Pastor Keith Fair and Licensed Lay Minister Ben Fogt invite discussion about the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), its history, structures, traditions, and beliefs in a light and fun way.
Episode Notes
Sarah Jones from the ELCA Church Property Resource Hub shares this somewhat new resource for all congregations to help with issues that come up around property maintenance and uses.
Links
Church Property Resource Hub (https://www.elca.org/how-we-serve/churches-and-church-leaders/property-resources)
October Town Hall Event (Virtual) (https://www.elca.org/event/102725-cprh-church-property-resource-hub-town-hall)
* **** (https://www.elca.org/event/102725-cprh-church-property-resource-hub-town-hall) Property Stewardship Bible Study (https://www.elca.org/publications/101725-church-property-resource-hub-faithful-property-stewardship "https://www.elca.org/publications/101725-church-property-resource-hub-faithful-property-stewardship") ***
**** Space Rental Strategies for Mission and Sustainability (https://resources.elca.org/church-property-resource-hub/space-rental-strategies/ "https://resources.elca.org/church-property-resource-hub/space-rental-strategies/") ** **
Forum: The Church Property Resource Hub Forum is hosted on the ELCA's Leadership Network (LeadNet).
Folks can register for LeadNet via this link: https://leadership.elca.org/signup (https://leadership.elca.org/signup)
Once registered, folks can access the CPRH forum by using this link: https://leadership.elca.org/topics/45412/forum (https://leadership.elca.org/topics/45412/forum) (https://leadership.elca.org/topics/45412/forum)
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27 Jun 2026
S1E60 - Ferver Music and Jesus & Justice
Episode Notes
Kelle Shepherd-Bhavsar tells us about an experiment in Metro Detroit that brought talks about Jesus and Justice to a comedy club along with some great music.
Links
Ferver Music (https://fervermusic.com/)
Jesus and Justice (https://fervermusic.com/jesus-justice)
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13 Jun 2026
S1E59 - How Presiding Bishop Curry has experienced being called
Episode Notes
The ELCA's Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry joins the show to discuss being called into service with the church in a variety of ways. We also get to know another congregation better, King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas, TX.
Links
All Together in One Place (https://www.elca.org/news/all-together-in-one-place) Presiding Bishop Curry’s first monthly communication
Shekinah Chapel (https://shekinahchapel.org/welcome)
King of Glory Lutheran Church (http://www.kingofglory.com)
KoG Gusto (https://www.kingofglory.com/gusto/)
KoG Martin’s Music Cafe (https://www.kingofglory.com/mmc/)
KoG Isaac’s Comedy Club (https://www.kingofglory.com/isaacs-cc/)
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