Dear Partners in Ministry, The office of bishop is called to oversight of all our synodical ministries, including Briarwood Retreat Center. This oversight includes communicating key decisions to the synod. I…
Dear Partners in Ministry, The office of bishop is called to oversight of all our synodical ministries, including Briarwood Retreat Center. This oversight includes communicating key ...
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Wednesday, Jan 31st, I went to “dessert church” at my kiddos church (Trinity, Fort Worth: Pastor Kendra Mohn, Pastor Matt Schroeder). A great example of ...
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When I was elected, one of the first dates put on my calendar was January 28, 2018. That seemed like a LONG way away in ...
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Left Beit Jala Wednesday morning. Crossed the Allenby/King Hussein bridge into Jordan. Visited The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethany Beyond the Jordan baptismal site. This church is ...
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Monday we were in Bethlehem. We visited ministries of the Diyar Consortium diyar-consortium.org which is an organization that connects Lutheran schools and other ministries in Bethlehem. It ...
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Today we worshipped at the Lutheran Church in Beit Sahour. This congregation is small but has a wonderful facility for a school that impacts its ...
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The day after the consecration liturgy was filled with official and non-official events. We said goodbye to many international visitors and also gathered for a ...
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A day so amazing it deserves two collage photos. This morning we were honored to participate in the consecration of Ibrahim Azar as bishop of ...
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Wednesday night we feted the outgoing bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land in fine style. Dignitaries from around the ...
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What are you going to Jerusalem for? What is a Lutheran? Is that Christian? There are Christians/Lutherans in the Holy Land? Who are they? When ...
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