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.

Links

• ELCA Constitutions
• ELCA Churchwide Assembly
• Conference of Bishops
• Lutheran World Federation
• World Council of Churches

• National Council of Churches

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
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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.

Links

• ELCA Churchwide Assembly
• ELCA Church Council

• Synods

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
• ‪(734) 250-9554‬

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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.

Links

• Technicolor Ministries
• Ground Rules for participation
• Reconciling Works
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
• ‪(734) 250-9554‬

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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 farther and faster than prior critics of the Roman Catholic Church? a The Gutenberg Press b The Washington Post c The Xavier Onassis Quantum Chair D Wikipedia

Episode 19's Catechism Question: What is the origin of the word “deacon”? a Taken from the name David D. “Deacon” Jones, an NFL defensive lineman and Hall of Famer known for coining the phrase “quarterback sack” b A reference to the rodent poison known as d-CON, which church sacristans and sextons use to keep mice away from the communion bread. c Derived from the Greek word diakónos which means “servant,” “waiter,” or “administrator” d A much appreciated abbreviation of the academic pursuit known fully as Deconstructionist Eschatology And Christological Ontology Nomenclature

Links

• The Deaconess Community of the ELCA
• ELCA page on Deacons
• Rostered Ministers of the ELCA
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
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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.

Links

• The Bible for Normal People
• The Bible Project
• United Lutheran Seminary Podcast
• Faith+Lead Podcasts (Pivot, Working Preacher, Enter the Bible)
• Pulpit Fiction
• Working Preacher Podcasts
• Homebrewed Christianity
• Podcasts of the Episcopal Chuch
• Podcasts of the United Methodist Church

• Ben's List of Podcasts

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
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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.

Links

• ELCA Social Message on Civic Engagement in the United States.
• Martin Luther’s On Secular Authority
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
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• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
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Keith is back! We discuss the ELCA's extravagant welcome of all people and what that means.

Links

• ELCA Who is Welcome?
• ELCA What We Believe
• Reconciling Works
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
• ‪(734) 250-9554‬

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Ben talks with Rev Drew Tucker about the history of Lutheran Camps and how they are adapting to our changing world and ways of being church. Pastor Drew even gives us a Catechism Question!

Links

• Hopewood Outdoors
• Lutheran Outdoor Ministries

• Sacred Playgrounds Camp Research and Support by Jacob Sorenson

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
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