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Missional Leadership Resources for Congregations

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Over the past several months, several of us from Augsburg Fortress have hosted brainstorming sessions with leaders from across the ELCA to explore options for creating a new resource system to assist congregations with becoming more "missional" in their theology and their engagement in and with the world around them, both locally and globally.  These [...]

Who do you know?

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

 Is Augsburg Fortress a ministry?  Absolutely!  Is Augsburg Fortress a business?  Absolutely!  And, in keeping with this duality, we have a somewhat unusual governance system. Augsburg Fortress has a 15-person Board of Trustees..  Members are elected by the ELCA Churchwide Assembly and serve 6-year terms.  Every two years, one-third of our Board goes off and is [...]

Affirmation for “Church in the Inventive Age”

Monday, August 30th, 2010

I just came across this delightful review of the first book from our ecumenical division, sparkhouse.  I have enjoyed reading Doug Pagitt's new book, Church in the Inventive Age.  I think it will be a popular resource for church leaders, both clergy and lay.  But, what I think is a lot less important than what [...]



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