Continuing education is basic for pastors to stay in touch with the public and with their congregations as they go through their ministry. It is easy to get into a routine that can get stale for preaching and ministry if your pastor doesn’t continue to learn about faith, leadership, and ministry. Every year the Bishops of the three synods in Texas plan and participate in a Theological Conference for the continuing education of pastors and lay professionals in the church. I have been working hard as a part of the planning team for this years conference entitled: “La Vida de Fey (The Life of Faith) : A Tapestry of Hispanic Spirituality”. My responsibilities include: worship, logistics, and environment. While my Spanish is a whole lot rusty, I continue to struggle to learn of the ways of faith of the Hispanic people and especially Hispanic Lutherans.
Pastor Fetter and I will be gone for this event from Jan. 25-27th in San Antonio. Laurie Donovan and Philip Drake will be joining us to help with AV and music portions of the conference. Please pray for our continued education and that our ministries will benefit!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Gospel of Luke
I love Luke Best!
The Gospel of Luke is a mastery of elegance and complexity. This church year, starting in Advent begins the study of the Gospel according to Luke. The richness of Luke’s presentation of the story of Jesus makes it one of Christianities treasures!
The church uses one of the Synoptic (same sight) Gospels each year as the focus for the Gospel readings. Year A, examines Matthew; Year B – Mark and Year C – Luke.
“Each Gospel contains a different structure, develops different themes, and portrays the person of Jesus in its own unique way. The Markan Jesus is an enigmatic and tragic figure, misunderstood and abandoned. Being a disciple of the Markan Jesus means taking up the cross and following him.
The Matthean Jesus is a new Moses who fulfills the Scripture and established the authority of his own words. Being a disciple of the Matthean Jesus, therefore, means keeping his teachings and making other disciples.
The Johannine Jesus is the Word incarnate, the heavenly revealer who is not of this world but who was sent to reveal the Father. Being a disciple of the Johannine Jesus means responding to the revelation with belief, being born from above, imbibing living water and eating the bread of life, and fulfilling one’s place and vocation in the community of the “children of God”.
The Lukan Jesus is compassionate, a friend to outcasts. Luke also relates Jesus to the history of Israel, the Scriptures, contemporary world history, and the unfolding of God’s redemptive purposes in human history. Jesus is the Savior sent to seek and to save the lost.” (The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary)
I think I love Luke best – at least this year I do!
See you in church,
Pastor Lynnae
The Gospel of Luke is a mastery of elegance and complexity. This church year, starting in Advent begins the study of the Gospel according to Luke. The richness of Luke’s presentation of the story of Jesus makes it one of Christianities treasures!
The church uses one of the Synoptic (same sight) Gospels each year as the focus for the Gospel readings. Year A, examines Matthew; Year B – Mark and Year C – Luke.
“Each Gospel contains a different structure, develops different themes, and portrays the person of Jesus in its own unique way. The Markan Jesus is an enigmatic and tragic figure, misunderstood and abandoned. Being a disciple of the Markan Jesus means taking up the cross and following him.
The Matthean Jesus is a new Moses who fulfills the Scripture and established the authority of his own words. Being a disciple of the Matthean Jesus, therefore, means keeping his teachings and making other disciples.
The Johannine Jesus is the Word incarnate, the heavenly revealer who is not of this world but who was sent to reveal the Father. Being a disciple of the Johannine Jesus means responding to the revelation with belief, being born from above, imbibing living water and eating the bread of life, and fulfilling one’s place and vocation in the community of the “children of God”.
The Lukan Jesus is compassionate, a friend to outcasts. Luke also relates Jesus to the history of Israel, the Scriptures, contemporary world history, and the unfolding of God’s redemptive purposes in human history. Jesus is the Savior sent to seek and to save the lost.” (The New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary)
I think I love Luke best – at least this year I do!
See you in church,
Pastor Lynnae
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