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NT-NL News: December 2016, Second Monday

December 12, 2016 | NT–NL News By NT-NL Staff

Where Does Our Mission Support Go?

As many congregations discuss and approve their budgets, we thought it might be helpful to share this video again.


Christmas message from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

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View / Download this video message from Bishop Eaton
Download English PDF | Download Spanish PDF

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Serve as ELCA Global Mission personnel

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Are you passionate about the ministry of the ELCA around the world? Do you have a desire to walk with our companions and be a part of the incredible work happening in partnership with our brothers and sisters in Christ? Do you feel called to serve as a missionary of the ELCA? If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider reviewing the ELCA job board’s list of current global opportunities.


Featured Resource

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Healthy Churches, Faithful Pastors: Covenant Expectations for Thriving Together

Congregations want to support their pastors but don’t know how. Pastors love their congregations, but they don’t know what to ask of their congregations to garner needed support. Everyone wants to thrive together, but so often we get stuck. This clear and engaging guide helps pastors and congregations bridge communication gaps and set mutual goals and expectations.

Reverend Keck grounds his framework of expectations on both scholarly research and on interviews he’s conducted with pastors and lay people. He finds many common difficulties in churches arise from failing to discuss priorities and expectations and from not effectively working through the problems that arise when expectations aren’t met. For pastors and congregants to arrive at common expectations, they need to understand each other—their respective needs, hopes, and distinctive callings.

This book provides concrete steps to aid congregants and pastors communicate their mutual expectations. Keck presents fifty “expectation statements”—examples of what pastors and congregations can expect of one another; a vital resource to anyone who seeks to initiate a discussion of expectations in their own church. Elucidating goals and expectations allows congregations and pastors to support one another and flourish, and fosters church health and harmony.

You can purchase the book from Amazon or directly from the publisher.

Subscribers to The Christian Century can read a review here.


Where in the world is?

Bishop Gronberg:

  • Dec. 14 – Jury Duty, Tarrant County
  • Dec. 16-17 – Candidacy Retreat, Briarwood

Pr. Totzke:

  • Dec. 16-17 – Candidacy Retreat, Briarwood
  • Dec. 18 – New Hope, Keller

Upcoming Events

  • Dec. 16-17: NT-NL Candidacy Committee Meeting & Retreat
  • Jan. 14: Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice monthly meeting
  • Jan. 23-25: Tri-Synodical Theological Conference
  • Jan. 27-29: NT-NL Junior High Gathering
  • Feb. 10-11: Mission / Synod Council Meeting
  • Feb. 10-11: Tri-Synodical Lutheran Men in Mission Gathering
  • Feb. 11: Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice monthly meeting
  • Feb. 12-14: 2017 Lutheran Legislative Event
  • Feb. 19-21: LSTC Seminary Sampler
  • Feb. 25: North Texas Senior Fest 2017 (ALOA)
  • Feb. 25: Creation Care and Climate Change (PWT)
  • Mar. 3-5: NT-NL Peer Ministry Leadership Training (grades 9-12)
  • Mar. 3-5: NT-NL Lenten Retreat (grades 4-6)
  • Mar. 11: Public Witness Team for Peace and Justice monthly meeting

Access our full online Calendar here. Updates made regularly.


Do you have news or announcements to share? Please submit them to the Mission Area office (MissionOffice@ntnl.org) for consideration for our next NT-NL News. Remember to include a picture or logo.


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