MEF Executive Director position
The executive director of the Mission Endowment Fund is a part time synod staff position responsible for working with the board of directors in oversight of this fund.
The executive director position is appointed by the synod council, can be lay or rostered, and is accountable to the board of the MEF and the bishop of the NT-NL Synod. The individual needs to be organized, fluent in financial terminology, able to travel within the synod, a good connector, and work independently with little staff support.
Click here to view the full job description.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to Bishop Erik Gronberg at bpgronberg@ntnl.org. Applications are due by November 16.
TLU Christmas Vespers
Titled “Night Of Nights,” the TLU Christmas Vespers service of word and music will feature the TLU Choir, TLU Women’s Choir, Kantorei Chamber Choir, and the TLU Symphonic Winds and Percussion. The music for this service will focus on Advent as a season of preparation for the coming of the Christ child.
In addition, the TLU Choir will premiere two works for SATB choir and piano four hands: “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Deb Mayes on the famous text by Christina Rossetti, and “Where Can I Find Him?” by William Averitt on a newly composed poem by Dr. Robert Bode. San Antonio actress, Sam Carter Gilliam, will perform short monologues between the musical numbers which weave a story and lend context to the music being performed.
Christmas Vespers will be held in TLU’s Jackson Auditorium on Friday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, December 2, at 4 p.m.. Tickets for each Vespers service are free but required.
If you are interested in attending the Vespers service in Austin at St. Martin’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, it will take place on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. This Vespers service is free and no tickets are required.
In the wilderness
In her November column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton reflects on Numbers 11, the Israelites’ journey to the land the Lord had promised them. Today, we are “becoming a generation not quite arrived at the promised land, but seeing God declaring: ‘Now you will see if my word will come true for you or not.’” Read her column in English: In the wilderness, or lee su columna en español: En el desierto.
Featured Resources for November
Gender-based Violence Resources
What does the ELCA Justice for Women program do?
Explore the ELCA Justice for Women resources page.
If you are looking for more resources from a global perspective, explore the Gender Justice Policy of the Lutheran World Federation.
Save the Date
High School Service Day (DFW area)
Various project sites
December 1
We are excited to announce that we are hosting our sixth annual event for high school youth!
Please send your $15 per youth and adult in by November 15 so we are sure to have enough project sites.
Recent Blog Posts
Bishop Gronberg:
Accompaniment Trip to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone Part 3
(https://www.ntnl.org/accompaniment-trip-to-the-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-sierra-leone-part-3/ – published Nov. 6)
(https://www.ntnl.org/jubilee-center-freetown-update/ – published Nov. 8)
Pastor Totzke:
(https://www.ntnl.org/our-saviours-durant-oklahoma/ – published Nov. 11)
(https://www.ntnl.org/belated-reflection-on-my-first-visit-to-sierra-leone/ – published Nov. 11)
Where in the world is?
Bishop Gronberg:
- Nov. 12: Briarwood Board Meeting
- Nov. 14: Briarwood and NT-NL Staff Birthday Lunch
- Nov. 15-18: Family Vacation
Pastor Totzke:
- Nov. 18: Calvary, N. Richland Hills
- Nov. 18: Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) Trivia Challenge, Briarwood
Pastora Bañales:
- Nov. 13: Christ the Servant, Denton
- Nov. 15: Stewardship Team, Synod Office
- Nov. 15: Meeting with African American congregations, Community of Hope, Ft Worth
- Nov. 17: Teaching for PLMA Fall 2018, Course 3, Briarwood
- Nov. 18-24: Vacation
Upcoming Events
- Nov. 12-13: Perkins Fall Convocation on Creative Worship, Dallas, TX
- Nov. 13-15: Young at Heart Retreat, Briarwood
- Nov. 16-18: National Young Adult Discernment Retreat, Tallapoosa, GA
- Nov. 17: PLMA Fall 2018, Course 3, Briarwood
- Nov. 17: MEF Board meeting, Grand Prairie, TX
- Nov. 18: Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) Trivia Challenge, Briarwood
- Nov. 29: ELCA Coach Training, Level 2, Briarwood
- Nov. 30 – Dec. 1: Candidacy Retreat, Briarwood
- Nov. 30 – Dec. 2: Upper Elementary Winter Retreat, Briarwood
- Dec. 1: High School Service Day (DFW area)
- Dec. 27-28: NT-NL 2018 Christmas Break Young Adult Retreat, Briarwood
- Jan. 13: ConFESt: Confirmands’ Afternoon with the Bishop, Dallas, TX
- Jan. 17: Boundaries Training, Briarwood
- Jan. 28-30: Tri-Theological Conference, Galveston, TX
Access our full online Calendar here. Updates made regularly.
Do you have news or announcements to share? Please submit to the Synod office (office@ntnl.org) for consideration for upcoming NT-NL News.