Friday and Saturday Feb 2/3. Synod council and Parish Lay Ministry Academy graduation. Synod council utilized the technology of our leadership center to have members be both physically and virtually… Read More
Synod Council and Parish Lay Ministry Academy Graduation
Leadership Transition at Briarwood
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… Read More
NT-NL News: February 2018, Second Monday
Assembly Registration Now Open Registration is now open for our 2018 NT-NL Synod Assembly! Registration Fees Online Early Bird Rates (by March 15 – 11:59 p.m.) Voting Members – $220… Read More
NT-NL Leader News: February 2018
In This Issue ELCA Coach Training ELCA Youth Gathering Registration Deadline Annual Congregational (Parochial) Reports Portico 2018 Live Well Challenge Sundays and Seasons Survey Assembly Nominations due ASAP LSTC VP… Read More
NT-NL News: February 2018, First Monday
ELCA Draft Inter-Religious Policy Statement A Declaration of Our Inter-Religious Commitment: A Draft Policy Statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America You are invited to participate in responding to… Read More
Dessert Church in Fort Worth
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 creative growth (one of the… Read More
100 Years of St. John, Wilson
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 April of 2016 but as… Read More
Surprising Odessa
One of the great joys of this position is the opportunity to explore and visit more of Texas. This past weekend, I traveled the furthest west I ever have in… Read More
NT-NL News: January 2018, Fifth Monday
Women of the ELCA Leslie Jenkins, member of First, Longview, wrote the article, Women of the ELCA – Past, Present and Future, and asks some thoughtful questions of us all. “…Martin Luther… Read More
Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Lutherans in Amman, LWF Refugee Services
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 on land given by the… Read More