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Bishop, Metropolitan Chicago Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

About Kenneth Olsen

Bishop, Metropolitan Chicago Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Who is the Most Lutheran of Us All?

May 26, 2016 by Kenneth Olsen

“Mirror, mirror on the wall—who is the most Lutheran of us all?” That was the question raised at a recent Conference of Bishops gathering as we discussed worship practices among our congregations. Now we are presented with a document, The Use of the Means of Grace, that effectively gives us a standard to understand what […]

Filed Under: Reflecting Faith in Worship: The Use of the Means of Grace

How is the Synod Necessary for Salvation?

May 24, 2016 by Kenneth Olsen

The question that I have been asked to address flows from a recent lecture series by Philip Hefner and Tim Lull at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago on the issue, “How is the Church necessary for Salvation?” Though I was unable to be present during that 1996 Hein‑Fry series, I did have the […]

Filed Under: The Church and Salvation

Let’s Share Our Concerns and Visions

May 18, 2016 by Kenneth Olsen

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 […]

Filed Under: Invitatory

20.1 Lent 2015

The Catechumenate

19.4: Advent 2014

Communion and Community

19.3: Ordinary Time 2014

Green coffee beans (top left), Nicaraguan red beans (top right), corn (bottom left) and millet, vital Nicaraguan crops, held in women farmers’ hands

Food and Justice

19.2: Pentecost 2014

Latvian Wheat by Dace Kiršpile

Growing Leaders

19.1: Epiphany 2014

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