Open Forum – Reformation Sunday

Open Forum – October 26 - Reformation Sunday

"The Bible, Martin Luther, and Today's Church" 

The best part about being Lutheran is that we officially preach, teach, and confess the Christian Faith from a particular perspective. It's a perspective inherited from Martin Luther and continues to offer a distinctive and vitally important way to interpret Scripture, proclaim the gospel, and serve our neighbors. In fact, the church and world needs this point of view now more than ever. So, on Reformation Sunday, let's take a look at what it means to be "Lutheran" today.

Bio about our guest speaker: (from the Luther College Writers Festival):

Rev. Dr. William R. Russell, a specialist in the life and work of Martin Luther, works at the intersection of the academy and the church, where he interprets the Reformer’s chief insights for modern audiences. With a PhD from the University of Iowa and an MDiv from Luther Seminary, Russell has served in a variety of academic and pastoral ministry settings and authored/translated 10 books and dozens of articles and reviews. A sought-after speaker, he has addressed audiences from Canada to Brazil, Malaysia to Nigeria, Norway to South Africa. He is married to Ann Svennungsen, and they have three grown children and four grandchildren.