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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
