The Rev. Kris Totzke

Rosebud

October 7, 2018 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Today was another first visit – this time to Salem in Rosebud. It felt a bit like my trips to west Texas as I drove by miles of cotton fields,…

Rosebud

Oct 7, 2018 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Today was another first visit – this time to Salem in Rosebud. It felt a bit like my trips to west Texas as I drove ...

How did I get such a good gig?

October 7, 2018 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

How did I get such a good gig?

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Briarwood was filled with the lovely smells of smoked meats on Saturday when I arrived for a really awesome job – judging those lovely barbecued ...

Shepherd King, Lubbock

October 7, 2018 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Shepherd King, Lubbock

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This was actually my second visit to Shepherd King, but my first on a Sunday morning with the congregation. Pr. Jeremy Ullrich was a very ...

Panhandle Conference

September 30, 2018 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Panhandle Conference

Sep 30, 2018 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Our conference pastors meet regularly in all seven of our conferences. But only two have regular meetings of both clergy and lay members. One is ...

First Call Accompaniment

September 30, 2018 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

First Call Accompaniment

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Every September, the three Texas synods share a retreat for first call rostered leaders. While the ELCA calls this First Call Theological Education, we call ...

Mount Olive: 70 years of Dallas history

September 30, 2018 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Mount Olive: 70 years of Dallas history

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I’ve been getting to know the congregation at Mount Olive well recently, since Pr. Deb Loudin McCann retired in May. We’ve been pondering together about ...