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6 Apr
2013

Apr 6 2013
CLB Focus - Journey to Chad
Tim Mathiesen
International Mission, Seminary, Stewardship

Danny and Mandy are missionary candidates to Chad, Africa (Last names removed for privacy and safety concerns). Danny is a graduate of Lutheran Brethren Seminary and currently serves Birch Hills Community Church and Saron Lutheran Church in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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 "When I was growing up, I really thought I would be serving in Mexico. I thought I would end up living there as a missionary. But one of the things that has drawn me to Chad and to especially serving with LBIM there in Chad, is that there really is a focus on reaching people that don't have the Gospel at all...and there is nobody bringing it to them, or there are very few. Unless somebody is there, they aren't going to hear!" - Danny

28 Feb
2013

Feb 28 2013
Church Planting Summit 2013
Tim Mathiesen
Announcement
Event, Resources

 

>> DOWNLOAD THE SESSIONS HERE!

Our Regional Pastors invite you again this year to an online Church Planting Summit!

church planting summit 2013The summit was streamed online from Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in their chapel. The videos for each of the sessions will be posted and available for download when they are ready. The information will be posted on this page.

The Schedule for the Church Planting Summit

  1. Pacific Region - Missional church planting and an update on the Passadena Restart
  2. Central Region - Muti-site Churches
  3. Eastern Region - Urban Church Planting
  4. Canadian Region - Traditional Church Planting
  5. Western Region - Daughter Congregations
  6. Q & A

Let’s get involved in church planting, however that might look for your congregation! There are many in our communities who do not have a faith community. Let’s change that together and reach North America!

In Christ,

Your Regional Pasors, Church of the Lutheran Brethren
- Art Hundeby
- Stan Olsen
- Gary Witkop
- Joel Nordtvedt
- Warren Geraghty

Eventbrite - Church Planting Summit 2013

 

LAST YEAR:

2012 Church Planting

CLICK HERE to watch the 2012 Church Planting Summit

The titles of last year's five sessions:

Basics of church planting - Why plant churches? 

Redeveloping a missionary mindset for North American Churches

Models of Church Planting 

 What makes a church planter?

Financing church plants

3 Jan
2013

Jan 3 2013
J-Term 2013: Bringing God's Word to Our Neighbor
Tim Mathiesen
Seminary
Event, J-Term

j-term 2013

J-Term 2013
Lutheran Brethren Seminary
(Click HERE to get directions)

CLICK HERE to stream and download all sessions!

Monday, January 21st

  • Session I  (1:30-3:00 PM)
    Choosing a Bible Translation for the Church and Neighbor – Part 1
    Presenter: Rev. Prof. Thomas Nass
  • Session 2  (3:30-5:00 PM)
    Choosing a Bible Translation for the Church and Neighbor – Part 2
    Presenter: Rev. Prof. Thomas Nass

Rev. Prof. Thomas Nass has been teaching Biblical Hebrew at Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN since 1995. Previously he had been a parish pastor for ten years in North Mankato, MN and Milwaukee, WI. He is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod’s Translation Evaluation Committee which was appointed to thoroughly study the NIV 2011 translation and evaluate other translations.

 

amjadali-01 Tuesday, January 22nd

  • Session 3  (8:30-10:00 AM)
    Islam: A Neighbor Not Acknowledged
    Presenter: Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali
  • Session 4  (10:30-12:00 PM)
    Islam: A Mission Failed
    Presenter: Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali
  • Session 5  (1:30-3:00 PM)
    Panel Response to Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali’s Lectures
    Facilitator: Dr. David Veum
  • Session 6  (3:30-5:00 PM)
    Islam: A Vocation to be Fulfilled
    Presenter: Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali

Charles Amjad-Ali is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Chair of Justice and Christian Community at Luther Seminary, where he teaches courses in Islamic studies, Ethics, and Religion and Politics. Before Luther Seminary, founded the Christian Study Center in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 1985, and worked there with his wife Christine. He has lectured at Princeton, Notre Dame, St. Thomas and Temple Universities as well as at Princeton, and Union Theological Seminaries, he has also served on the faculties in South Africa, Sweden, England, Germany, Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and his native Pakistan.

 

Wednesday, January 23rd

  • Session 7  (8:30 – 10:00 AM)
    The Art of Neighboring – Part 1
    Presenter: Dave Runyon
  • Session 8  (10:30-12:00 PM)
    The Art of Neighboring – Part 2
    Presenter: Dave Runyon

Dave Runyon is the co-author of the Art of Neighboring, Building Genuine Relationships just Outside your Door. Dave is the executive director of CityUnite, a non-profit organization that exists to help government, business, and faith-based leaders unite around common causes. He also works with the Denver Leadership Foundation in order to bring transformation to the city

J-Term Tuition Cost: Tuition costs for J-Term are $10/each session or $75 for the entire J-Term. Retired pastors and their wives are welcome to attend the lectures tuition-free.

