Dear disciples of Jesus, soon our greeting will be “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” Continue reading “A Message From Bishop John Bradosky”
A Message From Bishop John Bradosky
Retirement of Kathy Jacobson
The NALC: Clergy and Laity
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body — Jews or Greeks, slaves or free — and all were made to drink of one Spirit. For the body does not consist of one member but of many. — 1 Corinthians 12:12-14 ESV
For many years, pastors and lay members of our congregations complained about the delegate and voting procedures in previous Lutheran church bodies. Continue reading “The NALC: Clergy and Laity”
NALC Structure Taskforce Update
The North American Lutheran Church will consider the possibility of adding regional bishops to better serve congregations and to enable congregations to carry out the mission of the Church. Continue reading “NALC Structure Taskforce Update”
LWR Provides Resources For Lent
Walk with Lutheran World Relief during the season of Lent and announce to the world that the hope of Christ makes a new season possible: Continue reading “LWR Provides Resources For Lent”
Mission Festival Update – Lutheran Week 2018
We are pleased and excited to announce that Sherry Weddel has accepted the invitation to join the North American Lutheran Church as the keynote speaker for the 2018 Mission Festival and Convocation in Denver. Continue reading “Mission Festival Update – Lutheran Week 2018”
Youth and Family Ministry Webinar
Light, Life, and Love
Kurt Reuber’s Stalingrad Madonna – Christmas 1942
By Pastor Bjoern E. Meinhardt
I was visiting Zarephath Lutheran Church in Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), Russia, in September 2005. As I met with members of the congregation, my eyes were drawn to a work of art on the wall of the fellowship hall. Continue reading “Light, Life, and Love”
Epiphany – Image vs. Identity
Dear Disciples of Christ Jesus,
The season of Epiphany marks one of the most critical seasons for teaching the faith. Continue reading “Epiphany – Image vs. Identity”
Order and Peace, Not Confusion and Chaos
“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.”
— 1 Corinthians 14:33 RSV
At any given time, it seems that about 10 percent of our congregations are in some state of tension or conflict. Continue reading “Order and Peace, Not Confusion and Chaos”