Our Book IS Now Available!

On June 9, one of my former students from Concordia University, St. Paul, DCE Jackie Druckhammer, texted me today’s banner photo. Her pastor had pre-ordered copies of our book for the church staff at St. John Lutheran Church, Vancouver, Washington. Pictured from left to right are DCE David Schrampfer, Pastor Brian Larson, and Office Administrator Erin White.

Kent and I are thrilled not only to have the book published but also to see it in the hands of church professionals, for they are the primary audience of our book. Part I of the book describes the adult faith formation process at four Lutheran congregations. As we wrote in the introduction, “We tell these inspiring individual stores of faith formation and present the missional mindset of congregations in the hope that the creative power of the Spirit will spark imaginative thinking among pastors and other church professionals, and lay leaders” (10).

Our own “author” copies arrived a few days later, as the photos, below, show.