June contents JUNE 2014 VOLUME 27 NUMBER 6 28 Family business


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Social media Lutheran News


8 Church Council approves use of gift


10 Publications win awards


12 ELCA wins communications awards Cover story


16 Accessing church with social media Connecting beyond church walls


19 Social media gospel 22 Study guide


32 VBS with a twist


36 Urban servants Lutheran volunteer program reaches Denver’s down and out


38 Running from violence Lutheran Disaster Response works through partners in CAR


40 Seeking shelter Refugees flock to a Lutheran-run camp in Ethiopia


COVER: PHOTO BY MICHAEL D. WATSON Features


26 Million dollar love Ohio congregation receives & gives a gift of love


30 A Lutheran shelter for children


24 More than victims 34 Duty and delight Departments


3 Challenging conversations 4 Editor notes


14 Deeper understandings 23 Reflection 42 Two months out 43 Faces 44 Best this month 45 Deaths 46 Classifieds 47 Light side 47 Crossword 48 Letters 49 Picture this 50 Presiding bishop


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