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Pastoring the purple
When you pull into the church parking lot on a Sunday morning, you see remnants of the scuffle on the car bumpers: “I’m With Her” alongside “Make America Great Again,”…
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Climate change: Alaskan village tries to preserve its culture
The idea that climate change is a political issue or a matter of debate makes no sense, said Thomas Richter, pastor of Shishmaref Lutheran, the only congregation in the Alaskan…
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Hope, dignity and love
The four “grandmas” playing pinochle grinned when Elson Daniels ran to their card table. Seated in a cozy living room overlooking a snow-covered courtyard in Billings, Mont., they greeted the…
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A legacy of care
Standing 6 feet 3 inches tall—2 inches shorter than his grandfather—Christopher Heller towers over frail, elderly worshipers in wheelchairs attending Sunday service at Lutheran Care Center, a skilled nursing home…
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A sanctuary for students
As congregations struggle with how to manage unused space in their large buildings, Mount Olive Lutheran in Santa Monica, Calif., has become home to homeless and hungry college students. Every…
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Cultivating curiosity
Blueprints were strewn hastily over a tabletop. A truck putt-putt-putted its way across the carpet squares. Little orange hard hats circled a room filled with the cacophony of a construction…
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Engaging body, mind and soul in worship
How do we engage our whole selves in worship? Martin Billmeier, pastor of St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio, reflected on this question in a meditation last Lent, asserting he…
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Equal participants in the body of Christ
When Tim Schannep’s husband, Tony Garcia, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the couple knew they had a battle ahead of them. What they hadn’t anticipated was how that journey would…
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A ‘Youth Gathering’—for adults
Three years ago, when Stephen Zeller began his call as pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cole Camp, Mo., a member came to him interested in planning an event like…
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Small congregations share strengths, struggles
When Thomas Batterman retired from full-time parish ministry, he began serving as a supply pastor in the Dayton, Ohio, area. The call often takes him to serve small congregations in…
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Beyond the Steeple: Church of the Apostles
In part one of our “Beyond the Steeple” series, we travel to Seattle to highlight the ministry of Church of the Apostles. Watch this video for a look into the…
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The face of the church is changing
Here is the church and here is the steeple. Open the door and see all the people. This well-known nursery rhyme, complete with hand motions, has likely been taught in…
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