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Spring 96
MOSAIC I. A Plains Pentecost
II. Go in Peace, Serve the Lord
III. Hope in Mississippi
I. A Plains Pentecost
Synopsis: MOSAIC profiles a creative rural ministry in eastern North Dakota. A tiny
group of ELCA congregations found themselves without a
pastor. Faced with declining
populations and soaring costs, it appeared these churches were destined to close.
Instead,
the congregations pooled their resources, teamed with a Presbyterian church and formed an
eight-congregation rural cooperative known at Tri-county ministry.
II. Go in Peace, Serve the Lord
Synopsis: In 1995 voting members to the ELCA's Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis
adopted a social statement calling for peace in God's world. The statement and its nine
related recommendations ask Lutherans to pray for peace, to renew an identity as a
community of peace and study the scriptural background for peace. MOSAIC profiles
retired United States Army General William Tuttle. Tuttle was a key member of the task
force and helped to shape the ELCA's peace statement.
III. Hope in Mississippi
Synopsis: MOSAIC recognizes women whose gifts are often neglected because they live in
poverty. Project HOPE in Mississippi and Alabama trains women to be home health aids.
MOSAIC visits Janice Anderson, a single mother of two who pursued the training and
is now working full time and supporting her children.
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