Tuesday 17 April 2018
Dear friends, One of the special opportunities I have as stewardship coordinator is to meet with Bishop Lull and Greg Triplett to mull over our mission support as a…
Read PostFriday 10 November 2017
When Bishop Lull hosted the invitational dinner portion of our synodical mission support program, which we call “3×3”, she discussed the creation of an atlas of partnerships. This atlas illustrates…
Read PostFriday 28 July 2017
It is impossible for a leader in the church to avoid the task of being a sound stewardship leader. While this task does not rest solely with the rostered ministers,…
Read PostFriday 24 March 2017
Friends in Christ, Thank you to the congregations who participated in the annual Stewardship Lab with the Minneapolis Area Synod on March 18th. It was an engaging morning centered on effective…
Read PostFriday 10 February 2017
The season of annual meetings and the passing of our mission budgets for 2017 is drawing to a close. We have all been busy prioritizing the ministries to which we…
Read PostWednesday 28 December 2016
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” John 1.5 Dear Partners in the Gospel, This month concludes what has been an eventful autumn in the life…
Read PostWednesday 09 November 2016
Dear Partners in Ministry, Freshly equipped by a robust seminary education, I arrived at my first call in November at the beginning of a fall stewardship campaign. After being installed and…
Read PostThursday 15 September 2016
A small farming community in the flatlands of Northern Illinois was my childhood home. It was a community shaped by an agricultural and industrial economy that was undergoing massive change….
Read Post