Over the last year I have been working with Amanda Zentz, pastor of Central Lutheran
in Portland, Ore., and Dawn Roginski, also a pastor, on a weekly,
online Bible study. The project was created with start-up funds from the
Domestic Hunger Project to provide weekly opportunities to talk about
how the Bible readings each week could inspire people to respond to
local poverty.
With 40-60 individuals participating each week, our online Bible
study is larger than most congregational gatherings for Bible study that
happen regularly at brick-and-mortar churches. Through social media,
email and phone conversations, I’ve also been able to provide pastoral
support, prayers and collegial support to the community participating in
the study.
Last month I got to witness the literal fruits of our Bible study
when my grandmother and I took a road trip to Chamberlain, S.D. There we
visited Maria, one the most active participants in our online study,
and visited the community gardens that Maria lovingly tends with other
community members to grow produce for local food pantries and the
domestic violence shelter.
Read the rest of the blog post at LivingLutheran.com
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