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Links Here are some links to sites that we enjoy. To add a link to this page, send an e-mail to goodshepherd@goodshepherdbismarck.com Caring Minitries Stephen Ministry http://www.stephenministries.org/ Good Shepherd is blessed with an active Stephen Ministry. Click here to explore the Stephen Ministry website to learn more about this incredible ministry. To learn more about Stephen Ministry at Good Shepherd or get connect with a Stephen Minister, contact Caring Relationships Minister Ellen Hauger at ellen@goodshepherdbismarck.com. Church-Wide Home Page Evangelical Lutheran Church in America http://www.elca.org This is the official website of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Western North Dakota Synod Website http://www.wndsynod.org/index.htm Good Shepherd is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Western North Dakota Synod. This link will take you to the Western North Dakota Synod's homepage. Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America http://www.womenoftheelca.org/ Book of Faith Website http://www.bookoffaith.org The Book of Faith is a five-year initiative in the ELCA that calls us as individuals and as a church to experience more fully the power of God's Word and to recall or learn anew the Lutheran appoaches to Scripture that have been so fruitful over the centuries. We are CALLED to be God's children and God's servants. Our faith is RENEWED. Our conversation and interaction is ENLIVENED as we share the Word. We are EMPOWERED to serve. We are SENT to be God's hands in the world, to let Christ's light shine through us. We are offering Book of Faith retreats several times a year to assist in engaging in understand and conversation with the first language of our faith - the language of Scripture. Our next retreat will be held in January 2009. Please make plans to join us. If you would like to be notified when Book of Faith events take place at Good Shepherd, please contact Music & Worship Minister Craig Schweitzer at craig@goodshepherdbismarck.com. Fun Faith Stuff God Pause Devotional http://www.luthersem.edu/email Sign up for God Pause, Luther Seminary's daily e-mail devotions. God Pause devotions are short but meaningful reflections on the following Sunday's lessons and gospel. Interview with Jesus http://www.interviewwithjesus.com This is a spiritually uplighting site of great interpretations of prayer, Scripture, and meditations with God. This site will be a very uplifting time in your day. A Call to Prayer http://www.elca.org/prayer This is a new resource provided by the ELCA's Evangelism Team. At this site you can find guided meditations, prayers, daily Bible readings, prayer requests, tips for prayer ministry, prayer 101, prayers for healing, and the ELCA prayer network. All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer. Acts 1:14 Enter the Bible http://www.enterthebible.org This is a new resource from Luther Seminary in St. Paul that provides excellent Scripture study and reflection material. You don't need to be a Biblical scholar to use this website, but you will learn and grow in your relationship with God by visiting "Enter the Bible." A Guide to Lectio Divina http://www.lectio-divina.org/index.cfm This is a great link to gather information and direction regarding the ancient form of spiritual prayer, Lectio Divine. Here is another resource - Contemplative Outreach. A great resource for texts that you can utilize in your prayer journey is published annually by Mount Carmel Ministries in Alexandria, MN. Here is where to find this great book - The Daily Texts. Stewardship Simply Giving Member Enrollment Form http://www.thrivent.com/fraternal/churchcommunity/files/Individual_Enrollment_Form.pdf Through Simply Giving®, your offerings are made through a pre-authorized withdrawal from your bank checking or savings account. Please print the form, fill it out, then send to Good Shepherd. Simply Giving Automated Giving Credit Card Form http://www.goodshepherdbismarck.com/files/documents/556/Automated_Giving_-_Credit_Card_Form.pdf Please print this form if you wish to give your offering by Visa or Mastercard, then send to Good Shepherd. Community Action Partnership http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/ The Community Action Partnership was established in 1971 as the National Association of Community Action Agencies (NACAA) and is the national organization representing the interests of the 1,000 Community Action Agencies (CAAs) working to fight poverty at the local level. Share, Save, Spend http://www.sharesavespend.com/ The choices we make with our money can change the world. Our goal is to provide concrete, actionable tools that help people shift effectively from a spend-centric mode to one that balances spending with saving and sharing. Websites About North Dakota North Dakota Website http://www.discovernd.com/ This website contains all things North Dakota! You can find links to government offices and facilities, tourism information, and historical facts about North Dakota. Bismarck's Homepage http://www.bismarck.org/ Find out all of the exciting things taking place in the beautiful communities of Bismarck and Mandan on this website. Bismarck Public Schools http://www.bismarck.k12.nd.us/ The website of the Bismarck Public School System. Bismarck is North Dakota's second largest school district. Lewis & Clark Trail http://lewisandclarktrail.com/section2/northdakota.htm North Dakota served as the host and home of Lewis & Clark longer than any other state during their Corps of Discovery trip from 1804-1806. This website will give you all the information you'll need to enjoy your stay in North Dakota along the Lewis & Clark trail. Martin Luther School http://www.lutherschools.org/lutherschoolsHome.html Martin Luther School is a Bismarck based Lutheran school enducating young people in pre-school through eighth grade. |
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