Dear NT-NL Leaders: We are already a month into 2023 and I can already see it will be a continued year of opportunities and challenges for us as church and in community. There are a great many things happening in our church that we celebrate. We graduated six new Parish Lay Ministers (3 English, 3… Read More
Bishop’s Message: Leader News Feb 1, 2023
NT-NL News: January 2023, Fifth Tuesday
Journi: Explore Leadership in the ELCA Understanding who you are and where your strengths and passions lie is the first step. We all have our own traits, interests, and personal gifts that shape our leadership potential. Learning about this potential can help you figure out the next steps on your faith journey within the ELCA…. Read More
Hybrid Church Lives On
I have heard some advocates turning off the livestreams so folks will go back to in-person worship. That may work in some contexts but over all it does not seem to be effective. We live in a new world and hybrid ministry is part of it. The challenge is how to effectively connect with folks… Read More
King of Glory-Dallas January 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023 we installed the Rev. Kenny Dickson as Senior Pastor of King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas. Rev. Dickson is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church so we officially installed him to a role in our full communion relationships to “extended service.” Regardless of the language, he is their… Read More
PLMA Graduation 2023
Saturday Jan 21, 2023 we celebrated six new graduates from our NT-NL Synod, ELCA Parish Lay Minster Academy. These graduates were split 50/50 between our English language track and our Spanish language track. The celebration was joyful and worshipful as Emanuel Lutheran Church; Iglesia Luterana Emanuel, Dallas welcomed us. These six graduates from from the… Read More
NT-NL News: January 2023, Fourth Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Saturday, January 21, 2023, we celebrated six new graduates from our NT-NL Synod, ELCA Parish Lay Ministry Academy (PLMA). These graduates were split 50/50 between our English language track and our Spanish language track. The celebration was joyful and worshipful as Emanuel Lutheran Church; Iglesia Luterana Emanuel, Dallas welcomed us. These… Read More
NT-NL News: January 2023, Third Tuesday
A Spiritual Feast for the Journey A Spiritual Feast for the Journey Saturday, January 28, 2023 The NT-NL Congregational Vitality and Renewal Team invites you to a warm and relaxing gathering to be with colleagues for fun and time away for spiritual self-reflection and renewal. Includes lunch. Purpose: To reconnect with God’s Spirit, Ourselves, and… Read More
King of Glory-Fort Worth
Saturday January 14, 2023 we held the closing liturgy for ministry of Word and Sacrament at King of Glory Lutheran Church FW. This community, organized in 1966 as East Fort Worth was a fast growing suburb, served its community well even as demographics changed, the facility aged, and the congregation membership declined. The congregation held… Read More
Shepherd of Life-Arlington
Sunday January 15 2023 we installed the Rev. Mark Hadley as the new senior pastor at Shepherd of Life, Arlington. Mark has served on staff at SoL for over a decade, the last 6+ as an ordained pastor of Word and Sacrament. When we learned Pastor John Foster was planning his retirement in December 2022… Read More
2022 Gratitude
“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.” -Ephesians 1:15-16 One of my goals in 2023 is to state out loud moments of joy when I experience it. Today… Read More