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Abiding Grace, Southlake

October 11, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

My last visit to Abiding Grace was over a year ago when Pr. Nick Billardello was on sabbatical. This morning I was back at Pr. Billardello to be a guest…

Abiding Grace, Southlake

Oct 11, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

My last visit to Abiding Grace was over a year ago when Pr. Nick Billardello was on sabbatical. This morning I was back at Pr. ...

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Welcome, the Rev. Remy Remmers!

October 10, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Welcome, the Rev. Remy Remmers!

Oct 10, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

Remy Remmers is another homegrown candidate for ministry, who has now been called to serve in the Oregon Synod. Because they wanted to be ordained ...

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Welcome, the Rev. Joel Hicks

October 10, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Welcome, the Rev. Joel Hicks

| Pastor Totzke’s Blog

From Mabank, my journey continued to Shreveport for the ordination of Joel Hicks. Joel has gone through the TEEM program to serve his home congregation ...

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Four Mile in Mabank

October 10, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Four Mile in Mabank

| Pastor Totzke’s Blog

It has been many, many months since my last congregational visit. But it’s time to slowly resume. Pr. Joan Iker just retired so my first ...

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Welcome, The Rev. Adam Stockton

August 9, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Welcome, The Rev. Adam Stockton

Aug 9, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

If you had told me a year ago that an Ordination would look like this, I would have told you that you’re crazy. Handful of ...

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Our Saviour’s, Durant

March 7, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Our Saviour’s, Durant

Mar 7, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

It had been a couple of years since my last visit to Our Saviour’s in Durant, OK, but Pr. Jeff Corson left at the end ...

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Welcome, Pr. Moises Carrasquillo!

February 25, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Welcome, Pr. Moises Carrasquillo!

Feb 25, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

The reason I had to leave Resurrection before their program ended was to join the congregation of First Sagrada Familia in Garland for the installation ...

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Resurrection, Plano

February 25, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Resurrection, Plano

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Sunday morning brought me to Resurrection Lutheran in Plano. It’s been almost three years since my last visit to this congregation, after our Synod Assembly ...

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Leadership for Faithful Innovation

February 24, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Leadership for Faithful Innovation

Feb 24, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog

A couple of years ago, Luther Seminary invited our Synod to be part of a pilot program to develop new ways of thinking about ministry. ...

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Lutheran Campus Ministry Denton

February 24, 2020 | Pastor Totzke’s Blog By The Rev. Kris Totzke

Lutheran Campus Ministry Denton

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A couple of decades ago, I thought I may someday be doing Campus Ministry if I was lucky. I’m under no illusion that it could ...

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