Weekly Blog Posts
The following blog posts are written by Bishop Jen Nagel, Synod staff members, and leaders from the Minneapolis Area Synod.
Create some space
By Pastor Norma Malfatti “Take a break … Run away with us for the summer. Let’s go upstate … There’s a lake I know In a nearby park.” [...]
New beginnings
By Maya Bryant Spring is often associated with rebirth, the bringing of new life after the quiet of winter. Although, I can’t help but find myself continuing to think about the ending, or death, of [...]
The calling of a bishop
By Bob Hulteen In Minnesota Prince may be royalty, but in the Lutheran church the bishop is … Hmm, what is the bishop? (I’ll start an answer below.) The 2023 Minneapolis Area Synod Assembly just [...]
Embracing a little creative chaos
By Nicholas Tangen When I was a kid, I often struggled in school. My grades rarely rose above a C average, and the end of every semester was a mad dash to complete dozens of [...]
Grief and gratitude
By Pastor Hans Lee In October of last year, I decided to reach out to Pastor John Hulden to let him know of my openness to and interest in serving as an interim pastor, after [...]
Similar others
By Pastor John Hulden This blog is written for you church leaders. How are you doing after Holy Week and Easter? How are you really? Thanks for all you did to make Lent and Easter [...]
What a thing is
By Bishop Ann Svennungsen Theologian Douglas John Hall writes, “I wouldn’t have become a theologian (perhaps I wouldn’t have remained a Christian) had I not been introduced to Martin Luther.” I might say I wouldn’t [...]
‘Pity the fool’
By Pastor Craig Pederson One of my best friends was born on April 1. We were classmates for our entire K – 12th grade experience and I went to all of his birthday parties. We [...]
New things
By Pastor Norma Malfatti Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:18-19a NRSV [...]
‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go!’
By Jack Hurbanis Even having grown up at St. John’s Lutheran in south Minneapolis, if you would have asked me how many churches were in the Minneapolis Area Synod or who the bishop was, my [...]