Because I am blessed to serve as our District’s Mission Executive, I get to spend a lot of Sundays every month traveling around (usually with my wife, Lori) and visiting the new ministries and church plants that are up and running in Minnesota South...
Read MoreDuring our 2012-2015 triennium circuit visits, we uncovered three common concerns held by our pastors and lay leaders: declining worship attendance, aging membership, and financial challenges...
Read MoreIn October, the first round of grant applications were submitted, and three were approved by the Schools and Commissioned Ministers Committee...
Read MoreIn mid-October, a pastor/lay leader team from two district congregations went to Nicaragua with the Central American Lutheran Mission Society (CALMS)...
Read MoreAt 4 locations, 3,132 people packed 778,248 meals that will feed 2,132 children in Haiti for a year!
Read MoreNeedless to say, it has again been a very active time in the world of public policy generally, and in the ever evolving relationship of Church and State...
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