The NALC Staff Blog – hosted by the Mission Office – shares stories, travels and updates from life on the road. As we journey together as the Body of Christ, this allows for continued prayer requests, shared creative ideas, and increased communication.
The North American Lutheran Church is moving to all-electronic distribution of the NALC News. The NALC News is currently published online as a PDF document which may be downloaded from the NALC website and read online or printed. Continue reading “NALC News Moves To Electronic Delivery”
“For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” — Psalm 100:5 Continue reading “North American Lutheran Seminary – Fall 2018”
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere love of the brethren, love one another earnestly from the heart. You have been born anew, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God. … “The word of the Lord abides for ever.” — 1 Peter 1:22-23, 25a RSV Continue reading “Ministry Matters: Born Anew in the NALC”
Congregations of the North American Lutheran Church have the opportunity to nominate pastors for the office of Bishop of the NALC.
According to the NALC Constitution, congregations are the primary source of nominees for Bishop. Congregations are encouraged to begin the process of discernment of who they might nominate for Bishop. Any NALC pastor may be nominated. Continue reading “Congregations May Nominate Candidates for NALC Bishop”
Dear Disciples of Jesus,
During my oral report at our Convocation, I compared our journey as followers of Christ Jesus to a relay race in which the runners are required to both receive the baton from one teammate and pass it on to the next runner.
St. Paul uses the image of an athlete to describe the discipline of faithfully following Jesus several times in his letters. He describes the relay of faith being passed on from one generation to the next as he encourages Timothy. Paul reminds Timothy that the faith he received started with his grandmother, Lois. She passed this faith on to his mother, Eunice. Eunice passed it on to her son. Now it was Timothy’s turn to run the next leg of this race. Continue reading “Passing The Baton of Discipleship”
The North American Lutheran Church sent a delegation of three as ecumenical observers to the third Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) in Jerusalem in June. Attending as observers were Bishop John Bradosky, Pastor David Wendel and Pastor Bassam Abdallah. The invitation to attend this “by-invitation-only” conference was extended to us by representatives of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). The NALC and ACNA have been in ongoing ecumenical consultations since the formation of the NALC. Continue reading “NALC Delegation Attends GAFCON”
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Our theme for this year’s Lutheran Week is:
“The Holy Spirit: Calling, Gathering, Enlightening, Sanctifying”
Our text is Acts 1:8.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Continue reading “2018 Convocation of the North American Lutheran Church – Report of the Bishop”
The connecting continues. Check out the opportunities below. And make sure someone from your congregation is connected to the NALC Youth Ministry Facebook page for continued updates! Continue reading “Youth and Family Ministry Update”
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as we have returned from Lutheran Week in Denver, we have been asked by many people about the NALC’s strategy for mission, specifically our strategy for planting churches. They have heard us say that the NALC does not plant churches at the national level. This is a new strategy and vision for many people. Continue reading “NALC Mission Start Update”
