2009 Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ Installation video #3: Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard and Rev. Deborah Haffner Hubbard installed by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Grand Canyon Synod Bishop Steve Talmage
(Rock Point, Arizona) - The third video on the Sunday, June 7, 2009 Installation of Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard and Rev. Deborah Haffner Hubbard at the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) in Rock Point, Arizona by Bishop Steve Talmage of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Grand Canyon Synod.
On behalf of the Grand Canyon Synod, Bishop Talmage thanks Clarence C. Begay (Navajo Translator, Chapter House President & NELM board member), Bobby Yazzie, Howard Gatewood, Ron Augustson (NELM Board Chair) and the board of directors and the many others, who over the years, have contributed greatly to the work of maintaining the school and this mission for the sake of making Christ know.
Bishop Talmage installed the Hubbards on Sun., June 7, 2009.
I believe there is a need to maintain Jesus's spirit of humility in seeking to discover the bridges that can be made and even crossed between the cultures and histories that exist in this place, Bishop Talmage told those gathered for the Installation Service.
In our less than perfect history of over 50 years of ministry at Rock Point, those who have come from the outside have struggled to be humble, patient and willing to recognize the need to discover how God has already been at work among the people here, Bishop Talmage said.
Love the stranger, love the neighbor and a friend with an open heart - with the open heart that Jesus has for all of God's children," said Bishop Talmage of the effect of the mission and school on those who do not know Jesus.
Bishop Talmage's message of humility and realization that God has long been a part of the Navajo culture even before missionaries resonates with Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard, who became executive director of the Navajo Lutheran Mission in the spring of 2009 and has a been an outspoken advocate for Christian respect for the American Indian culture and traditions.
While still following the original goals of the mission, Rev. Hubbard is taking a respectful and humble approach to the mission's work in the Navajo community.
He believes the purpose of the mission is to minister with the Navajo not for the Navajo.
With the century-long horrors of the Christian boarding lasting to mid 1900s still fresh in elders' minds, Hubbard believes we need to practice healing and reconciliation, not judge people whose path to the divine life might be different than ours.
Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard, who sings and plays guitar, is planning a series of concerts starting in the fall of 2009 at churches and other venues in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, California.
The free fundraising concerts are to raise awareness about mission projects and the new Mission in Reverse model that the mission is operating under since he arrived in the Spring of 2009.
Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission
House of Prayer Lutheran Church
Rock Point, Arizona
1-928-659-4201 (Office)
1-928-659-4202 (School)
2009 Board of Directors Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission
Ron Augustson, Chair
Janice Lee Jim
Roger Johnsen
Jerry Thomas
Bill Heincke
Richard Wixom
David Ulibarri
Jeannie M. Harvey
Christel Badey
Clarence Begay
Sue Vogel-Herrera
Alice Natale
Links related to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM):
NELM on facebook
NELM on wordpress blog
NELM on Blogger
NELM on Zimbio
NELM on myspace
NELM on bliptv
NELM on youtube
NELM on photobucket
NELM on Twitter
Top Stories
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Grand Canyon Synod on ELCA website
Grand Canyon Synod (ELCA)
http://www.gcsynod.org
http://www.youtube.com/gcsynod
You can support the Navajo Lutheran Mission through financial donations, volunteering and many other national programs.
For details:
http://www.nelm.org/support.htm
Campbell's Labels for Education
http://www.labelsforeducation.com
General Mills Boxtops for Education
http://www.boxtops4education.com
Navajo Lutheran Mission on Facebook
Navajo Lutheran Mission on Zimbio:
(Rock Point, Arizona) - The third video on the Sunday, June 7, 2009 Installation of Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard and Rev. Deborah Haffner Hubbard at the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) in Rock Point, Arizona by Bishop Steve Talmage of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Grand Canyon Synod.
On behalf of the Grand Canyon Synod, Bishop Talmage thanks Clarence C. Begay (Navajo Translator, Chapter House President & NELM board member), Bobby Yazzie, Howard Gatewood, Ron Augustson (NELM Board Chair) and the board of directors and the many others, who over the years, have contributed greatly to the work of maintaining the school and this mission for the sake of making Christ know.
Bishop Talmage installed the Hubbards on Sun., June 7, 2009.
I believe there is a need to maintain Jesus's spirit of humility in seeking to discover the bridges that can be made and even crossed between the cultures and histories that exist in this place, Bishop Talmage told those gathered for the Installation Service.
In our less than perfect history of over 50 years of ministry at Rock Point, those who have come from the outside have struggled to be humble, patient and willing to recognize the need to discover how God has already been at work among the people here, Bishop Talmage said.
Love the stranger, love the neighbor and a friend with an open heart - with the open heart that Jesus has for all of God's children," said Bishop Talmage of the effect of the mission and school on those who do not know Jesus.
Bishop Talmage's message of humility and realization that God has long been a part of the Navajo culture even before missionaries resonates with Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard, who became executive director of the Navajo Lutheran Mission in the spring of 2009 and has a been an outspoken advocate for Christian respect for the American Indian culture and traditions.
While still following the original goals of the mission, Rev. Hubbard is taking a respectful and humble approach to the mission's work in the Navajo community.
He believes the purpose of the mission is to minister with the Navajo not for the Navajo.
With the century-long horrors of the Christian boarding lasting to mid 1900s still fresh in elders' minds, Hubbard believes we need to practice healing and reconciliation, not judge people whose path to the divine life might be different than ours.
Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard, who sings and plays guitar, is planning a series of concerts starting in the fall of 2009 at churches and other venues in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, California.
The free fundraising concerts are to raise awareness about mission projects and the new Mission in Reverse model that the mission is operating under since he arrived in the Spring of 2009.
Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission
House of Prayer Lutheran Church
Rock Point, Arizona
1-928-659-4201 (Office)
1-928-659-4202 (School)
2009 Board of Directors Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission
Ron Augustson, Chair
Janice Lee Jim
Roger Johnsen
Jerry Thomas
Bill Heincke
Richard Wixom
David Ulibarri
Jeannie M. Harvey
Christel Badey
Clarence Begay
Sue Vogel-Herrera
Alice Natale
Links related to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM):
NELM on facebook
NELM on wordpress blog
NELM on Blogger
NELM on Zimbio
NELM on myspace
NELM on bliptv
NELM on youtube
NELM on photobucket
NELM on Twitter
Top Stories
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Grand Canyon Synod on ELCA website
Grand Canyon Synod (ELCA)
http://www.gcsynod.org
http://www.youtube.com/gcsynod
You can support the Navajo Lutheran Mission through financial donations, volunteering and many other national programs.
For details:
http://www.nelm.org/support.htm
Campbell's Labels for Education
http://www.labelsforeducation.com
General Mills Boxtops for Education
http://www.boxtops4education.com
Navajo Lutheran Mission on Facebook
Navajo Lutheran Mission on Zimbio:
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