You may be familiar with the “pay it forward” phenomenon which has hit drive-thru lines at fast-food places and coffee shops in the last few years. One person will go through the drive-thru line and pay for their own coffee, or meal, and then also pay for the car behind them in line. So, when … More Pay it Forward
“Who says, you can’t go home?” – Jon Bon Jovi At our congregational meeting on Sunday, the members of Trinity chose to call Deacon Kris Oppegard as the new member of our pastoral team. The vote to issue the call was 191 in favor, and 1 opposed. Deacon Kris is a very familiar face to … More Trinity Welcomes (Back) Deacon Kris Oppegard!
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!” – Isaiah 6:8 Our Intern Pastor, Madison Chelberg, has received her first call to serve as an Associate Pastor at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin, Minnesota. We … More Congratulations Pastor Madison on your Call to Austin
We received the unfortunate word last week that Trinity will not be assigned an intern for the 2018-2019 school year. Seminary education is changing rapidly and looks very different than it did even just 10 years ago. Now, over half of the students studying at Luther Seminary in St. Paul are participating in “Distributive Learning.” … More No Trinity Intern Next Year
I’m very excited to introduce our congregation to our intern pastor for the 2017-2018 school year, Madison Chelberg! Madison is a current student at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, and currently lives in Inver Grove Heights. Originally from Rochester, Madison’s home congregation is Zumbro Lutheran Church. Following high school graduation, Madison received a Bachelor of … More Introducing Next Year’s Intern Pastor!
“Forgiven” John 4:7-15 Pastor Todd Buegler March 8, 2016 (Wednesday Evening Lenten Service) Trinity Lutheran Church Grace and peace to you from God our creator, and from Jesus Christ, our Lord and savior. Amen. I have a confession to make. Here it is: I hate confessing. I can’t stand admitting my mistakes, my … More Forgiven
Christopher Leach, who has been with us at Trinity for the past two years, has received a call to serve as the pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Barnesville, Minnesota. Our Savior’s voted last weekend to extend a call to Christopher. Chris has indicated that he will accept the call, and will begin his … More Congratulations PASTOR Christopher Leach!
Trinity Lutheran has been assigned an intern for the 2015-2016 school year! We are excited to introduce to you Andrew Lewis. Andrew is a student at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina. Typically, Trinity has had students from Luther Seminary in St. Paul. However this is an unusual situation. Andrew’s wife, Suzanne, … More Introducing Trinity’s New Intern: Andrew Lewis!
Another great question that I received from the “Questions” sermon a few weeks ago: “I would like to venture deeper into scripture and the Bible. But it all seems overwhelming. Where does a novice start? Thank you for accepting the call to Trinity.” Well first, thanks for that nice comment! I’m very glad to be … More Deeper into Scripture
Test Driving Theology 