Are you on Facebook? If so, you’re one of 600 million virtual “friends” whose profiles, walls, pokes, photos, notes and friend requests have come to change everyday life for people across the world. Is your church on Facebook? Your pastor? If you are a pastor, or studying to be a pastor, what’s the best way […]
Spring/Summer 2011
M.A. student is voice of Luther on Facebook, Twitter
My entire life, I have been in love with technology. When I was in high school, back about 100 years ago, we had one of the first home computers available. (For those in the know, it was a Commodore Vic 20.) I was introduced by my dad to the Internet, which at that time was […]
WorkingPreacher.org’s impact on one pastor leads him to give back in a big way
It was through the suggestion of a colleague that Pastor Scott Maxwell came across WorkingPreacher.org. “Out of desperation, I asked some colleagues what resources they used to prepare their sermons. Many suggested the typical journals, but then someone told me that Luther Seminary was doing some cutting-edge work and that I should check out Luther’s […]
Becky Brown stays rooted in, gives back to church
Becky Brown has lived all over the country—California, Colorado, Indiana, Minnesota, Utah and now Portland, Ore. Throughout her travels, the one place she’s never left is the church. “If I didn’t have the church I don’t know what I would do—with my time, my money, my energy. It’s always been a part of my life,” […]