a few years ago on our way to Galveston from Hobby airport for Tri-Synod Theological Conference I and Pastor Ron Unger began a conversation about worship style and changing practices and congregational discipling ministry, etc. He said to me in the middle of the conversation…”so if you left the ELCA, you’d become a Baptist?” I said, “no, I would join the Greek Orthodox Church.”
This article explains to me now what I was thinking that day.
After months of of PR, calls and e-mails…about 3 pastors and maybe 10 men will gather at Peace, Pasadena tonight and tomorrow for “men’s ministry” training with David Dusek from ‘Rough Cut Men.’
This article seems to point out why that might be true in our synod, too!
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November 12, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Bishop Mike, what a great post…
a few years ago on our way to Galveston from Hobby airport for Tri-Synod Theological Conference I and Pastor Ron Unger began a conversation about worship style and changing practices and congregational discipling ministry, etc. He said to me in the middle of the conversation…”so if you left the ELCA, you’d become a Baptist?” I said, “no, I would join the Greek Orthodox Church.”
This article explains to me now what I was thinking that day.
After months of of PR, calls and e-mails…about 3 pastors and maybe 10 men will gather at Peace, Pasadena tonight and tomorrow for “men’s ministry” training with David Dusek from ‘Rough Cut Men.’
This article seems to point out why that might be true in our synod, too!