For more information or to register:
Call: (218) 739-3375
E-mail: kgarvin@lbs.edu

CLICK HERE to download the schedule

21 Dec
2012

Dec 21 2012
Christmas Greeting from President Egge
Tim Mathiesen
Office of the President
Christmas

merry christmas

I want to share…

... God’s blessing to me through the words of an old hymn sung by a young girl this advent

Come, Thou almighty King, Help us Thy name to sing,

   Help us to praise!

   Father all glorious, O’er all victorious,

Come and reign over us,

   Ancient of Days!

Text: Anonymous, 1757

Sung by the late Ana Marquez Green, Newtown, CT Click here to view video

The hymn reminds me of other favorite Advent prayers.

O come, O come, Emmanuel,

   And ransom captive Israel that mourns in lowly exile here

               until the Son of God appear.[1]

 

O, Lord Jesus, how long, how long,

    Ere we shout the glad song,

               “Christ returnth! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.” [2]

He will come in the fullness of time. Therefore we pray and live knowing Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation (2 Cor 6:2b), and our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here (Rom 13:11-12).

Knowing Jesus, the Savior, we sing in expectant joy,

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

Have a Merry Christmas.

 

Rev. Joel Egge, President

 

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[1] Latin Hymn Trans by John Neale O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
[2] H.L. Turner, It May Be At Morn

[1] Latin Hymn Trans by John Neale O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

[2] H.L. Turner, It May Be At Morn

 

8 Nov
2012

Nov 8 2012
Hurricane Sandy Update (INTERVIEWS)
Tim Mathiesen
Announcement, North American Mission
News, Relief Efforts

Warren Geraghty, Regional Pastor for the Eastern Region, visited CLB congregations affected by Hurricane Sandy. During his trip he video recorded some updates from the pastors. The following are two videos of conversations with pastors.

Pastor Bruce Hillman and Pastor Brad Hoganson
Hillside Lutheran Brethren Church in Succasunna, New Jersey. 

 

Pastor Gary & Anne Kitchin
Bunker Hill Lutheran Brethren Church in Princeton, New Jersey.

 

Pastor Todd Anderson
Messiah Lutheran Church in Browns Mills, New Jersey.

 

CLICK HERE for other Hurricane Sandy Updates

CLICK HERE to give to the CLB Hurricane Relief Fund

 

2 Nov
2012

Nov 2 2012
Hurricane Sandy Update: Peace Christian Church
Tim Mathiesen
Announcement, North American Mission
Relief Efforts

hurricane update

Above photo from Huntington, Long Island, NY’s Facebook Page

A quick update from Pastor Kevin Foss, Peace Christian Church, NY: Thanks so much for all your prayers! Without any power and no TV I feel so out of touch with all that has happened. Brief moments on the internet here at church has given us some info. The stories of church members and families and friends that have been impacted by Sandy have been countless and hard to hear. We have been moving along one day at a time. The phone is ringing off the hook here at church. We have almost 100 kids in our preschool day care program here at Peace. Some preschool staff members have not been heard from due to power outages.

Now that there is power at the church we are doing all we can to assist families in need. There has been no school this week and we are uncertain when schools will re-open. Physical, mental and emotional exhaustion is beginning to set in for me and so many others...it's overwhelming at times.

Keep praying!
Pastor Kevin Foss
Peace Christian Church, Bohemia, NY

The following is an update posted on Peace Christian Church's Facebook Page:

We now have power at church. If you still don't have power and need a place to store food, charge up your cell phone, get warm, connect to the internet, or sleep over now that the evenings are getting cold, please stop by, or call the church at 631-589-0651. We want to help you in any way we can. If you need manual labor to help with damage to your home or property, please call us for help. If anyone has a generator that they are willing to drop off at the church to be used to help those in need, please bring it by ASAP.

CLICK HERE to give to the CLB Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund

CLICK HERE for other Hurricane Sandy Updates on the CLB Network website

1 Nov
2012

Nov 1 2012
Hurricane Sandy Update #02
Tim Mathiesen
Announcement, North American Mission
Relief Efforts

hurricane update

Above photo from Huntington, Long Island, NY's Facebook Page

All in all, in spite of Super Storm Sandy’s deep and wide devastation, I would say that our northeast congregations are doing quite well. Our churches have not sustained the kind of damage that coastal areas and New York City have experienced because our churches are located off the coast – some further inland than others. Still, many of our people are being challenged by loss of electricity, freezer foods and heat. The day temperatures are in the mid-fifties but the nights are around forty degrees so it can get chilly. Some of our areas will be without power for more days to come and possibly into next week.

