Thankfulness in all things Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) Martin Rinkhart was a Lutheran pastor in Germany in the early 1600s. The Thirty Years’ War was raging throughout his ministry at Eilenberg, a tragic fallout from the Reformation we just […]
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Common prayer, praise, and thanksgiving Hundreds of Lutheran and Catholic voices were raised in praise, prayer, and thanksgiving at the historic worship held this past Friday, October 27, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill, commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. Joined together in a Service of Common Prayer, the worship included
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St. Luke’s, Tyro, writes notes of gratitude St. Luke’s, Tyro, worked on several “God’s Work, Our Hands Sunday” projects, including writing notes of encouragement.
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I’ve engaged a coach for a couple of years now. He listens deeply, asks powerful questions, and helps me shape clear and realistic action plans that are a tremendous help in successfully leading the congregation that I serve. —Pastor Greg Williams, Grace, Hendersonville
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Oct. 32 and beyond In her October column for Living Lutheran, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton says Martin Luther makes the case that liberation in Christ is both a freedom from and a freedom for. Read her column here.
I look forward to my coaching time each month. I am always amazed at the clarity and guidance that this hour gives to my ministry. God’s Spirit permeates the space and God gives clarity and wisdom and guidance to me through the process. Having this time set apart guarantees that I spend some time re-centering
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With boldness and courage, I stepped into a plan to expand our worship from a single traditional worship service, to an additional more contemporary non-traditional style of worship.
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Caribbean Disaster Relief I write to you this month from the ELCA Conference of Bishops, where we have been eagerly awaiting word from our colleague Bishop Felipe Lozada of the ELCA’s Caribbean Synod, which includes the devastated U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and Puerto Rico. The destruction was so very great from the two Category 5
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“God’s Work. Our Hands.” across the synod Congregations all across the NC Synod recently participated in the ELCA effort “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. This designated day gives us an opportunity to celebrate who we are as a church—one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. Read these stories to see the
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Beth Eden, Newton, out in the community Beth Eden, Newton, worked on several community projects for “God’s Work, Our Hands Sunday.”
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