Win Kurlfink joins us to talk about the Perennial Waters Project, an environmental stewardship group operating from St Philip Lutheran Church in Trenton, MI. Ben and Keith talk about how the ELCA Social Statement, Caring for Creation from 1993, helps congregations focus efforts to help renew the environment.

Links

• Perennial Waters Project
• PWP Facebook Page
• Great Lakes Spirituality Project
• St Philip Lutheran Church
• Caring For Creation, 1993 ELCA Social Statement

• Of the Land and Seasons, Seasonal Liturgy Keith mentions

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

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Ben & Keith talk about their time at the Festival of Homiletics in Pittsburgh.

Links

• The Festival of Homiletics
• Ben's Photos and videos from the Festival
• Greenfield Village, where Ben works
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
• ‪(734) 250-9554‬

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Keith and Ben talk about translations, editions, formats, and disposal of the Bible. And Judi Tyler is our first Catechism Question winner!

Links

• Oremus
• Bible Gateway
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
• ‪(734) 250-9554‬

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Keith talks with Deacon Margaret Folkemer-Leonard, Director of Music (and other things artsy) at St Matthew Lutheran Church in York, PA. They discuss the Church Year and the Lutheran Worship Liturgy.

Links

• Festival of Homiletics May 13-16, 2024 in Pittsburgh, PA
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
• Instagram
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Keith and Ben discuss how the ELCA creates and approves of Social Statements and Messages that are published. And we bring you another Catechism question.

Links

• ELCA Social Statements
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
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Keith and Ben discuss Luther's Small Catechism, whether it's still relevant, and why we use it for our ending segment each episode.

Links

• Festival of Homiletics
• Faith Inkubators
• The Bible Project
• Luther's Small Catechism with African Descent Reflections
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Pastor Elizabeth Friedman returns to talk with us about the future of the ELCA and the Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church (CRLC). Ben gets confused about years. The Columbus Churchwide Assembly was in 2022, not 2023.

TLDR: The ELCA is trying to reorganize the denomination structure through our constitutions (Churchwide, Synods, and Congregations) and other documents, with the hope that we can be better prepared for our ministry going forward.

Links

• Commission for a Renewed Lutheran Church (CRLC)
• Living Lutheran article on the CRLC
• Lord of Light Lutheran Church
• Neko Cat Cafe
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads

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Ben and Keith discuss the sacrament of Holy Baptism.

Links

• Use of the Means of Grace (PDF)

• An Arizona priest used one word wrong in baptisms for decades. They're all invalid. (NPR)

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

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