by Ryan Nilsen | Uncategorized
Epiphany Lutheran Church has faced a number of challenges common to city ministry, but COVID impacted this New York church significantly. We’ve seen the impact of thousands upon thousands moving out of the City, and part of that is the closing of church plants...
by Ryan Nilsen | Faith & Fellowship magazine, North American Mission
I pen this article on April 1, realizing so much will have changed by the time you read it. While we don’t know what will happen tomorrow, most indications point to a dramatic increase in coronavirus cases and deaths in the weeks to come. A week ago the CDC reported...
by Ryan Nilsen | Faith & Fellowship magazine, North American Mission
Recently I met with Rev. Mike Natale of Faith Chapel Lutheran Brethren Church in Cranston, Rhode Island. In addition to serving at Faith Chapel, Mike is the Director of Cultivate New England. Mike and I met in a small town in eastern Connecticut, a place where we’d...
by Ryan Nilsen | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary, North American Mission
The world is changing. I’m sure you’ve noticed this. School is different for your kids than it was for you. The political environment is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Societal values have shifted radically. And something about your church is different, too....
