Ben & Keith discuss Episode 36 in which Keith talked with Pastor Imad Haddad from Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amman, Jordan. They also discuss the ELCA's 1989 Social Message on Israel and Palestine.

Catechism Question:

What is the meaning of the word Sumud?

• Steadfastness
• Faithfulness
• Smelling Good
• Special Undertaking for Mid-East Unifying Diplomacy

Links

• 1989 Social Message “Israeli Palestinian Conflict”
• Peace Not Walls video
• The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
• Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Amman, Jordan

• ELCA Sumud

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
• ‪(734) 250-9554‬

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Keith has a conversation with Pastor Imad Haddad, pastor of Church of the Good Shepherd in Amman, Jordan. They discuss living in the region as a Palestinian Lutheran and how The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and the ELCA relate.

Catechism Question:

What are ways to get involved in advocating for justice through the ELCA?

• Join the ELCA e-Advocacy Network.
• Invite your officials to visit your congregation’s ministry or project.
• If you have a Lutheran State Public Policy office in your state, get involved in this ministry.
• Contact the ELCA Advocacy Staff when you or a group from your congregation visit Washington, DC.
• All of the above. (and more)

Links

• The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
• Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Amman, Jordan
• ELCA Social Message on the Israeli Palestinian Conflict (1989)

• ELCA Sumud

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
• ‪(734) 250-9554‬

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Ben & Keith discuss the new shirt. We hope it sparks conversations about our faith. The episode covers how one might explain Lutheranism to someone who wants to know because they read your t-shirt.

Catechism Question:

Martin Luther disliked the idea of this new church body being named after himself. What name did he prefer instead?

• Evangelisch Kirche (Church of the Gospel)
• The Melanchthonist Church
• The Church for Saints and Sinners
• Those Heretics Who Got Themselves Excommunicated (THWGTE)

Links

• The Main Street Lutherans Store

• The Shirt

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
• ‪(734) 250-9554‬

Music by Viktor Hallman Find it at https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/jcOQ6kY2Cy/ Through Epidemic Sound

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