Sign up for eUpdates   In joining the Book of Faith Initiative, your congregation or organization is committing to becoming more fluent in the first language of faith, the language of Scripture, in order that we might live into our calling as a people renewed, enlivened, and empowered by the Word. * = Required Fields Organization Name * Name of Congregation, Synod, or Organization Synod * 1A — Alaska 1B — Northwest Washington 1C — Southwestern Washington 1D — Eastern Washington-Idaho 1E — Oregon 1F — Montana 2A — Sierra Pacific 2B — Southwest California 2C — Pacifica 2D — Grand Canyon 2E — Rocky Mountain 3A — Western North Dakota 3B — Eastern North Dakota 3C — South Dakota 3D — Northwestern Minnesota 3E — Northeastern Minnesota 3F — Southwestern Minnesota 3G — Minneapolis Area 3H — Saint Paul Area 3I — Southeastern Minnesota 4A — Nebraska 4B — Central States 4C — Arkansas-Oklahoma 4D — Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana 4E — Southwestern Texas 4F — Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast 5A — Metropolitan Chicago 5B — Northern Illinois 5C — Central/Southern Illinois 5D — Southeastern Iowa 5E — Western Iowa 5F — Northeastern Iowa 5G — Northern Great Lakes 5H — Northwest Synod of Wisconsin 5I — East-Central Synod of Wisconsin 5J — Greater Milwaukee 5K — South-Central Synod of Wisconsin 5L — La Crosse Area 6A — Southeast Michigan 6B — North/West Lower Michigan 6C — Indiana-Kentucky 6D — Northwestern Ohio 6E — Northeastern Ohio 6F — Southern Ohio 7A — New Jersey 7B — New England 7C — Metropolitan New York 7D — Upstate New York 7E — Northeastern Pennsylvania 7F — Southeastern Pennsylvania 7G — Slovak Zion 8A — Northwestern Pennsylvania 8B — Southwestern Pennsylvania 8C — Allegheny 8D — Lower Susquehanna 8E — Upper Susquehanna 8F — Delaware-Maryland 8G — Metropolitan Washington, D.C. 8H — West Virginia-Western Maryland 9A — Virginia 9B — North Carolina 9C — South Carolina 9D — Southeastern 9E — Florida-Bahamas 9F — Caribbean Scroll down to select synod General Information Congregation ID Congregation ID number (if known) Address City State/Province ZIP/Postal Code * Website Type the Web address: (Click here to test)   Type the description:  Contact Name * Primary E-Mail * May we add this email to our mailing list? Secondary E-mail May we add this email to our mailing list? What Your Group Will Do We will assess where our congregation/synod/organization currently stands in relation to this commitment Through the on-line Book of Faith Forum, we will share ideas with the whole church concerning what has already gone well in our setting with engagement with the Bible We will pause for Dwelling in the Word moments in worship or during meetings We will engage the youth in our congregation/synod/organization in helping to develop a strategy for fulfilling our commitment We will begin all meetings of the congregation/synod/organization with Bible study We will watch the Book of Faith Assembly video with a group and engage some of the accompanying Bible studies We will explore ways to encourage “family Bible Story time” for use in the home We will embark on a common Bible reading schedule with a companion synod/ congregation We will share helpful resources and ongoing questions with others by joining the on-line Book of Faith Forum Briefly describe how your congregation, synod, or organization will join the conversation and become more fluent in the language of Scripture. Idea1 Please no quotation marks Idea2 Please no quotation marks Idea3 Please no quotation marks	You will need flash player 9 to view this content
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