Did you know that the average age of an ELCA member is 53? The average age of the US population as a whole is about 38. This means that there is a 15 year gap; enormous in demographic terms! We are hopeful that through outreach, evangelism, bringing our children and youth to [...]

You might wonder about the cryptic note in my posting last Tuesday from La Crosse, WI. I had the pleasure of being the keynote speaker at a conference in the La Crosse Area Synod for congregational, synod and other ELCA agency communicators. I was sitting in a workshop and the speaker [...]

Greetings from Gettysburg, PA! I’m in town to speak to faculty, staff, students at Gettysburg Seminary and local area congregational leaders tomorrow.
I just drove over this afternoon from Selinsgrove, PA. I enjoyed a delightful 2 1/2 days there. It’s a gorgeous, crisp, cool, sunny fall weekend. On Friday, I [...]