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, but this congregation is in the Heart of Texas conference, where they are served by Pr. Terry Atkins. Ironically, Pr. Atkins was up in the…
Briarwood was filled with the lovely smells of smoked meats on Saturday when I arrived for a really awesome job – judging those lovely barbecued ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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This weekend took me on a road trip further into our Conference Out West. After spending most of Saturday in Abilene, I drove on to ...
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Leslie was one of the first people I remember meeting at the first convocation I attended in NT-NL. She was serving as a Synodically Authorized ...
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This morning my travels took me to St. Matthew Lutheran in Waco for worship. Pr. Paul Krupicka retired at the end of August, so as ...
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Thought I’d add a quick post on my Sunday morning between the ordinations. This morning I joined the congregation at King of Glory in Fort ...
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