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

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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

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Ollie Bergh joins Ben and Keith from Fairbanks, Alaska to talk about Matins (Morning Prayer) and all of the Daily Prayer (or Daily Offices) services in the ELW, our hymnal. Pastor Ollie hosts the Psalmcast Podcast. Give it a listen.

Sorry for some of the cuts. The audio files were corrupted and Ben stitched it together as best he could on the schedule we have. We'll try not to let it happen again.

The Catechism Question:

What are the names of some of the divine office liturgies:

• Matins, Ford, Sext, Vespers
• Lauds, Prime, Nome, Vespers
• Chevelle, Compline, Sext, Lauds
• Matins, Lauds, Vespers, Compline

Links

• Fairbanks Lutheran Church
• Psalmcast
• The Grail Psalms

• Evangelical Heritage Bible

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

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David Lose, Senior Pastor at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN, joins us for this episode. We start out with a broad topic, how do our churches move forward in our time and place. We talk about He Gets Us and what it means to be Lutheran.

In the A Segment, Ben and Keith discuss what it means to be "Unapologetically Lutheran".

Catechism Question:

What happened to the prodigal son when he returned home?

• His father sent him back to the pig farmer
• His father welcomed him, and his brother threw a party for him
• His father took him back as a hired servant
• His father welcomed him and killed the fatted calf

Links

• David Lose
• Mount Olivet Lutheran Church

• Books

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

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• Facebook
• Threads
• YouTube
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Dr Granquist joins us to continue our exploration of the history that leads up to the ELCA being what it is.

The Catechism Question:

Where did the majority of Lutherans immigrate to North America come from? A. Germany, Norway, and Sweden B. Germany, Norway, and France C. Austria, Australia, and Antarctica D. Wittenberg, Wartburg, and St. Olaf

Links

• Our First Episode wth Dr Granquist
• Lutherans in America: A New History by Dr Mark Granquist
• www.mainstreetlutherans.com
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• YouTube
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Pastor Dave Daubert joins the show to talk about the critical parts to understand about Lutheran faith and how theology we use in the ELCA is our best hand for living the Christian Life.

Links

• Day 8 Strategies

• Dave Daubert's books on Amazon

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

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This is the first of three episodes that cover the history leading up to formation of the ELCA by merging three Lutheran Synods together. We start at the Reformation in this episode. The next one will start in America in the 1800s when a lot of Lutheran immigration occurs. The last will cover the last 75 or 100 years.

Rev Dr Mark Granquist is a professor of the History of Christianity at Luther Seminary in St Paul, MN. He was ordained into the ELCA in 1988 and has served congregations and taught in university settings. His book Lutherans in America: A New History is a definitive work, sharing his understanding of how immigration gave direction to how Lutheranism would flourish in the Americas.

Make sure to email or message us the answer to this episode's Catechism Question:

Where did Martin Luther go into hiding during the height of the German Reformation?

• In the Castle Church in Wittenberg, near the university where he taught
• As a sideshow in the Barnum & Bailey Circus
• In the tower of Wartburg Castle
• In Emperor Charles V’s wine cellar

Links

• Dr Ganquist’s book related to this episode Lutherans in America: A New History

• The Book of Concord (online)

• www.mainstreetlutherans.com

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