First official day of ELCA Churchwide Assembly 2019. Worship of course begins our time together and ELCA Secretary Chris Boerger (who was our NT-NL Synod, ELCA synod assembly churchwide representative)… Read More
ELCA Churchwide Day 1 Continued
ELCA CWA 2019 Churchwide Assembly Day 1
Your NT-NL Synod, ELCA delegation is seated and we are ready to process. New Synod VP Tom Blaney and I will process with other synod bishops and vice presidents. A… Read More
NT-NL News: August 2019, First Monday
ELCA Churchwide Assembly Voting members will convene this week for the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. This will be the 15th gathering of the assembly,… Read More
Conference of Bishops at ELCA CWA2019
Sunday before Evangelical Lutheran Church in America churchwide assembly begins in earnest. A busy day of meetings and worship. Was good to have time together with the church council, conference… Read More
Thank you to Pr. Chuck Hubbard
We have had a number of retirements recently in our synod. I don’t always make it to the retirement celebration but this week I was lucky to fit it onto… Read More
An Abiding Grace day
This Sunday was my first official visit to Abiding Grace in Southlake. I was there for an ordination service on June (photos and the story behind this place were shared… Read More
Welcome, Pr. Kathryn Saunders-Allen!
In early June, Kathryn Saunders-Allen was ordained after being called to be pastor at Good Shepherd in Irving. Kathryn is one of our homegrown pastors fro Abiding Grace in Southlake…. Read More
NT-NL News: July 2019, Fifth Monday
As Long As Supplies Last Rick Steves will be a keynote speaker during the Perkins Fall Convocation, November 11-12. Steves, along with being a travel writer and host, is an… Read More
Prayer book for Prison Ministry
July 1, Augsburg Fortress (the publishing house of the ELCA) released Hear My Voice: A Prison Prayer Book. The reality is that it is not always easy to get published… Read More
Why I love my job!
While visits to all of our congregations are a favorite part of my call, every once in a while there’s a congregation that really makes my heart sing! This weekend… Read More