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Pastor John Bradosky Accepts Call As NALC General Secretary NALC News N o r t h A m e r i c a n L u t h e r a n C h u r c h J a n u a r y 2 0 1 1 Pastor John Bradosky accepts call as NALC General Secretary The Rev. John F. Bradosky of culture, our life together, rooted Centerville, Ohio, has accepted a in the Word and grounded in our call to serve as General Confessional heritage. Secretary of the North American Lutheran Church. “This is a home I have been longing for during the past The General Secretary functions decade,” he added. “I am as the chief operating officer of encouraged and strengthened by the NALC, managing its day-to- the faithful witness of those day administrative functions. He individuals and congregations will be based at the NALC’s main who have stepped forward in office in Columbus, Ohio. faith, propelling the North American Lutheran Church into “I am thrilled that Pastor an exciting future. Bradosky has accepted the call to be our first General Secretary,” “As one who is at home in your said NALC Bishop Paull Spring. midst I pray that my ministry will “He has great administrative skills Pastor John Bradosky also strengthen and encourage and is excited about the you,” Pastor Bradosky said. possibilities that God has for us in the North American Lutheran “It is refreshing and invigorating “For such a daunting task in Church. to be a part of the body of Christ helping to lead the North serving in an expression of the American Lutheran Church, I am “He will be a tremendous asset Church where the organizational trusting in the guidance, power for us as we all seek to be faithful values are a perfect match with and blessings of the Holy Spirit and zealous for our mission and my personal values,” he said. as well as your faithful ministry” Bishop Spring added. partnership. Thank you for this “I am convinced the four key opportunity to serve,” he said. “I am both deeply honored and values of Christ-Centered, delighted to accept the call to Mission-Driven, Traditionally- Pastor Bradosky has 32 years of serve as General Secretary of Grounded and Congregationally- pastoral experience with diverse the North American Lutheran Focused provide a solid experience in organization and Church and have never been foundation for the faithful growth administration. He has served in more certain of Christ’s call to of the Church as well as the urban, suburban, and serve His Church in this way,” spiritual nurturing and multicultural settings. Pastor Bradosky said. development of Jesus’ disciples. These values will shape our Continued on Page 2 First congregational mission and discipleship event to be in Texas A congregational mission and Pastor Foss is a gifted teacher, There will be a variety of discipleship event is set for Feb. preacher, and trainer. He is the workshops covering a variety of 11-12 at St. John Lutheran author of several books including areas of congregational ministry Church in Boerne, Texas. Power Surge; A Servant’s including: Sunday School, youth Manual; Real Faith for Real Life; ministry, men’s ministry, healthy The event — the first of seven From Members to Disciples; and leadership, contemporary events planned by the The Disciple’s Joy. worship, and short-term mission Congregational Life and Pastoral trips. Support Working Group for There will be four presentations Lutheran CORE and the North by Pastor Foss: “Vision for Cost for the workshop, which American Lutheran Church — will Ministry & Mission;” “From includes lunch on Saturday, is feature the Rev. Dr. Michael Foss Membership to Discipleship;” $25 for the first person from each of St. Mark Lutheran Church in “Making the Change;” and congregation and $15 for each West Des Moines, Iowa. “Strategies for Growing Deeper.” additional person. Bradosky has diverse parish experience Continued from Page 1 He served as president of the Their daughter, Jessica, is a Board of Directors of the fourth grade teacher in Tampa. During the past 15 years his Lutheran Bible Institute of She is married to Joe Seanoa. ministry has focused on Christian California and Graceworks They have one son, Ramsey. discipleship. He encouraged and Lutheran Services. helped to design the church-wide Their son, Jacob, is an officer in Call to Discipleship. He has Pastor Bradosky’s hobbies the U.S. Air Force stationed at written Bible studies and articles include being a private pilot, Vandenberg Air Force Base in on discipleship. running, scuba diving, and California. Jacob’s wife, Melissa, skiing. He also serves as a high just finished a degree in nursing. Pastor Bradosky most recently school and collegiate sports served as the senior pastor of official for basketball, soccer and “Jacob won the Marine Corps Epiphany Lutheran Church in football. Marathon