What’s Wrong with Thinking of Church as Family?
Lee Ann M. Pomrenke says the beloved metaphor of church as family can stand in the way of a congregation being truly open and inclusive.…
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Lee Ann M. Pomrenke
Lee Ann M. Pomrenke is a pastor in the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) and has served calls in Virginia and Minnesota. She is an alum of the Lewis Fellows program for newer clergy. She is currently serving her third short-term interim position in the St. Paul Area Synod, parenting, and writing. She blogs on practical theology at leeannpomrenke.com.
Closing a Congregation as an Act of Faithfulness
Minnesota Pastor Lee Ann Pomrenke reflects on the painful reality of having to bring a congregation or a ministry to an end. While there is…