February contents FEBRUARY 2016 VOLUME 29 NUMBER 2


● ● 16 Embracing diversity News


Lutheran ● Features


6 Marty named publisher of ‘The Christian Century’


8 ELCA Youth Gathering miracle


Cover story


16 Embracing diversity Multicultural congregations share their successes, struggles


20 Truly inclusive membership requires intention, spirit


22 Study guide


Cover: Melissa Dow (left) and Mary Saulsby greet each other during Sunday worship at St. John Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Fla. Photo by Bob Self.


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February 2016 5


34 What’s in a name? Why long-standing Lutheran institutions are re-branding


36 Chapel of love


38 The garden that grows reconciliation


26 Legacy ●


24 A survival guide for Lent 28 A life laid down


32 Burnout blues Causes of volunteer exhaustion and ways to avoid it


12 New beginnings


30 Immersion 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


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