tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post4561996423851002983..comments2023-10-24T08:51:39.726-05:00Comments on In Lay Terms: Decline in ELCA Membership: AnalysisRosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308078791932985528noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-12589485884584346012007-09-22T07:39:00.000-05:002007-09-22T07:39:00.000-05:00I suppose as it has to do with Scandinavian cultur...I suppose as it has to do with Scandinavian culture where you live, it is the German strain of Lutheranism that seems to be stuck in low gear in other places.<BR/><BR/>I think that over all the Church is healthy, ut we do need to realize that the mission field is not only in the third world...it is also in our back yard.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235511328970565339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-70720687432377311372007-09-10T10:17:00.000-05:002007-09-10T10:17:00.000-05:00more on GK:http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article...more on GK:<BR/>http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=264229LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-17123481811613857442007-09-09T22:04:00.000-05:002007-09-09T22:04:00.000-05:00Regardless of whether Keillor is actually Lutheran...Regardless of whether Keillor is actually Lutheran, he is certainly American Lutheranism's most recognizable public face - and your critique is right on. Part of our problem is location: living in Minnesota means dealing with Lutheranism as the local civic religion, and frankly our generation has little time, patience or inclination for such things.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00157331552693781962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-68204219624379061492007-09-08T21:48:00.000-05:002007-09-08T21:48:00.000-05:00wikepedia: Keillor was born in Anoka, Minnesota, ...wikepedia: Keillor was born in Anoka, Minnesota, and raised in a family belonging to the Plymouth Brethren, a fundamentalist Christian denomination he has since left. He is six feet, four inches (1.93 m) tall and is of Scottish and Norwegian ancestry. Keillor is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He is currently an Episcopalian[1], but has been a Lutheran[2]. He often uses his religious roots in his material. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English in 1966. While there, he began his broadcasting career on the student-operated radio station known today as Radio K.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-81517120053210003092007-09-07T14:50:00.000-05:002007-09-07T14:50:00.000-05:00I believe Keillor is a presbyterian.I am, unfortun...I believe Keillor is a presbyterian.<BR/><BR/>I am, unfortunately, in a church that would rather die than sing in Spanish (even once in a while). Meanwhile, the neighborhood is full of people who need to hear about God's grace, especially when our society is so slow to be gracious and welcoming to them.Anna Sorensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282584909692804697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-67912861808999266582007-09-07T11:18:00.000-05:002007-09-07T11:18:00.000-05:001. Keillor wasn't brought up Lutheran.2 He may h...1. Keillor wasn't brought up Lutheran.<BR/><BR/>2 He may have been Lutheran for awhile, but he isn't Lutheran now.<BR/><BR/>I could always tell from his hymn choices that they weren't Lutheran, so I suspected as much, then I read about him. <BR/><BR/>So....he may "know" us as an astute observer, but not from the inside.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how to put links in comments, but refer to http://pursiful.com/ for 9/6/2007 and read the last item. <BR/><BR/>I think that some of our churches which have been in declining neighborhoods start to "do something" when they realize that they need to do something to save themselves rather than to spread the Good News. [Not to say that is easy in an urban environment.] Maybe God's power doesn't reside with those who work from selfish motives.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.com