We met for lunch yesterday and had a very enjoyable conversation. Their fathers were both Lutheran pastors, and they and other siblings have found themselves following in their footsteps as Lutheran churchworkers. Not so different from my family tree. On my maternal side, I am a 4th generation churchworker; 2nd generation on my father's side. I have more than a few aunts, uncles, and cousins who have been in churchwork. Similar to this story of this principal's family story, my father and my uncle were both encouraged to leave the family farm to work for the church. It's a small Lutheran world after all.
We met for lunch yesterday and had a very enjoyable conversation. Their fathers were both Lutheran pastors, and they and other siblings have found themselves following in their footsteps as Lutheran churchworkers. Not so different from my family tree. On my maternal side, I am a 4th generation churchworker; 2nd generation on my father's side. I have more than a few aunts, uncles, and cousins who have been in churchwork. Similar to this story of this principal's family story, my father and my uncle were both encouraged to leave the family farm to work for the church. It's a small Lutheran world after all.