Leaders are people who . . .
● Demonstrate a strong Christian faith,
● Are flexible and resilient,
● Are motivated self starters, and
● Are committed to a growing ELCA.
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María "Liz" Conner-Santos says that in a Lutheran church, 21 years ago, she heard the Gospel of God’s grace for the first time. Today, she is a lay mission developer reorganizing Iglesia Luterana Cristo Rey, a former Anglo ELCA congregation now ministering in South Omaha’s Hispanic community.

"I came to believe that God molded and prepared me for this call through four years of prayer and a personal relationship with Christ. My ministry is to invite others in the Hispanic community to come hear God’s Gospel of grace and love in Jesus Christ. Because we incorporate Hispanic culture, traditions and rituals in our Lutheran worship tradition, people feel loved and welcomed. Our calendar is filled with many carefully planned celebrations, and in just one year we had five baptisms and 16 first communions. The ELCA needs to do this work on behalf of our Lord and Savior. When people ask me, "How is the ministry?" I want to say, "Tell John that the lame are walking and the blind can see."
María "Liz" Conner-Santos

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