Main Street Lutherans, Discussions about the ELCA
Pastor Dave Daubert joins the show to talk about the critical parts to understand about Lutheran faith and how theology we use in the ELCA is our best hand for living the Christian Life.
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This is the first of three episodes that cover the history leading up to formation of the ELCA by merging three Lutheran Synods together. We start at the Reformation in this episode. The next one will start in America in the 1800s when a lot of Lutheran immigration occurs. The last will cover the last 75 or 100 years.
Rev Dr Mark Granquist is a professor of the History of Christianity at Luther Seminary in St Paul, MN. He was ordained into the ELCA in 1988 and has served congregations and taught in university settings. His book Lutherans in America: A New History is a definitive work, sharing his understanding of how immigration gave direction to how Lutheranism would flourish in the Americas.
Make sure to email or message us the answer to this episode's Catechism Question:
Where did Martin Luther go into hiding during the height of the German Reformation?
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Ben talks about what it means to be authentic as a Christian, as a Lutheran, and as a person of the 21st century as well as the challenge the ELCA has to be authentic in all three ways.
This episode's Catechism Question:
What is considered by Lutherans to be the primary document of the Book of Concord?
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Ben and Keith discuss the history and theological issues behind the ordination of women in the American Lutheran Churches in 1970. They also tackle the mail bag.
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Keith and Ben are joined by the ELCA Youth Gathering staff, Justin Wilson, Jessica Liles, & Beth Hartfiel, to talk about one of the ELCA's largest and most important events. This is a long episode at about an hour and sixteen minutes, but it's worth every bit of time you can give it.
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Sacred Playgrounds Study on Lutheran Campus Ministry
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Pastor Mark Singh-Heuter, pastor of Advent Lutheran Church in Harleysville, PA, reunites with Keith and Ben to talk about the season of Advent.
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Keith and Ben talk about the Mainline Protestant Denominations and we have a winner for the Episode 24 Catechism Question!
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Deacon Margret Folkemer-Leonard joins the team to talk about everyone's favorite cranberry colored Evangelical Luther Worship and Song book, the ELW.
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Ben and Keith review the 95 Theses, the starting point for Martin Luther's Reformation.
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ELCA Vice President Imran Siddiqui joins us for a second conversation about the Churchwide organization. We get into some details about the different home areas of the national church body and how the employees help our synods and congregations do God's ministry.
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This is a long one. Ben and Keith ask the VP what his job in the church is and how the ELCA is governed. In the next episode, we'll get into more details.
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Ben talks with Rev Keats Miles-Wallace about Technicolor Ministries, and online expression of Lutheran community based in the SW Texas Synod. We discuss how it works, how that model might work for other groups, and how this ministry is expanding.
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Keith talks with Deacon Chelle Huth and Sister Marianne Brock about all thing Deacon in the ELCA.
Episode 18's Catechism Question: What technology made Martin Luther's writings spread farther and faster than prior critics of the Roman Catholic Church? a The Gutenberg Press b The Washington Post c The Xavier Onassis Quantum Chair D Wikipedia
Episode 19's Catechism Question: What is the origin of the word “deacon”? a Taken from the name David D. “Deacon” Jones, an NFL defensive lineman and Hall of Famer known for coining the phrase “quarterback sack” b A reference to the rodent poison known as d-CON, which church sacristans and sextons use to keep mice away from the communion bread. c Derived from the Greek word diakónos which means “servant,” “waiter,” or “administrator” d A much appreciated abbreviation of the academic pursuit known fully as Deconstructionist Eschatology And Christological Ontology Nomenclature
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Ben and Keith talk about what might make a podcast "ELCA Lutheran", why there aren't a whole lot of them, and why they're hard to find. They also do some self-reflection about this podcast and give some advice to anyone who is considering starting their own.
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Ben and Keith dig into a Social Message that was adopted by the ELCA Church Council in 2020. It has some parts that are useful in helping us look at our human-built structures (government, economy, and social systems) in a way that sees God at work in the world.
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