Though I have not been able to contact all pastors/churches due to the power outage, I have heard that there’s been modest damage to parsonages and churches but nothing of significance so far. I have been encouraged as I’ve heard of our people reaching out to their neighbors in need. One church which has bathrooms/showers has opened them to the community. Today I spoke with a pastoral family making their home available to friends and neighbors to get cleaned up and take a warm shower. Yes, praise the Lord for generators!

Though I am deeply saddened by the storm’s devastation, especially along the coastlines, I am encouraged to hear about our Lutheran Brethren people pulling together to care for each other and those around them.

A few prayer requests:

 

  • That our churches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York regain their electrical power.
  • That Our Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center (our Bible camp) regain power. The annual women’s retreat is scheduled for this weekend. It may be cancelled due to loss of power and inability to travel due to many fallen trees.
  • That in the midst of challenging times, we would remember that God has many good purposes in all this (Romans 8:28).
  • That we would still seek the Lord for opportunities to care for others and also share the Gospel (John 14:6).

 

Thank you for praying for us.

Trusting Christ,

Warren Geraghty
Eastern Regional Pastor

30 Oct
2012

Oct 30 2012
Hurricane Sandy Update: CLB Churches
Tim Mathiesen
Announcement, North American Mission, Office of the President
News, Relief Efforts

Above photo from Huntington, Long Island, NY's Facebook Page
The following is an update from Regional Pastor Warren Geraghty:
Eastern Region Hurricane Sandy Update
It has been about 24 hours since “Sandy” came to the northeastern U.S. Some areas have experienced wide spread power outages, property and environmental damage and some loss of life.
As for our Lutheran Brethren churches here, so far, they seem to be doing OK. The challenge is, due to loss of electricity, I have only been able to connect with about a third of our pastors.
Our greatest need right now is for prayer. Please pray for our pastors and parishioners as they support each other and their communities during this challenging time. Some may not have electricity for 7-10 days. Pray too that, through ministering to needs, the Gospel would eventually be shared.
I will keep you posted as more news comes in.
Warren Geraghty
Regional Pastor - Eastern Region
> Track the Storm with New York Times HERE

hurricane update

Above photo from Huntington, Long Island, NY's Facebook Page

 

The following is an update from Regional Pastor Warren Geraghty:

 

Eastern Region Hurricane Sandy Update

It has been about 24 hours since “Sandy” came to the northeastern U.S. Some areas have experienced wide spread power outages, property and environmental damage and some loss of life.

As for our Lutheran Brethren churches here, so far, they seem to be doing OK. The challenge is, due to loss of electricity, I have only been able to connect with about a third of our pastors.

Our greatest need right now is for prayer. Please pray for our pastors and parishioners as they support each other and their communities during this challenging time. Some may not have electricity for 7-10 days. Pray too that, through ministering to needs, the Gospel would eventually be shared.

I will keep you posted as more news comes in.

 

Warren Geraghty

Regional Pastor - Eastern Region

 

> Track the Storm with New York Times HERE

23 Oct
2012

Oct 23 2012
CLB Region Updates (VIDEO)
Tim Mathiesen
Announcement, International Mission, North American Mission, Office of the President, Seminary, Stewardship
Resources

The following five videos present updates from each of our five regions. The regional pastors each introduce us to their region and talk about some specific ways that God is working through our family of churches. These videos have been sent to each Lutheran Brethren congregation as a DVD.
CLICK HERE to download a zip file of all five videos (1.4GB)

22 Aug
2012

Aug 22 2012
Convention Media Resources
Tim Mathiesen
Announcement
convention, Resources

Thank you to all who attended the CLB Biennial Convention this past weekend. It was a wonderful time of worship, fellowship and vision. The worship services in the Hillcrest gymnasium (Student Activities Center) was a success, and we appreciate Hillcrest Lutheran Academy for partnering with us in that way. The seminars and Saturday morning training sessions provided a time of learning and discussion, as well. Videos of most of those sessions will be available in the coming weeks. Please share you thoughts on the Church of the Lutheran Brethren Facebook Group (if you’re not a member of the group, please feel free to ask to join).

Convention Media Updates:

  • Worship Services (You can download and stream the service HERE). The Friday morning worship and communion service was not recorded.
  • Saturday morning training session. Click HERE to view the list of sessions. Links will be added to each session as the media is available (All of the sessions will be available, except for Tiger McLuen’s session and Rhea Briscoe's presentation at the Women's Event due to copyright restrictions).
  • Seminars. Click HERE to find the seminars that are currently available (Most of the seminars were recorded, but some of the presenters requested that the sessions not be recorded due to the sensitivity of the content).
  • Minutes and overview. The business minutes will be available once they are edited and approved. An overview of the convention will be published in the September issue of Faith & Fellowship magazine.

 

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