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By Gayda Hollnagel
f the posters on these pages are any indication, the La Crosse Area Synod has the hippest pastors around. And if the posters don’t make you want to come to
church, they’ll at least make you smile. In the La Crosse Area Synod, the message is even stronger: Pastors are working together to share the gospel.
Te series of five posters, created by Peter Jonas, pastor of Christ
Lutheran Church, Arcadia, Wis., uses contemporary images as backdrops to show clergy standing together as a “Band of Preachers” (think HBO’s popular World War II series Band of Brothers); fishing for souls from an “ELCA” trawler; harvesting grain in a wheat field; rolling along together aboard a moving truck; and standing below a hovering spacecraſt “Prepared to Preach to Anyone. And We Mean Anyone.” “It’s a creative, fun, unique endeavor that we hope will help us see how we
are all connected together as a synod, and appreciate the breadth and depth of work of our pastors,” said Elizabeth Howe, assistant to the synod bishop. Te project was initiated by the synod’s professional service and care committee, which wanted to show its appreciation to pastors who com-
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pleted the annual wellness assess- ment encouraged by Portico Benefit Services, the ELCA’s health insur- ance provider. Synods that meet the requirements are rewarded each year with a grant to be used for pastor-related activities and events, including continuing education. Liz Albertson, a committee mem-
ber, suggested the poster idea that Jonas, who does some professional photography, had done on a smaller scale for a text study group. Te larger project was a labor of
love for Jonas, who said he sees him- self as part of a community of pas- tors held together by shared experi- ences and interests. “Tat sense of esprit de corps has really sustained me over the years when I’ve gone through trials,” he said. “Tat we’re
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