HeyJaredLutheran Confessions
Reflections from a progressive Lutheran pastor in the South.
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A Survey: How should we revisit the Marks of Discipleship? (opens the original)
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So I’ve been thinking given the tedious horror of the news these days we may need more than ever some centering in what in the Lutheran tradition has sometimes called the “marks of discipleship”: the classic list from the Reformation was Word, Baptism, Lord’s Supper, Office of the Keys, ordained ministry, prayer/public worship, and the holy cross/suffering. There are various updates, like prayer, worship, Scripture, service, giving, and invitation.I don’t think I just want to explain them. You c
The ELCA May Have 100 Million Square Feet of Church Space. What If Some of It Became Housing? (opens the original)
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In 2023 the ELCA had 8,464 organized congregations. That was only 8 percent fewer than in 2015, a decline of about 1 percent per year. Between 2015 and 2023, 520 congregations closed, 142 withdrew from the ELCA, 131 merged or consolidated and 41 were otherwise removed, while 73 new congregations were organized. The ELCA researchers who compiled these numbers describe the relatively slow decline as “organizational resilience.” The institutions have proved remarkably durable even through decades o
So Long, and Thanks for All the Books: An Elegy for the Luther Seminary Campus (opens the original)
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[Fair warning, this is a transcription of a 40 minute audio I recorded (non-stop) walking a new part of our town today. It maintains almost all of the flavor of such a transcription.]<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.
Live with DJ Deutch (opens the original)
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Chapter 23: A Progressive Christian Account of Critical Race Theory (opens the original)
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