Okay, so what does a bishop do anyway? Or for that matter, what does a synod do? I’ve noticed that several of my colleagues regularly post their weekly schedule on Facebook or in a newsletter. I won’t bore you each week with that just yet, but it might be helpful for you to have this […]

Polarities At the ELCA/Alban Institute “Head of Staff Seminar” in 2000, Roy Oswald spent an afternoon talking with the group about polarities. He drew a big “plus sign” or cross on the board, put “plus” signs in each of the two upper quadrants and “minus” signs in each of the two lower. Then he said […]

Advent/Christmas Yes, it’s only mid-November, and yes, I’m not one who tolerates well a Christmas focus before Advent and Thanksgiving. Consider this article like the choir that needs to start on its Christmas music preparation several weeks in advance.