I just have to pause and reflect on this past weekend at Trinity. It was crazy-fun. There was so much stuff happening here that it was hard to keep straight what was going on and when. Let me just share with you the brief rundown: On Thursday, the setup in Fellowship Hall began for the … More A Weekend in Fellowship Hall
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
Trinity is a high-energy congregation, and it seems like everything is changing…all the time. And that’s ok. Change doesn’t scare us…we embrace the ongoing movement of God’s Spirit in our community. But I want to make sure that in the midst of transition, we communicate well with the congregation about what is going on, and … More TableTalk on Sunday Morning
Dear friends, It is with sadness that I accepted the letter of resignation for Pastor Dean Smith this morning. I am attaching a copy of his letter at the bottom of this e-mail. Pastor Dean has received and accepted a new call to serve as the “Director of Spiritual Programs” with the Appalachia Service Project, … More Pastor Dean Accepts New Call
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the … More A Teaching Church
On the surface, Trinity Lutheran Church is many different things: It is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America It is a community of believers (over 4,000), called together to grow disciples of Jesus Christ It is worship, faith formation for all ages, fellowship and service These are all accurate descriptions of our … More What is Trinity?
“In the Name” John 16:12-15 Pastor Todd Buegler May 21-22, 2016 Trinity Lutheran Church Grace and peace to you from God who creates, from Jesus Christ who redeems and from the Holy Spirit who sustains. Amen. When our boys were young, we (and by “we,” I mean mostly Lori) were active in our school district’s … More In the Name
“Bold and Confident” Hebrews 10:19-25 Pastor Todd Buegler November 14-15, 2015 Stewardship Commitment Weekend Trinity Lutheran Church Grace and peace to you from God our Creator, and from Jesus, the Son of God and Savior of the world! Amen. In 1955, Trinity Lutheran Church was located in downtown Owatonna. The church building was on the … More Bold and Confident
On Friday, January 2, John Petersburg will begin his second term at the Minnesota House of Representatives, where he will serve as the legislator from our district. Since 1997, John has served here at Trinity as our congregational administrator. In that role, he has had oversight of our day-to-day operations, our financial record-keeping, supervising our … More Mr. Petersburg Goes to St. Paul
This article is reprinted from the Owatonna People’s Press, November 8, 2014. A week ago Sunday night, I received a phone call that police and fire units had arrived at Trinity Lutheran Church and were beginning the process of putting out a small fire that had ignited in the attic above our education wing. While the fire … More When A Community Comes Together
Test Driving Theology 