Isaiah 43:18-19 “Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?”

October 20 at 7:00 p.m. Central via Zoom

A virtual evening of inspiration for congregational leaders in the NT-NL Synod

How do you know if God is calling you to do something new? Who do you talk to when the Holy Spirit nudges at your heart? Do you have a passion to see new ministries emerge but aren’t sure what the next steps are to live into it?

You are invited to experience an evening of inspiring voices to help you envision what God is calling you to FORM. Bishop Erik Gronberg and DEM Irma Bañales, along with the Revs Sandy Chrostowski & Ruben Duran from the churchwide office, will host a one-hour web event to help you transform your ideas into action. Hear from fellow leaders who share a heart for the gospel and love for the people of God. Plan on walking away equipped to serve.

Goals:

· Hear stories from leaders who are forming new ministries

· Teach practical steps to start something new (ministry, event, worshiping community)

· Share specific leadership examples and traits that are helpful to get new things going

· Begin fostering a culture of planting new ministries

Please RSVP to irma@ntnl.org by THIS Thursday, October 13. The Zoom link will be sent once we receive your confirmation.

Becoming More Human Through Worship

Sunday, October 30

Guest Lecturer:  Rev. Peter W. Marty

Those who make a practice of committing their lives to worship discover, over time, something interesting. When they leave worship they see an “outside world” that is smaller and more paltry than they had thought. Its politics are puny, its consumerism is hollow, its care for the weak is peripheral. The very assumptions of what constitutes the “Real World,” assumptions that typically guide our lives as shoppers, scientists, social workers, and sales associates suddenly become undone once we realize how the grandeur and mystery of God make us more whole than the more cramped outside world. We can do all kinds of things on our own, quite independently and self-sufficiently, thank you very much. But what we can never become without worship is fully human. Worship is where we figure out who we get to be in the presence of a God who gives and gives, and always out of love.

Begins at 4pm
Dinner by reservation begins at 5:30pm
Sung Evening Prayer begins at 6:30pm

FREE ADMISSION: Free-will donation will cover dinner

For full details and to register: http://www.luthercenter-northtexas.org/