Updates from the 2025 Triennium
Mark Bennett
Community Transformation in Practice: Training Weekend Offers Tools for Public Ministry & Local Engagement

On October 24-25, faith leaders, community organizers, and members from across the region gathered for a two-day training on community engagement and public witness (Connections to Transformation Conference). Though the attendance was modest—18 participants on Friday and 39 on Saturday—the impact of the learning was anything but small. Those present were deeply engaged and the presenters offered powerful insight, practical tools, and inspiring examples of ministry in the public square.

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Mark Bennett
When One Suffers, All Care: A Matthew 25 Approach to Breast Cancer Awareness

Every October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month invites us to practice the compassion of Matthew 25:31–46 in concrete ways. As a Matthew 25 Synod, we are called to see Christ in neighbors who face diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and grief—and to respond with care that is practical, equitable, and hope-filled.

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