
Cross Connections
A Life's Story about One Pastor's Ministry of Connecting the Episodes of Family, Church, Friends, Mentors, and Events
- 148 pages
- English
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Cross Connections
A Life's Story about One Pastor's Ministry of Connecting the Episodes of Family, Church, Friends, Mentors, and Events
About this book
A pastor's life and ministry have many poignant and humorous moments, yet such stories usually stay within a small circle of family and friends. This veteran pastor shares such moments of grace and gratitude that many will enjoy through reading and reflecting. Every life has a story where "threads" of connections form a wondrous mosaic in a life of unexpected surprises and joys. An archive of ministry memories is shared in this volume, which is truly summarized by the word "blessed"--blessed to share a life of unending pleasures in ministry where pastors and parishioners remember and celebrate, often with laughter the episodes of grace encounters. Humor, especially, is God-given grace.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Even the First Year was Eventful
- Chapter 2: The Early Years and the Case for Original Sin
- Chapter 3: Thankful for Faith Formation
- Chapter 4: Urban and Rural
- Chapter 5: Beginning of Life Discernment of Right and Wrong
- Chapter 6: The Indelible Imprinting of Senior High (1963–65)
- Chapter 7: Academic Imprinting for Life
- Chapter 8: Theology Formation and Some Surprises
- Chapter 9: An Aside about Ruth and Eric Gritsch
- Chapter 10: Thoughts about Parish Ministry
- Chapter 11: St. Martin Lutheran Church, Annapolis, MD (1973–74)
- Chapter 12: Christ Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg, VA (1974–81)
- Chapter 13: Trinity Lutheran Church, Grand Rapids, MI (1981–88)
- Chapter 14: First Lutheran Church, Norfolk, VA (1988–99)
- Chapter 15: Associate Dean, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg, PA (1999–2006)
- Chapter 16: Ascension Lutheran Church, Towson, MD (2006–14)
- Chapter 17: Retirement
- Appendix 1: Laughing through the Church with a Three-Year Old
- Bibliography
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