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JustFaith: The Call to Transform Our Hearts and the World

[ August 23, 2008; 2:30 am; ] Saturday, August 23, 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM Christ Church Episcopal, 10901 S Yale Ave., Tulsa, OK 74137

The Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod and the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma join in inviting you to a Saturday workshop introducing JustFaith, a program that empowers people of faith to develop a passion and thirst for God’s justice.  The $25 registration […]

2008 Salary Guidelines

Please click on the link below to view the 2008 Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Pastor Salary Guidelines.
updated-2008-pastor-salary-guidelines.doc

2008 Arkansas-Oklahoma Assembly Minutes

21st-annual-assemblyminutes-2008-final.pdf

Churchwide Report to Assembly & Presentations-Pr. Ruben Duran

a-ok-synod-elcareport-04-08.ppt - Pr. Ruben Duran’s Report to Assembly
Pr. Ruben Duran’s Presentation Part I:  a-oksynod-leadership-i-04-08.ppt
Pr. Ruben Duran’s Presentation Part II: aok-leadership-for-such-a-time-as-this-session-ii-04-08.ppt
Pr. Ruben Duran’s Workshop:  congregational-vitality-a-ok-synod-04-08.ppt

God Work - Our Hands in the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod

Recently I asked congregations to send me photos of folks in their congregations doing God’s Work with Their Hands.  These are a few photos that I received.  This post will feature Grace Lutheran Church in Oklahoma City, OK.  They sponsor a KidsFirst Sports Ministry.  If you have photos to share please send them to me […]

The 2008 Synod Assembly in Photos-Courtsey Annette Kezbers, Synod Photographer

 Registration Desk & Ascension Lutheran Helpers
The Rev. Anthony Chatman , Redeemer Lutheran in Oklahoma City, OK., leads a workshop on Renewing Prayer, Transformational Leadership and Sharing Vision, Mission, and Values.
 The Rev.  Ruben Durand, ELCA Churchwide Representative to the Assembly leads a workshop on Congregational Vitality.
Pr. Jean DeVoll-Donaldson chats with Pr. Don Marshall & David Curry prior […]

2008 A-Ok Synod Assembly: God’s Work, Our Hands

The 21st annual Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Assembly was held April 17-19 in Tulsa.   Resolutions that were passed at the Assembly were:Â
RS- 5 - 2008  Confessing Our Faith Together Toward Full Commnion with the United Methodist Church  which resolved to encourage synod congregations to examine the Confessing Our Faith Together Study and Discussion guide and to encourage […]

Welcome!

WELCOME to the web page of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America!
We have 59 congregations with over 17,000 baptized members in these two states and Lipscomb County Texas. Although we live right on top of the “buckle of the Bible belt”, this is a frontier for God’s mission. Over 50 percent […]

Campus Ministry

[ February 10, 2008; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Campus Ministry Referrals

The start of a new school year is right around the corner! Lutheran Campus Ministry here in the Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod, and around the ELCA needs your help in identifying young adults attending public colleges and universities. Often, the only way we know a student is attending is through your referral. If you send […]