ELCA News Blog
March 16, 2007
Lutheran Men in Mission hosts 'Mini-Gathering' in Washington state
by Frank Imhoff, ELCA News Service
The men of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Marysville, Wash., plan to host 200 people March 24 for the third "mini-gathering" of 2007 for Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM), the men's ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). "Building for the Future" is "a great way to spend a day with guys from the congregation," said Doug Haugen, LMM director, Chicago.
The Rev. William "Chris" Boerger, bishop of the ELCA Northwest Washington Synod, Seattle, will lead a Bible study. The Rev. Roland D. Martinson, Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Children, Youth and Family Ministry, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., will present two keynote addresses. Haugen will provide resources for establishing men's ministries in congregations and updates on LMM activities.
The Rev. Jack Richards, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, said "Calling Men in Christian Service in Home and Congregation" will be Martinson's morning keynote. His afternoon keynote, "Could Young Men Love the Church? Engaging Young Men's Life and Faith," will challenge the older men to consider the situations of men younger than 35, Richards said. Each keynote will be followed by breakout sessions, including a Young Men's Round Table of men between 17 and 34 years of age. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a nonprofit financial services organization based in Minneapolis, is supporting the mini-gathering.
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