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AI is rapidly moving from experimentation to everyday operations, but many organizations are still determining how to implement it effectively. Join leaders from across the Lutheran Services in America network as they share practical lessons on identifying the right opportunities, selecting trusted partners, building organizational buy-in, and scaling AI to deliver meaningful impact. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to move beyond pilot projects, you’ll leave with practical insights and actionable ideas you can apply within your own organization.

Speakers:

• Heidi Leach, Senior Director of Information Technology, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
• Michelle Naples, Chief Integration Officer, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
• Harry Vijayakumar, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

Don’t stop at the webinar. Join us in person at the LITN Conference, September 20-22 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and connect with technology leaders from across the Lutheran Services in America network. Learn from peers, share ideas, and bring home practical insights you can apply right away.

Stable, affordable housing paired with supportive services can strengthen health, stability and opportunity. Yet too often, the ingredients needed to create it—land, trusted community relationships, services, expertise and early-stage capital—do not come together in one place.

Lutheran Services in America’s Health Through Housing initiative is designed to change that.

Across our network of 300 member organizations in 1,400 communities, Lutheran social ministries and congregations are already exploring how land and other assets can further their mission. Health Through Housing connects those local opportunities with the partnerships, technical assistance and catalytic capital needed to move service-enriched affordable housing from concept to construction—and to help successful approaches spread across communities.

The initiative brings together four powerful assets: land, trust, services and capital. Through Lutheran Services in America’s newly launched Flexible Loan Fund, national and local partnerships, and hands-on technical support, Health Through Housing aims to help create 5,000 new housing units serving 17,000 residents by 2029.

Two projects show what is already possible.

• California Lutheran Homes Foundation is transforming underutilized church property in Santa Barbara into 64 service-enriched affordable homes for older adults.
• Inspiritus, in partnership with Nelson Community Partners, developed 80 affordable homes in Nashville for older adults and people with disabilities, with services and amenities including a free grocery store, community kitchen and therapeutic art studio.

Hear from John Moeller of Inspiritus, Deacon Nancy Ackerman of California Lutheran Homes, and David Bowers of Enterprise Community Partners during our launch event “Health Through Housing: Bringing Partnerships, Services and Capital Together” about what it takes to turn local assets into housing that strengthens communities. We explore how church and community partnerships, early-stage capital and technical assistance can work together—and how Lutheran Services in America is building a national platform to help more communities put those pieces in place.

You’ll leave with:

• A clear picture of how church land and other community assets can become affordable housing with services.
• Lessons from California Lutheran Homes and Inspiritus about what it takes to move projects from vision to reality.
• An understanding of the capital, partnerships and technical support available through Health Through Housing.
• Concrete ways your organization can engage in—and help shape—this growing national strategy.

Housing needs are local, but communities across the country face many of the same barriers to getting projects built. Health Through Housing is designed to connect what works, unlock the resources needed to move projects forward, and help proven solutions reach more communities.

Recording

The Lutheran Information Technology Network (LITN) invites you to join a virtual peer discussion, “Information Retention and Data Labels,” on May 27 at 2 p.m. ET.

Implementing data retention policies and applying data labels is top of mind for many organizations, yet the path forward is often unclear, especially when working within Microsoft environments. This session is designed as an open, practical conversation to explore where organizations are today and how they are navigating these challenges. Together, we’ll discuss:

• How organizations are approaching implementation
• Experiences with data labeling and retention policies
• Whether Microsoft tools are meeting current needs
• Practical first steps for getting started

This will be an interactive session grounded in shared experience, designed to surface real-world insights and help you move forward with greater clarity.

We hope you can join!

About LITN

The Lutheran Information Technology Network’s mission is to enable member organizations to further each other’s mission by collaborating, learning, and optimizing information technology solutions.

Are you an IT professional interested in ongoing education and networking, or are you looking for opportunities for your staff? Join the Lutheran Information Technology Network as a member to learn, grow, and network with industry peers. Your LITN membership includes year-round opportunities to engage and connect on topics that matter to you as an IT professional, including our annual conference.