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New Opportunities

March 11, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

This weekend I traveled to Trinity Lutheran, Providence in the Panhandle Conference. Trinity has been served by interim pastor, Eric Petty ever since Pr. Peter Harrington retired. It is a healthy congregation with a great number of young families and children for their small size. But it’s not an easy place to fill a pastoral…

New Opportunities

Mar 11, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

This weekend I traveled to Trinity Lutheran, Providence in the Panhandle Conference. Trinity has been served by interim pastor, Eric Petty ever since Pr. Peter ...

Faith in Sagerton

March 3, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Faith in Sagerton

Mar 3, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Many of my congregational visits seem to be connected to events — anniversaries, installations, departing pastors, and most recently a closing. But today was just ...

A Missional Ending

February 25, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

A Missional Ending

Feb 25, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

This weekend was a busy one in Bosque County. Saturday was filled with meetings, as I met first with leaders of the congregations to continue ...

Bishops’ Associates gather in South Carolina

February 6, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Bishops’ Associates gather in South Carolina

Feb 6, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Every other year the ELCA holds a Gathering of the Assistants to the Bishops and Bishops’ Associates. It’s a time for fellowship and learning, as ...

A Return to Christ

February 4, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

A Return to Christ

Feb 4, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

I often visit congregations more than once when they are in transition. Interim Pr. Lanny Westphal invited me to preach and lead a forum at ...

Good Samaritan

January 20, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Good Samaritan

Jan 20, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Many in our Synod are familiar with Lutheran Sunset Homes in Clifton, but there are also two retirement communities in Denton that also have Lutheran ...

A Shredding Celebration

January 20, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

A Shredding Celebration

| Pastor Totzke’s Blog

This morning I did a return visit to Joy Lutheran in Rockwall. It’s been over a year since my last visit, just after the retirement ...

ConFest!

January 16, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

ConFest!

Jan 16, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Sunday was our very first Confirmation Festival (ConFest) in the NT-NL Synod. 20 congregations from around the metroplex sent 180 students and adults to learn ...

Joyful day in Killeen!

January 12, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Joyful day in Killeen!

Jan 12, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

We had a joyful celebration at Immanuel Lutheran in Killeen this weekend, as we celebrated the installation of their new pastor Veronica Webber Smith. Pr. ...

Epiphany Sunday at Central

January 7, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Epiphany Sunday at Central

Jan 7, 2019 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Epiphany only falls on a Sunday every seven years and I was fortunate to get to preach on one of those rare Epiphanies this year ...

In Mission Together

Pastor Totzke’s Blog

New Opportunities

New Opportunities

Faith in Sagerton

Faith in Sagerton

A Missional Ending

A Missional Ending

Bishops’ Associates gather in South Carolina

Bishops’ Associates gather in South Carolina

A Return to Christ

A Return to Christ

Good Samaritan

Good Samaritan

A Shredding Celebration

A Shredding Celebration

ConFest!

ConFest!

Joyful day in Killeen!

Joyful day in Killeen!

Epiphany Sunday at Central

Epiphany Sunday at Central

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