Over these years, I have grown close to the congregation at St. Stephen Lutheran in Shreveport. Pr. Joel Hicks went through the TEEM process and was ordained to lead them…
Over these years, I have grown close to the congregation at St. Stephen Lutheran in Shreveport. Pr. Joel Hicks went through the TEEM process and ...
Read MoreAt our Synod Assembly in April, Bishop Gronberg and I announced that there would be some transition happening on the Synod staff this year. I ...
Read MoreThis weekend I visited the members of Midland Lutheran. The last time I was there, they were preparing for the retirement of Pr. Bob Barndt ...
Read MoreAfter almost seven and a half years in this call, there aren’t many congregations that I haven’t visited yet. On Sunday I got to check ...
Read MoreOne year ago I was on sabbatical, working on a project with the theme of Discernment. One result was the plan for a retreat designed ...
Read MoreWe have been experiencing a shortage of interim pastors lately, so it was with mixed emotions that I went to participate in a farewell and ...
Read MoreOver the last two weeks I have attended installation services for two of our newly ordained pastors. Because I walk through the candidacy process with ...
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This weekend, Pr. JT Miller invited me to be a part of multiple celebrations at Zion Lutheran in McGregor. Officially, it was a celebration of ...
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Every Thursday evening around 5:30, Campus Pastor Jim Rowe sets up this old grill, a portable table, and all the fixins’ for feeding whatever students ...
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Saturday was one of those “miles and miles” days that Bishop Gronberg refers to often. The day began as I traveled to Grace Lutheran in ...
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