The Rev. Richard Andersen
Rev. Richard Andersen
Rev. Richard Andersen received his Life Coaching
training from the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, California. He is a
Certified Life Coach of adults and their organizational systems. A graduate of
Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Andersen was ordained in 1986. He was approved
for reinstatement to the roster having served a Lutheran parish earlier in his
life. His second career as a
senior financial consultant at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans allowed him to
help clients shape their futures. He draws on these life skills in his passion
for coaching people through life-enriching change.
With colleague, Ruth Frost, Richard founded Third
Act Life Discovery, a spiritual journey of the heart designed to help people
live purposefully and embrace a full life. Andersen is working on a Doctor of
Ministry degree at United Theological Seminary. Richard is currently the
Director of Congregational Relations for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.
”My life has revolved around being gay and acknowledging my call to serve the
church,” Richard explains.
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GJ -
I saw that right away. I remember the LCA reversing itself in the last few years before I left. The Lutheran magazine published an article by a seminary professor (Philadelphia) saying that homosexuality was against Creation. I met that professor when I was interviewed at that seminary. His fellow professors were congratulating him about the article. ELCA now teaches the opposite and the seminary faculties are united in supporting that position. The former head of ministry in ELCA (via his wife, also a minister) posted a Yale alumni note about their adult daughter having a Lesbian partner.
That Yale PhD in New Testament studies, Stanley Olson, has been an LCA professor and bishop, one of the four divisional heads, and the chief of vocations in ELCA. He was just installed as the president of the ELCA seminary in Dubuque, Iowa (Wartburg, former ALC), which Loehe started.
Don't blame Loehe - he started the Missouri Synod too, and the seminary at Ft. Wayne.
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- Something hit me after I sent this to you, GJ. Note Andersen's quote at the end:
”My life has revolved around being gay and acknowledging my call to serve the church,” Richard explains.
Note that his life doesn't revolve around Christ. It resolves around bedroom gymnastics.
Also note that his call isn't to serve Christ, but "to serve the church".
Seems this poor fella might have more salvation issues than just his homosexuality....
GJ -
I saw that right away. I remember the LCA reversing itself in the last few years before I left. The Lutheran magazine published an article by a seminary professor (Philadelphia) saying that homosexuality was against Creation. I met that professor when I was interviewed at that seminary. His fellow professors were congratulating him about the article. ELCA now teaches the opposite and the seminary faculties are united in supporting that position. The former head of ministry in ELCA (via his wife, also a minister) posted a Yale alumni note about their adult daughter having a Lesbian partner.
That Yale PhD in New Testament studies, Stanley Olson, has been an LCA professor and bishop, one of the four divisional heads, and the chief of vocations in ELCA. He was just installed as the president of the ELCA seminary in Dubuque, Iowa (Wartburg, former ALC), which Loehe started.
Don't blame Loehe - he started the Missouri Synod too, and the seminary at Ft. Wayne.
