Last week we looked at the Watoto Church I visited in Uganda, and the church’s discerned vision which provides a focus to their ministry. This week, we look at:
This vision is clearly communicated with the church members and with us as visitors.
Everyone who hosted us took a few minutes to talk about the church’s [...]
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On July 13 I boarded a United Emirates flight with my family, three other families and one college student from my church. We had raised the money to pay for the supplies and the time of Ugandan construction workers to build a classroom in a village serving orphans. We were now going to participate with these [...]
I’m reporting in from the icy, below-zero hinterlands of Minnesota at Luther Seminary. We are all reporting in on the progress of our thesis writing/research.
Many are doing action research within their own church or judicatory. I’m like a kid in a candy shop here! I’m learning about:
Assessing the leadership capacity within a Presbytery [...]
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# 10 Partners in ministry and allies who provide team.
#9 Luther said we are both “saints and sinners.” Helpful ammunition for those bad days.
#8 Confidants with whom you can say anything.
#7 The clergy portrayed on “That 70’s show” is slightly less of a doofous than the clergy portrayed in Jane Austin’s novels. (Are we coming [...]
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