January contents JANUARY 2016 VOLUME 29 NUMBER 1
● ● 16 Cleaning church clutter News
Lutheran ● Features
10 ELCA Church Council looks to future
Cover story 16 Starting fresh
Readers tell what they’ve tossed— even how cleaning has revived mission
17 Who wants our hymnals?
18 ‘Do you really think I want to live this way?’
21 Tips from a pro 22 Study guide
Cover: Kathryn Brewer 28 4 resolutions
for financial well-being in your congregation
30 Faith, fellowship and dialogue
32 ‘Courageous conversations’ Dallas congregations address racism
34 Where faith is caught, not taught What’s the secret to this long-standing ministry? Ask the children
38 168 hours in a week ... Preachers: Use your time wisely
24 Yoga & prayer ● 36 Homeless in Seattle Departments
3 A lexicon of faith 4 Editor notes
23 Reflection 40 Deeper understandings 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
12 Semester on the Mississippi
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