Dear Partners in Mission: Last Saturday afternoon I began to receive text messages wondering if I had heard the news of yet another mass shooting in our area. This time at a regional mall in Allen, TX, a large suburb north of Dallas where Christ the Servant Lutheran Church is located. Tragically this is not… Read More
Bishops Message: May 9, 2023
NT-NL Leader News: May 2023
In This Edition Message from Bishop Gronberg Testimony HQ Opportunity ELCA World Hunger’s Domestic Hunger Grants Pulpit Supply List Updates Update from Laura Slezak Courageous Leadership Series From Survival to Vocation by Wayne Menking FREE Tithe.ly University Generosity Course Invitation for Musicians and Choir Members “The Social Media Shift Churches have been waiting for” Upcoming… Read More
NT-NL News: May 2023, First Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Thank you to all who made our Assembly in Shreveport a successful gathering. We are grateful for the Eastern Conference and all the volunteers who have hosted two consecutive Assemblies (2022 at King of Glory, Dallas, and 2023 in Shreveport, LA). To the synod staff who worked extra hours in the… Read More
NT-NL News: April 2023, Fourth Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Dear Partners in Mission: This week we are preparing for our 2023 Synod Assembly. It will be the first time NT-NL will gather in assembly in Louisiana in many, many years. I am glad we are able to honor those who serve in that part of our territory and am gratified… Read More
Bishop’s Message: 4/25/23
Dear Partners in Mission: This week we are preparing for our 2023 Synod Assembly. It will be the first time NT-NL will gather in assembly in Louisiana in many, many years. I am glad we are able to honor those who serve in that part of our territory and am gratified to see the strong… Read More
Completion of Sale of Briarwood Lutheran Ministries Property
Dear Partners in Mission: On March 1st we communicated to you that the Briarwood Board had discerned it was time to sell the property at 670 Copper Canyon Road. While we communicated that the buyer will continue to operate the site as a camp/retreat, at that time what could not be communicated were some details… Read More
Briarwood Worship of Thanksgiving and Transition
On Sunday April 16th we hosted a worship service of Thanksgiving and Transition for Briarwood Lutheran Ministries. This was a time for us to gather and give thanks for all that has been at the property at 670 Copper Canyon Road, as well as to look forward in hope to what God will do with… Read More
NT-NL News: April 2023, Third Tuesday
Synod’s New Mailing Address In case you missed Bishop Gronberg’s letter that we included in the Leader News for April, please update your files. Starting May 1, please send mail to our new address: NT-NL Synod, ELCA c/o Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 2620 W Grauwyler Rd Irving TX, 75061 Our phone numbers and email addresses… Read More
NT-NL News: April 2023, Second Tuesday
Synod Assembly Registration & Hotel Deadlines Registration for Assembly AND the hotel room block (at the guaranteed reduced rate) both close on Sunday, April 16, at 11:59pm Central. We highly recommend registering by the morning of Friday, April 14, so that if you need any support from synod staff with that process, there is time… Read More
NT-NL Leader News: April 2023
In This Edition Message from Bishop Gronberg Briarwood Service of Thanksgiving and Transition Synod Assembly Registration and Hotel Deadlines Codex Sassoon on Display at SMU ELCA Advocacy Farm Bill Listening Sessions Luther’s Small Catechism | El Catecismo Menor de Lutero Updates from Laura Slezak Courageous Leadership Series How to Work with Sex Offenders in Your… Read More