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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: Coming and Going
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Saturday, February 15, 2014. I am serving as the long-term interim pastor at Mt. Gilead Lutheran Church. In Mt Pleasant NC, the long-term interim pastor at St. Martin Lutheran Church. On top of those three positions, I also drive a school b...
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: April 2015
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Friday, April 3, 2015. It is Good Friday, and as I ponder a sermon for the day, I come back to these words by S. M. Lockridge that I found a few years ago. I find them to be a powerful description of the day. By S M. Lockridge. A soldier st...
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: April 2011
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Friday, April 22, 2011. The Great Three Days. Good Friday - after Jesus death and so-called trial, he is handed over to Pilate to be tortured and crucified. We, along with all of those in the couryard, call out, "Crucify Him! For many of us...
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: The crazy world in which we live
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Friday, February 8, 2013. The crazy world in which we live. I know - it has been ages since anything has been posted here. And I have been guilty for weeks of "meaning to do something about it" and getting sidetracked. Passage of the Day.
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: October 2010
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Friday, October 22, 2010. When our son's twins were baptized, we were fairly new pastors and our participation in their baptism was purely. And their sister Tristan) in the faith, as best we can from 4 hours away. We certainly cannot arrang...
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: Good Friday
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Friday, April 3, 2015. It is Good Friday, and as I ponder a sermon for the day, I come back to these words by S. M. Lockridge that I found a few years ago. I find them to be a powerful description of the day. By S M. Lockridge. A soldier st...
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: Of Loss, Grief, and Change
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Of Loss, Grief, and Change. What part would fail next? How much would it cost? The same is true of the church. We must adapt and change. We must make decisions based not on how we used to do it, but what can w...
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: It's been a busy spring!
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Wednesday, May 8, 2013. It's been a busy spring! I had thought back during Lent that I would get back into posting more often, but then something happened (doesn't it always? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann.
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann: What is a pastor to do?
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Ministry Notes from Pastors Ray and Ruth Ann. Now that we have completed seminary and begun ministry as ordained Lutheran pastors, we will write about life in the parish, issues of being new pastors and a clergy couple as well, and other things as the Spirit moves us. Saturday, June 15, 2013. What is a pastor to do? The question becomes, just how do we as pastors go about reaching the "nones? What format works best? It is clear that these conversations are important. It is clear that many (but certai...
