Old Habits Die Hard
I have change on my mind these days. Why? Because I hardly go to a meeting without it being the centerpiece of conversation. And yet so little around me seems to change. Old habits die hard.
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Mission
The Church of the Future: Smaller and More Engaged?
To be smaller is not necessarily a sign of being any less “the church.” “Smaller and more engaged” may be a future to look forward to. And maybe not a wring-your-hands possibility.
Reflections on the church’s talking points
Over the years, we as a church have looked at a variety of "hot topics": the "new church", ministry matters, sexuality. In his latest blog, Bishop Rogness reflects on what today's current talking points for the church should be focused on.
Moving Beyond Ourselves
The spiritual health of a Christian depends on the vitality of an interior life that centers on understanding ourselves and our relationship with the One who created us in love, the One we have met in Jesus Christ. But for a Christian, the inner life doesn’t exist unto itself. Rather, it allows us to move out of ourselves and into the world to engage in all that is beyond.
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Bega Kwa Bega Update
Since 1990, the Bega Kwa Bega partnership between the Saint Paul Area Synod and the Iringa Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania has enlivened our collective ministry and brought joy, purpose, and hope to all who have been a part of it. I write to you today to share developing information about Bega Kwa Bega (BKB), its increasing financial complexity, and some changes that are presently underway to ensure that this partnership continues to flourish.
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On becoming a multicultural church
We don't walk out of here either hopeless that the unfolding future is too big a challenge, nor should we walk out of here complacent because of all the things we do. Instead we walk out of here as good Lutherans! Meaning that there is a both/and at work: God is to be found here and God is found in the becoming, in the not-yet. We're good enough theologians to know that God hasn't promised us to be found either in despair or in self-congratulation, but in the creative tension that has always been where God meets us
