The church is in decline. Sure, I guess. But, what do you mean by that? Membership is down in many congregations. Average weekly attendance is down, too. They are down as compared to 1965. They are down as compared to 1985. They are down, in many places, as compared even to 2005. There has beenContinue reading “Decline of What?”
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Violence Pollution
Polluted air will affect a small number of people more than most. The majority who are pretty healthy will have few, if any, ill effects. Those with certain conditions will become sicker and sicker, even to the point of death. Our cultural air has become polluted with violence, and our society littered with firearms. ThisContinue reading “Violence Pollution”
Pastor’s Approach: Emergency Contact
I’ve been writing monthly articles in my church newsletter about my approach to various aspects of congregational ministry – worship, sacraments, weddings, funerals, and so forth. In my experience, pastors have widely varying approaches to responding to emergencies, and congregations have widely varying expectations for their pastor’s ability to respond to personal emergencies. I wrote this articleContinue reading “Pastor’s Approach: Emergency Contact”
Technical Issues with Subscriptions
Just this week I migrated my blog from Typepad to WordPress. As I am a technical novice, this tested my abilities on such things. However, it seems to have gone alright, though there are some broken links on some images from old postings. On my old Typepad blog, I posted yesterday that the subscriptions –Continue reading “Technical Issues with Subscriptions”
Be True To Your School
It is the end of the fiscal year for most institutions of higher learning, including many (if not all) of our Lutheran seminaries. I encourage you to make a fiscal year-end gift to one of our seminaries – your alma mater, the seminary closest to you, a seminary whose programming you particularly support, or theContinue reading “Be True To Your School”
The Lutheran Zephyr 