dickinson, St. John's Lutheran - Richardton, and St. John's Episcopal - Dickinson. She is a 2014 graduate of Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, and holds a Master of Arts in Diaconal Ministry and a Concentration in Youth, Culture, and Mission. She enjoys being with people in a variety of settings, and is called to accompany others as they discern faith and life. Anna is married, has three children, two dogs, some cats, and enjoys being creative.