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Leaders in the Church Part V: Assistants to the Bishops and Synod Staff

Leaders in the Church Part V: Assistants to the Bishops and Synod Staff

How can one bishop cover an entire synod, such a large part of the church? Answer: they don’t.

Posted on 23 December 202323 December 2023 by Pastor KenPosted in ChurchTagged assistants to the bishop, ELCA, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran. Leave a comment

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Ken Ranos is the pastor at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Indianapolis, IN. Born and raised in Chicago, IL, he graduated from Capital University with a B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Religion; and from Trinity Lutheran Seminary with his M.Div. He’s a die-hard Chicago Blackhawks fan, a self-proclaimed nerd and geek, gamer, and student of liberation theology.

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