March contents MARCH 2016 VOLUME 29 NUMBER 3 ●
28 Radio ministry
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14 Welcome! News
Lutheran ● Features
6 ELCA members respond to Flint water crisis
Cover story
14 All are welcome Pastors and members break down the not-so-simple concept of welcoming
19 Wide welcome: The essential ingredient is old-timers
20 Study guide
24 The four seasons of camp
30 Women clergy thankful for gains, frustrated by leadership gap
36 Developing ‘strong bonds’
ELCA chaplains help military families stay connected at home and abroad
38 A new church for a new country Hope and healing in South Sudan
Cover: Jane Besch (left) and Justine and Keith Chalman, members of Messiah Lutheran Church, Yorba Linda, Calif. Photo by Dave Nagel
22 Happy spaces ●
12 21st century’s new-old-new Easter
34 Tutoring Departments
3 A lexicon of faith 4 Editor notes
21 Reflection 40 Deeper understandings 42 Best this month 43 Faces 44 Deaths 44
Anniversaries
46 Classifieds 47 Light side 47 Crossword 48 Letters 49 Picture this 50 Presiding bishop
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DAVE NAGEL
RICK RIDDLE
AMANDA ANDERSON KRISTA KENNELL
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