Winter 98 MOSAIC

I. Dollars and Sense: Lutheran Higher Education
II. Building Legacy: ELCA Men's Ministry
III. ...and 30 were added: Outreach in California

I. Dollars and Sense: Lutheran Higher Education
 Parent says goodbye to studentSynopsis: According to US News On-Line, two of the current top three values in liberal arts education are Lutheran colleges. Yet only three out of every 10 students at Lutheran colleges are Lutherans. In this story we track two incoming students at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina. We talk with the students, their parents, college finance staff and enrollment experts to find out why they feel a Lutheran college education is not only affordable, but also a great value.

II. Building Legacy: ELCA Men's Ministry
men praySynopsis: A promising career as a commercial airline pilot wasn't enough to bring Dan Brown happiness. Dan wanted more time with his family. A career move and the ministry of Lutheran Men in Mission helped change Dan's life dramatically. MOSAIC spent time with the Browns and followed Dan and his 10-year-old son, Danny, to a Lutheran Men in Mission event in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

III. ...and 30 were added: Outreach in California
 George TanSynopsis:...and 30 were added: Outreach in California is the story of a congregation whose membership was dwindling. Located in a part of the country that is highly un-churched and a community that is increasingly ethnically diverse, all the signs pointed to closure. Instead, they have become a growing, thriving example of an ELCA commitment to redeveloping congregation in changing areas. MOSAIC discovered that the key for what is happening here has been a willingness to adapt style for the sake of mission.