Archives for May 17, 2022

The harvest context of Psalm 67 inspires Harvey Nelson ’71 M.Div. to ask, “Where do we see God being good?” Read today’s God Pause.

We gather at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnation and online for chapel with Joe Davis ’18.

Joe Davis ’18 is our chapel guest today, May 17, and will also join us for pizza and poetry, aka a lunch and learn. Joe will be in conversation with Matt Skinner to talk about creativity and suffering, both encountered in the New Testament and in our lives.

Free pizza!

Joe will be selling copies of his book We Rise Higher.

The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

How do we reject the death dealing forces of empire and white supremacy to live into God’s beloved community together? Come join The Beloved Community Scholars and attendees of the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Conference at noon Wednesday, May 18, to talk about we can do this here at Luther with what has been learned at the conference and what we know from our experiences. The Zoom link will be included in the community announcements email.

Are you mystified (and maybe slightly terrified) by the prospect of running the business side of a church? These videos are for you! Topics include budgets, communication, video bulletins, annual reports, restricted accounts, embezzlement, and financial statements.

Many thanks to MDivX senior, Lynn Melchior, for sharing her vast expertise in the business of running a church with us. Before coming to seminary, Lynn was an office manager at a church and has a degree in finance. We are grateful to her for sharing her expertise with us. Lynn was a recipient of a Stewardship Leaders Program/Thrivent Charitable Endowment Lab grant in 2021 and used her award to create this content for you!

Watch as many times as you need to gain confidence in the nitty-gritty of running a church.