Contents News
8 Congregations slowly recovering from the recession 10 Division over Christianity & capitalism
Cover story
20 Great expectations ‘This is not speed dating, this is a serious courtship’
14 Voices heard ‘round the world’
23 Help us see God Pastors and congregations work together in church, world
25 ‘Frankenpastor’ Congregation stages search for pastor and spouse
26 Study guide Features 12 Go ahead, go to some trouble 18 Warning on the choking game
16 The scientist and the theologian Together, two ELCA teachers study God, evolution, faith and cancer
27 ‘Glocal’ gatherings give new twist to mission
30 Going green, even at the end Some question formaldehyde, metal caskets as the way to go for funerals
32 R. Guy and Keith Fry ... Ordination stories move church forward
34 Assemblies discuss bullying and other issues
38 A cathedral in the night Outdoor worship calls young adults into ministry with the homeless
20 Choosing the perfect pastor Departments
3 A Lutheran Christian life for today
4 Editor 39 Two months out 40 Youngchurch 41 Pass the faith 42 Best this month 43 Faces
28 Called ‘to do more’ For breaking news, see
www.thelutheran.org or
www.elca.org/news
44 Higher education 45 Light side 46 Classifieds 46 Deaths 47 Crossword 48 Letters 49 My view 50 Presiding bishop
JULY 2011 VOLUME 24 NUMBER 7
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