with Pastor David Daubert
Pastor Dave Daubert joins the show to talk about the critical parts to understand about Lutheran faith and how theology we use in the ELCA is our best hand for living the Christian Life.
with Rev Dr Mark Granquist
This is the first of three episodes that cover the history leading up to formation of the ELCA by merging three Lutheran Synods together. We start at the Reformation in this episode.
Ben talks about what it means to be authentic as a Christian, as a Lutheran, and as a person of the 21st century as well as the challenge the ELCA has to be authentic in all three ways.
Ben and Keith discuss the history and theological issues behind the ordination of women in the American Lutheran Churches in 1970. They also tackle the mail bag.
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with Justin Wilson, Jessica Liles, & Beth Hartfiel
Keith and Ben are joined by the ELCA Youth Gathering staff, Justin Wilson, Jessica Liles, & Beth Hartfiel, to talk about one of the ELCA's largest and most important events. This is a long episode at about an hour and sixteen minutes, but it's worth every bit of time
with Pastor Mark Singh-Heuter
Pastor Mark Singh-Heuter, pastor of Advent Lutheran Church in Harleysville, PA, reunites with Keith and Ben to talk about the season of Advent.
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Keith and Ben talk about the Mainline Protestant Denominations and we have a winner for the Episode 24 Catechism Question!
with Deacon Margret Folkemer-Leonard
Deacon Margret Folkemer-Leonard joins the team to talk about everyone's favorite cranberry colored Evangelical Luther Worship and Song book, the ELW.
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Ben and Keith review the 95 Theses, the starting point for Martin Luther's Reformation.
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with ELCA VP Imran Siddiqui
ELCA Vice President Imran Siddiqui joins us for a second conversation about the Churchwide organization. We get into some details about the different home areas of the national church body and how the employees help our synods and congregations do God's ministry.
with VP Imran Siddiqui
This is a long one. Ben and Keith ask the VP what his job in the church is and how the ELCA is governed. In the next episode, we'll get into more details.
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with Rev Keats Miles-Wallace, Technicolor Ministries
Ben talks with Rev Keats Miles-Wallace about Technicolor Ministries, and online expression of Lutheran community based in the SW Texas Synod. We discuss how it works, how that model might work for other groups, and how this ministry is expanding.
with Deacon Chelle Huth and Sister Marianne Brock
Keith talks with Deacon Chelle Huth and Sister Marianne Brock about all thing Deacon in the ELCA.
Episode 18's Catechism Question: What technology made Martin Luther's writings spread
Ben and Keith talk about what might make a podcast "ELCA Lutheran", why there aren't a whole lot of them, and why they're hard to find. They also do some self-reflection about this podcast and give some advice to anyone who is considering starting their own.
Ben and Keith dig into a Social Message that was adopted by the ELCA Church Council in 2020. It has some parts that are useful in helping us look at our human-built structures (government, economy, and social systems) in a way that sees God at work in the world.