in Washington, D.C., Dayton, Ohio. He previously this past October,” Pastor served as pastor of St. John He has completed six Bradosky said. “For the first time Lutheran Church in Springfield, marathons. He and his son, we will run the Boston Marathon Ohio; Trinity Lutheran Church in Jacob, qualified to run in the together. He will be at one end Canton, Ohio; and Grace Boston Marathon in April. and I will be at the other.” Lutheran Church in Huntington Beach, Calif. Pastor Bradosky and his wife, Their youngest daughter, Jordan, Kristi, just celebrated 34 years of is a senior at the University of Pastor Bradosky is a graduate of marriage. Kristi is a registered South Carolina. She has Hamma School of Theology at nurse. They have four children completed four years on the Wittenberg University in — three of whom are still living volleyball team and will graduate Springfield, Ohio, and Indiana — and one grandson. Their first- at the end of this academic year, University of Pennsylvania in born son, Joshua, died in a tragic moving on to pursue her Indiana, Pa. car accident at the age of 6. doctorate in physical therapy. N A L C News 2 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 1 A Word from the General Secretary I continue to rejoice in the call of fulfillment of God’s prophesy in Christ to serve the North sending the Messiah — American Lutheran Church as Immanuel, God with us. What a your General Secretary, even as I plan! Their original plans for the rejoice to be part of the fellowship wedding celebration and the of those who share a passion for design for their home and the truth and authority of the furniture seemed insignificant in Word of God, Christ’s mission to comparison. make disciples of all nations and our confessional heritage that God provided Mary and Joseph shapes both our theology and with wisdom, direction and ministry. strength as they responded obediently. Because Joseph In the journey to reach this point, understood the extraordinary love I have been consoled by the of God and his role in God’s plan Scriptures that lead us from the for redemption and salvation, he season of Christmas into the was empowered to demonstrate season of Epiphany. For the Pastor John Bradosky selfless and sacrificial love for the month of January, that seems to Lord, for Mary and for Jesus. be an appropriate place for me to begin in my first article for the that would include family and His obedience to the angel’s NALC News. friends as Joseph was laying out message takes precedence over plans for their home and the convenient choice of a quiet The changes that have come and furniture. divorce. He was willing to endure are continuing to come to our life the embarrassment, the can be overwhelming, especially Then an angel announces to questions and accusations, and when those changes are not Mary the greatest intrusion of all even the ridicule of those who what we anticipated, not a part of time (Luke 1:28-37). She would never understand. He our vision for the future, not the attempts to share the news with could remain focused even in the hopes and dreams we imagined, the person she loves, and he midst of rumors and innuendo. not a part of our planning or reacts the way we often react to preparation. change — anger. With an overwhelming sense of purpose and firm direction his What we experience in those That is a typical reaction when fears and doubts fade, his moments is “life interrupted,” an our plans are dashed, our ideas emotions are held in check by a overwhelming intrusion. Yet the nixed and we are filled with stronger force: God’s plans, Word reminds us that we are not disappointment, failure and God’s will, God’s love. Mary and the first, and we won’t be the last, defeat. For Joseph that first Joseph had courage not only to to experience life-changing reaction was to divorce Mary. Yet deal with the present moment but interruptions. in the midst of considering his courage to face the future. response an angel of the Lord I spent much of my time during appears to him in a dream, giving Like Mary and Joseph, when we the Christmas season meditating him God’s plan. He is to marry face doubts, fears and an on the journey of Mary and Mary. The child within her is from uncertain future it will appear to Joseph who experienced an God. He is to name him Jesus. be a wilderness that should be interrupted life. They were avoided. Yet the Scriptures engaged and perhaps Mary was He is no longer a passive planning a wedding celebration observer but a participant in the Continued on Page 4 N A L C News 3 J a n u a r y 2 0 1 1 Focus on God’s control Continued from Page 3 The greater truth is that when pretended that he, too, wanted to God disrupts our plans, He may go and worship him.
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