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LIFT
(Lutherans in
Faith Together)
June 9, 2007
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, Pa.
An Overwhelming Success!
LIFT (Lutherans
in
Faith
Together)
is over, but for nearly 800 people, the memory will linger on for a long
time.
Check back here for pictures of the event. Articles about
LIFT will be included in the July
issue of
Partners in the Spirit. Didn't go to LIFT?
Here is some of what you missed:
LIFT was a day-long event
for people of all ages with
playshops, games, worship, displays, famous figures of the past,
children's activities, and much more!
And all of that for $10 a person!
What's more, a family of 3 or more could come for the day for only $25 for the
whole family!
 Be sure to check out the
exciting list of special music programs that
were presented during
LIFT. The keynote presentation was given by Bart Campolo,
founder and chaplain of Mission Year. (See below for more information
about our keynoter.
Also with us for the day was Tracy Radosevic, a dynamic, energetic,
internationally-acclaimed storyteller, educator, and retreat facilitator. Click here to read more about Tracy.
Bread for the
Journey,  a nationally known musical group,
led us in worship
and song .
Bread for the Journey is a musical
group that started in 1993 within the U.S. Lutheran (ELCA) community.
Since then, the group has appeared at hundreds of Lutheran and ecumenical
services, church conferences, synodical and national assemblies, campus
ministry events, mission festivals, and other church events where music
plays a key role. Click here to read more about Bread for the Journey.
LIFT Planning Team
Bread for the Journey is
a group of singers and instrumentalists who lead worship services,
sing-along concerts, and workshops. The group specializes in presenting
songs of faith, hope and justice from the Christian church near and far.
Bread for the Journey is committed to encouraging congregational singing,
sharing music with theological integrity, and helping music ministers to
inspire the community's song and serve the community's prayer.
Bread for the Journey offers a spirited, eclectic repertoire of
music, celebrating the faithful voices of Christian sisters and brothers
from around the world. In addition to a diverse collection of songs of
faith from North America, Bread for the Journey introduces a wealth
of music resources from the church in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the
Caribbean, and Europe. While many of the group's songs feature a capella
singing, others are backed with a range of appropriate instrumentation,
from guitars, flutes and fiddles to congas, claves and synthesizers.
Bread for the Journey teaches and leads songs that can be
sung easily by people from many musical and liturgical backgrounds, and
introduces music in an accessible and non-threatening way. The group
encourages congregational singing as an integral part of worship, and
emphasizes corporate singing over individual performance. Bread for the
Journey collects and shares songs that will be remembered and used.
Read more about the group on
their website.
Tracy Radosevic is a dynamic, energetic,
internationally-acclaimed storyteller, educator, and retreat facilitator.
 Since 1991, she has traveled all over the United States, as well as to
several foreign countries, bringing her special brand of humor, insight,
and faith to audiences of all ages through the power of narrative. Even
kangaroos and geese are captivated by her stories!
Tracy's favorite stories are biblical. In fact, the vast majority of
her work comes through churches and religious organizations. Working
across denominational lines, Tracy puts to good use the extensive training
she received while
working in a variety of settings as well as from her
various degrees.
Find out more about Tracy at her website,
www.tracyrad.com.
 Bart Campolo is the
founder and chaplain of Mission Year, a national Christian service program
that recruits young adults to join teams that live and work in inner-city
neighborhoods in partnership with strong local churches. He is also the
executive director of EAPE (Evangelical
Association for the Promotion of Education), which develops mission
projects combining evangelism and social justice in urban America and
around the world.
Campolo is a Staley Foundation lecturer, a national
representative for Compassion International, an author and blogger, and a
well-known Christian activist. His engaging style and passionate
commitment to the Gospel have made him a popular speaker at youth
gatherings, college campuses, and conferences across the United States and
overseas.
Campolo and his wife, Marty, have two children, Miranda and Roman.
Read more about Bart Campolo, including his blogs, at
www.bartcampolo.com.
Members of the LIFT
Planning Team: Nancy Bleam, Pr.
Peter Bredlau, Liz Charles,
Ed Davis, Elizabeth Elterich, Marilin Estrella, Pr.
Herb Gifford,
Judy Gifford, Pr. William
Horn, Pr. Tom Irwin, Pr. Laura Klick, Terry Lieb, Daisy Marin, Karen
Matthias-Long, Ken Miller,
Ruth Miller, Pr. Mike Reist,
Scherlene Schatz, Pr. Dave Searing, Pr. Laura Stoneback,
Leslie Wagner, Pam Wallace, Tom
Yenser, Ed Zinn, Dale Zmijewski
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