Day Two Highlights • 2012 ELCA National Youth Gathering
– St. Louis to Memphis to Jackson to New Orleans – almost all of it in the dark.
– Great day at Six Flags Over St. Louis yesterday!
– Brunch at iHop – a New Orleans original.
– Swamp Tour in Slidell, Louisiana with Brutus – our new alligator friend
– Training for Mike, Kjersti, and Pastor Craig at the New Orleans Convention Center
– Registration done, let the gathering begin!
– Supper at Emeril’s New Orleans – Emeril Lagasse’s original restaurant – one word “AMAZING!”
– First “official” team meeting in Mike’s room to set the stage for the beginning of the gathering tomorrow afternoon.
– We sleep in on Wednesday and head to the zoo and aquarium about 10:00 a.m.
– Good night y’all!
Click here for a short video hightlight of our day –
http://youtu.be/U5S67yClV7A
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About Bishop Craig Schweitzer
The Rev. Craig Schweitzer, of Bismarck, was elected as bishop of the Western North Dakota Synod on July 17, 2020, in the first-ever digital Synod Assembly. A historic event, Schweitzer is the first bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to be elected in an online assembly.
Bishop Craig Schweitzer began serving the Western North Dakota Synod-ELCA on September 1, 2020. He has always seen himself as an easy-going person who seeks to daily discover anew how God is present in his life and the world in which he lives and serves.
Prior to service in the Office of Bishop of the Western North Dakota Synod, Bishop Craig served at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bismarck, ND as Music and Worship Minister (lay staff from 2002-2010), Associate Pastor (2010-2014), and Senior Pastor (2014-2020). Beyond his service in the church, he has an eclectic background that is a diverse collection of musical, educational, and business experiences ranging from live concert production and promotion to recording studios and live performance to music education.
Throughout all of his professional and personal experiences, the Apostle Paul’s words to the church in Rome have been a guiding light that has kept him grounded in whatever work God was calling him into – “Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” (Romans 15:7)
Bishop Craig is a graduate of the University of Mary in Bismarck with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and a Master of Science in Strategic Leadership. He also holds a certificate degree in Theological Education for Emerging Ministries (TEEM) from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA. He was ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament on September 16, 2010.
Outside of his life as Bishop, Bishop Craig enjoys reading, all music, a little golf, a cold beverage with friends, and intentional times of quiet. And, of course, spending time with his wife Wendy and their adult twin daughters Ilia and Taegan.
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