2016 Mission Assembly Summary
Congratulations to Pastor Erik Gronberg, our new bishop-elect!
He is currently the lead pastor of Trinity in Fort Worth, serving with his wife Pastor Kendra Mohn as teaching pastor.
Pr Gronberg will officially begin his six-year term as bishop on July 1, 2016, and will be installed on September 17. Everyone is welcome!
Bishop Election Process:
The top 8 candidates, in alphabetical order, were Jeffrey Borgwardt, Nick Billardello, Phil Geleske, Erik Gronberg, Marc Hander, Kathi Johnson, Jane Mar, and Russell Vardell.
The top 3 candidates, in order of the most votes, were Erik Gronberg, Jane Mar, and Phil Geleske.
Pr Erik Gronberg was elected in the 5th ballot, after leading from the 2nd ballot.
Offerings Dedicated to the Mission Endowment Fund (MEF):
- 50% for NT-NL New & ReNewing Ministries
- 50% for NT-NL New Missions Support
The Offerings collected through Assembly total $10,033.34.
You may still send in your individual and congregational offerings to:
NT-NL Mission Area Office
680 Copper Canyon Rd
Argyle, TX 76226
Pastor Linda Norman, ELCA Treasurer, oversaw the bishop election process and delivered the Churchwide address (you can fast forward to 22:30 for Bishop Kanouse's introduction). She references the ELCA Churchwide Assembly (August 8-13) and the Grace Gathering (August 10-13), both being held in New Orleans, LA, and that we are encouraging folks to attend.
 
The Rev. Dr. Jay Alanis, Executive Director and Associate Professor of Theology, Culture and Mission at the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest, led the Bible studies for this Assembly.
You can access those recordings here:
Friday Bible Study
Saturday Bible Study
Mission Council business:
- Establishment of Adviento as a new congregation mission start.
- Resolutions regarding Santa Maria, San Miguel, and Resurrection (Haslett).
- Retirement approvals for Bishop Kevin Kanouse, Pr. Steve Kanouse.
- On Leave approvals for Prs. Dirksmeyer, Havard, and Swehosky.
- Appointment to Candidacy Committee: Pr. Vinajeras and Marisol Andrade.
Minutes to follow at a later date with more details.
The prayer shawls were very popular! We had 531 donated at last count, with more received on-site! 144 were intentionally left behind and donated to Presbyterian Communities and Services. For full details, see our Facebook album and/or the Assembly guide.
Lost and Found
Please contact MissionOffice@ntnl.org if you made it home without one of the following items:
- Gold ring with emeralds
- White alb
- Natural alb
- Blue short-sleeve button-up clergy shirt (size 19)
To access all recordings from Assembly:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1z_uxSxKHZOJWPyYQ3rELOgu_PvGrhF
To review all business from Assembly, the guide is still available via the ELCA Organizations & Events app, as well as online:
https://guidebook.com/guide/54816/
Save The Date: April 28-30, 2017
Next year's Assembly will be held in Plano, TX
Looking for more details?
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