The Rev. Chris Nelson shared valuable insights on being Church in our times in his keynote address to the 2012 Metro D.C. Synod Assembly.
- Keynote Address Part 1 – “Why Re-Present the Faith?” by the Rev. Chris Nelson on April 27, 2012. Bookending his remarks are an introduction by the Rev. Phil Hirsch, Assistant to the Bishop, and an expression of gratitude in closing by Bishop Graham. (@40 minutes)
download (right click) - Keynote Address Part 2 – “A Theory of Change & Why It Is So Hard” by the Rev. Chris Nelson on April 28, 2012 (@30 minutes)
download (right click) - Keynote Address Part 3 – “Hope for a Vision and a Future” by the Rev. Chris Nelson on April 28, 2012 (@25 minutes)
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Having the bishop of a different synod in the ELCA address our 2012 Metro D.C. Synod Assembly as the representative of the churchwide expression of the ELCA was well received. Bishop Jessica Crist of the ELCA Montana Synod gave the group a better view of what we are doing and can do outside of our immediate area.
- ELCA Churchwide Representative Address, beginning – by Bishop Jessica Crist on April 27, 2012 (@7 minutes)
download (right click) - In the middle of Bishop Crist’s address, a video narrated by ELCA Presiding Bishop Hanson was shown. This video, “Living, Daring Confidence,” can be viewed online.
- ELCA Churchwide Representative Address, continued – by Bishop Jessica Crist on April 27, 2012 (@25 minutes)
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Serving on a jury for a recent murder trial informed Bishop Graham’s hearing of Romans 8:1 – “There is therefore now no condemnation” – in this sermon the bishop preached at the 2011 Reformation Service.
- REFORMATION SERMON – “No Condemnation,” preached on October 30, 2011 (@12 minutes)
download (right click) - Also available in print - ““No Condemnation” Reformation Sunday Sermon” (pdf file)
“Lots to think about!” was a common refrain among those who heard Dr. Leonard Sweet’s keynote address to the Fall Session of the 2011 Synod Assembly. Synching our assumptions with the times we live in to proclaim hope in our world was advanced in this two part keynote address.
- SWEET KEYNOTE Pt. 1 – “EPIC Times,” presented on September 24, 2011 (@60 minutes) *There is an obvious gap in the beginning of the audio caused by a technical issue.
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- Videos referenced during Sweet’s morning presentation were: “Free Hugs in Italy” and “Ken Robinson’s ‘Changing Education Paradigms’“
- SWEET KEYNOTE Pt. 2 – “Operating System of Christianity,” presented on September 24, 2011 (@45 minutes)
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- Videos referenced during the opening and closing of Sweet’s afternoon session were: “Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor” and “Tico Tico Brazil (4-Handed Guitar)“
“It is always exactly the right time to follow Jesus. It is always exactly the right time to take up the task that God gives us,” proclaimed our bishop in his sermon during the Fall Session of the 2011 Synod Assembly. Text for the sermon was Matthew 21:23-32.
- GRAHAM SERMON 11SynAsm Fall – Preached by the Rev. Richard H. Graham on September 24, 2011 (@8 minutes)
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At the center of the 2011 Metro D.C. Synod Assembly in Spring Session was worship. Listen to Bishop Graham’s sermon from the Holy Eucharist Service, “Looking and Finding,” based on Luke 24:13-35 – known as the Road to Emmaus passage.
- GRAHAM SERMON 11SynAsm Spring – Preached by the Rev. Richard H. Graham on May 6, 2011 (@9 minutes)
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The Rev. Dr. Mark Allan Powell, Professor of New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, and internationally and ecumenically known Bible scholar, gave the keynote address at the 2009 Synod Assembly.
- POWELL KEYNOTE Part 1 – “Belonging to God: The Good News of Bibilical Stewardship” @60 minutes (including introductory comments of Bishop Graham)
download (right click) - POWELL KEYNOTE Part 2 – “Duty & Delight: The Joy of Generous Giving” @45 minutes
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