The NALC Staff Blog that shares updates from the road, important information, and featured devotions.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
— 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 ESV
. Continue reading “Ministry Matters: Polarization or Reconciliation?”
The NALC hosts its monthly Youth & Family Ministry Webinar training on Tuesday, April 9th at 2 PM EDT. To register or for more details, please visit: Webinar Registration.
The NALC is committed to the renewal of all our congregations, working to develop and deliver resources that challenge and open the NALC to the work of the Holy Spirit in our ministry and mission. Join us for April’s session of The Academy: The Mission Driven Church.
Continue reading “The Academy – April 2019”
With so many requests regarding New Starts and Church Planting in the NALC, we will be hosting a webinar/video conference meeting Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 7:00 PM EDT. Pastor Brad Hales would love for you to join him! Continue reading “New Starts Update”
“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” -Romans 15:5-6
One of the greatest challenges in congregational life and mission is that of conflict. A study of 14,000+ congregations in 2000 indicated 75% experienced some level of conflict. In 2008, another study found that 74% of congregations were in conflict over leadership, money or finances. While a stable percentage, it is troubling to consider that at any given time, three- fourths of congregations are conflicted. Continue reading “Conflict in the Congregation: Roadblocks that Lead to Redirection and Renewal”
Dear disciples of Christ Jesus,
In the midst of the growing controversy regarding late-term abortion — and what can only be termed infanticide — as a matter of self-serving convenience in a culture celebrating such decisions while refusing to consider the consequences that undermine the sanctity of life and assert our capacity and “right” to “play God,” I thought it might be helpful to share my sermon from this year’s NALC Life Conference. Continue reading “Bishop Addresses Sexual Immorality, Abortion at NALC Life Conference”
The third annual NALC Life Conference was held on Thursday, Jan. 17, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Warrenton, Va.
The event began with a free fellowship lunch followed by a talk by the Rev. Dr. Dennis Di Mauro, pastor of Trinity and chair of NALC Life Ministries, entitled “A Love for Life,” which showed how Christianity has been, and is now, a pro-life faith. The talk included quotes from great Christian thinkers including Basil, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Bonhoeffer and many others who spoke out in defense of life in the womb. Continue reading “NALC Life Conference in Virginia Precedes March for Life”
The NALC hosts its monthly Youth & Family Ministry Webinar training on Tuesday, March 12th at 2 PM EDT. To register or for more details, please visit: Webinar Registration.
The season of Lent has typically held a special place in the life of the Church. Beginning tomorrow with Ash Wednesday and culminating in the events of Holy Week, Lent is an invitation to focus on what is central to our faith. It has also become a time for personal and spiritual reflection on who we are as God’s people and on what God has given us so graciously in Christ. Continue reading “Lenten Devotional Introduction”
