Synods in Region 5 of the ELCA are collaborating on this year’s Boundaries Education focusing on racial justice on Thursday, November 5, from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, with lunch provided. Sessions will be held simultaneously in various locations in synods throughout the region. This training is required for rostered ministers in a call or interim call, but is also open to interns, SAMs, professional ministry staff, and faith formation staff.

In the Southeastern Iowa Synod, locations for the sessions include:

Bethesda Lutheran Church, Ames

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clinton

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Iowa City

The facilitator for the day will be Rhonda Hill. Rhonda is the Founder and Executive Director of Race & Faith, where she equips leaders and communities to engage race, identity, and justice through theological reflection, racial identity development, and embodied spiritual practice. She is the creator of the Race & Faith Quadrants, which guide learners toward courageous, embodied, anti-racist discipleship rooted in the Imago Dei. Rhonda teaches nationally on anti-racism, restorative leadership, and faith-based community transformation. Her presentation, “The Stories We Tell,” will serve as the guiding framework for our time together.

Click the button below to register to attend at the location that is most convenient for you by Thursday, October 22, at 12:00 PM.