Congratulations on a first issue in the mail. No quibble about content, though one must wonder about depth when writers are so limited by space consideration. Nevertheless, the issue did what I take it was intended to do, open the gates. The Editorial Board’s article says “Each issue will focus on a central topic…” but […]
Archives for May 2016
Evangelism and Identity: Can Indians Be Evangelized?
(This article is excerpted and adapted by Let’s Talk with the permission of the author. It is taken from “Evangelism with the Native American Community,” Multicultural Mission Institute, Lawrence, KS, 1990.) Evangelism is a crucial issue, not only for the Native American community, but for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as a whole. As […]
It’s a Big Room
During the question and answer period of a recent congregational meeting which was called for the purpose of determining the will of the membership regarding fund raising for a church building expansion project, one member voiced concern over some aspects of the design proposal. The member said, among other things, that the room designated as […]
Feed the Holy Flame
Worship and evangelism is a broad subject. The entire service or worship of the people is the Church active in society, but I have chosen here to reflect upon our formal congregate worship. Recently I listened to Murray Haar, who teaches religion at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He reminded me that Lutherans […]
Worship and Evangelism: A Connection of Power
Evangelism and worship belong together in the life of the Church. To keep them together Christians should freely use whatever forms will communicate the gospel effectively for the local cultural context. Evangelization is clearly the one mission that the Church of Jesus Christ has all to its own. There is no other organization on the […]
With One Voice
(This article is excerpted and adapted by Let’s Talk with the permission of the author. The material is from two presentations made at the June, 1995 Synod Assembly of the ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod.) Centering Worship for the Sake of the Gospel Clement of Alexandria, writing a few years before II and III John were […]
Choosing the Future to Fear
Have you been listening to teenagers lately, along the frontier? City meets suburbia and third world meets all the rest in this funky landscape we call the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, and for the sake of the Church we should pay close attention to how theology plays out here with the emerging generation. One thing you […]
What Do We Do Next?
We have all read that in the history of Christianity congregations and even denominations have come and gone. When this is just a discussion about history that’s fine. But when it is about my congregation I don’t want to hear pious, calm discussion about history. Whether I am the person in the pew or the […]
Leaders for Tomorrow
When the planners of a recent Metro Chicago Synod professional leaders conference advertised their intentions, they included a line: “Our first recourse is to God, who promises to be with us and lead us.” If we really believe that, we are on course. Such a confession does not solve everything, but it clears the air […]
Let’s Share Our Concerns and Visions
I am appreciative of the planning and interest expressed by the Editorial Council of Let’s Talk and the writers of this first issue. I have been involved since the original conversations and heartily affirm this journal in the life of Metro Chicago Synod and its leaders. This is a vehicle to share our concerns and […]
The Future is not Our Enemy
“We have no need to fear the future.” So said bishop-elect H. George Anderson at a news conference immediately following his election as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. “[The future] belongs to God, untouched by human hands.” At the beginning of a new ministry of leadership and pastoral oversight, such words from […]
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