with ELCA Vice President Imran Siddiqui
The VP returns to go over the events of the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. Our Better Know a Congregation is Peace First Lutheran in Astoria, Oregon.
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with Dr Andy Root
Dr Andy Root, Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, helps us talk about Evangelism through the Lutheran lens of the Theology of the Cross and the Theology of Consolation.
with Bishop Scott Johnson, Nebraska Synod
Bishop Scott Johnson joins us from the Nebraska Synod to talk about Lay Ministry generally and specifically about the Parish Ministry Associates program that the Nebraska and Central States Synod have shared for more than 30 years.
with Dr. Mark Granquist
Dr Mark Granquist, professor of Lutheran history at Luther Seminary, returns to finish our deep dive into the history of the ELCA. This episode starts in the 1920s and comes up through the early 21st century, including Seminex and the merger of the ELCA.
with Lamont Anthony Wells
Lamont Anthony Wells introduces us to the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) which is made up of 28 Lutheran institutions in the US and Canada.
We get to know Unity Lutheran Church in Southgate, MI (and Ben mispronounces his
with Justin Marquis
Justin Marquis shares a bike trip he and his partner took over the summer. The adventure included visiting ELCA congregations near the bike path. He shares what he learned about the church and himself on that journey.
Ben and Keith talk about the different ways that churches adapt when there isn't a pastor to preach and preside over communion and why that might happen.
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with Matthew Longfellow
The host of the podcast A Mighty Fortress Is Our Pod, Matthew Longfellow, joins the show to talk about his podcast, his seminary and Capital University experience, and how sharing conversations of "real" Lutherans helps with our own Lutheran identity.
A 70 minute episode answering YOUR Questions!
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A Beautiful Year: 52 Meditations on Faith, Wisdom, and Perseverence by Diana Butler Bass
The guys compare notes on the Christmas season in our Lutheran congregations' worship services.
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