Dear Partners in Mission: On an unseasonably warm day in Minneapolis we installed our new Presiding Bishop, the Rev. Yehiel Curry. This was a history making event as I believe Bishop Curry is the youngest presiding bishop ever elected. He also is the first black person elected presiding bishop by the ELCA. He is however… Read More
Bishop’s Message: 1072025
NT-NL Leader News: October 2025
In This Edition Message from Bishop Gronberg Rostered Ministers & Synodically Authorized Worship Leaders Fall Retreat Fall Online Spanish Liturgy Course Mission Endowment Fund Seed’s That Change Banquet DEM October Events DEM Advisory Team Congregational Survey Congregation Constitutions 101 Guest Speaker Invitation from Preston Meadow United Lutheran Trainings Mission Endowment Fund Grant Applications Open October… Read More
NT-NL News: September 2025, Fifth Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Partners in Mission, Over the past year the NT-NL Synod, in partnership with Solace (an faith centered AI firm) and initially with the ELCA Churchwide Innovation Team have been exploring the reality of faith in online and AI driven spaces. This has led us to several places including releasing in August… Read More
Bishops Message 9/30/2025
Partners in Mission, Over the past year the NT-NL Synod, in partnership with Solace (an faith centered AI firm) and initially with the ELCA Churchwide Innovation Team have been exploring the reality of faith in online and AI driven spaces. This has led us to several places including releasing in August the first iteration of… Read More
NT-NL News: September 2025, Fourth Tuesday
Message from Pastora Bañales What is happening in NT-NL in October? TOGETHER in Mission- JUNTOS en Mision! New Start Latinx Young Adult Ministry PODER ( People of Devotion Encouraging Renaissance, started on August 2022 They started on august 2022 we invited young adults from the Latino Conference to hear them out the reason why they… Read More
Ordination of Brady Fox Our Savior-Durant
About 8 years ago in the fellowship hall of Our Saviour’s-Durant OK (our NT-NL Synod, ELCA mission outpost in Oklahoma) a young man named Brady Wayne (always the middle name) sat down at the table and proclaimed I want to be a pastor. Now this doesn’t happen every visit I make so I noted it, encouraged him… Read More
Confirmation at Community of Hope-Fort Worth
Sunday September 14, 2025 I was at Community of Hope-Fort Worth for the affirmation of baptism for two young people. It was a wonderful celebration of the community and these young people. They honored their catechist with gifts during the power worship celebration.Fun fact, both of them were part of the Bishop’s Group to the ELCA… Read More
Portico Benefits Changes 2026
NT-NL Leaders: Portico Benefit Services is the health and retirement benefits provider for the ELCA. The vast majority of our rostered leaders and many lay staff are enrolled in this service of our church. Over the years Portico has worked diligently to maintain a stable network of providers and also limit annual cost increases as… Read More
NT-NL News: September 2025, Third Tuesday
Message from Bishop Gronberg Dear Partners in Mission: September 5-6th your synod council met for our fall in-person gathering. I am so grateful for these leaders who come from across our synod’s geography and represent our synod’s diversity. Lay leaders and clergy committed to this work we do together. We had extensive conversations about our… Read More
Bishop’s Message 9/16/2025
Dear Partners in Mission: September 5-6th your synod council met for our fall in-person gathering. I am so grateful for these leaders who come from across our synod’s geography and represent our synod’s diversity. Lay leaders and clergy committed to this work we do together. We had extensive conversations about our ministry together including taking… Read More