Hosted by Andy Bates and Rev. Rod Zwonitzer.
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Philippines Update with Rev. Ross Johnson
Rev. Ross Johnson, director of the LCMS Disaster Response, reports live from the disaster response team in the Philippines. Ross provided an update on the LCMS team who traveled to the Philippines this week to assist the Lutheran Church in the Philippines in developing a plan for recovering from the typhoon.
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Interview with Mona Fuerstenau
With guest Mona Fuerstenau, the Ministry consultant for Bethesda Lutheran Communities in the Northwest region, who talks with us today about her article titled “A Place to Belong” which was published in the November 2013 Lutheran Witness.
About Mona Fuerstenau
Mona Fuerstenau was raised in the Lutheran church and school system in both Seattle and Portland by her parents Len and Dolores Fuerstenau. She attended Messiah church and Concordia school in Seattle and is an alumnus of Trinity and Concordia Lutheran High in Portland. She attended Western Washington University attaining her degree in Speech Pathology. She lived and worked in Alaska in that field for 8 years then added graduate studies at Oregon State University in both psychology and gerontology. She did her clinical fellow year at the Veteran’s Hospital in Portland and Vancouver and was on staff there for several years. A single mom since 2002, Mona has two children. Her daughter Marisa and family live in Olympia. Her son Ben Fisher lives with her in Vancouver.
Mona began working with children with disabilities in high school. Her life journey has included tutoring those with reading difficulties, speech and language therapy in the public school system and in the Veteran’s Hospital system, children’s and youth ministry in various congregations, advocacy and leadership development in the field of disabilities and consultant to faith based organizations about developing inclusive communities with meaningful participation by all. She counts as her greatest teachers her two children one academically gifted and one with developmental disabilities who together have provided 23 years of “hands on” life experience being “outside the norm” and engendering “thinking outside the box” long before that term was in use.
Mona considers herself a Disability Advocate in all arenas. She is chair of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Disabilities Task Force and NW District Disability Awareness Task Force; founding member of the first Special Education PTSA of Washington State in Clark County. She was appointed by the governor to and currently serves on the Washington State Developmental Disability Council. She is a member of the Interfaith Disability network of Oregon and SW Washington. Mona has guest lectured on Disability Ministry at Concordia University Portland and to NW District conferences since 2007 and provided workshops at the LCMS children’s ministry and LEA conferences. Under her guidance the NW ministry conference in Seattle has developed a dedicated track of disability focused breakout sessions. Mona joined Bethesda Lutheran Communities in October of 2010 as a ministry consultant. She plans to facilitate a disability ministry network that supports families, addresses attitudinal and accessibility barriers and provides resources, curriculum, and training to congregations. Her dream is that one day people with disabilities will all have a place to belong in the life of the church, with meaningful participation, valued for the gifts they bring and the lessons they can teach the body of Christ.
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Biblical Text Study
With guest Rev. Sam Beltz of St. John Lutheran Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Matthew 28:1-20
Jesus Has Risen
28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
The Guards’ Report
11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
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Matins Sermonette
Today’s sermonette is by Rev. Steve Cholak of the LCMS National Missions and Special Ministries Project Coordinator for Youth Ministries.
Matthew 28:1-20
Jesus Has Risen
28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
The Guards’ Report
11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story has been widely circulated among the Jews to this very day.
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
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