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Master Builder Bibles for Interns

For the past 7 years, Lutheran Men in Mission has been encouraging men to study the Bible by offering the Master Builder Study Bible to men who want to begin or enhance a small group Bible experience. LMM has provided almost 10,000 of these Bibles free to congregations across the US to start such a ministry. To date a total of 45,000 Bibles have been distributed.

LMM wants to expand this effort by giving a Master Builder Bible to each seminary student who is beginning their internship. We also would like to

give them a copy of Pat Morley’s book, Pastoring Men, which we believe is an excellent resource as they begin their ministerial life.

To make this happen, we need your help. There are approximately 250 seminary students who will shortly begin an internship. We are looking for individuals and congregations willing to donate $25 (the cost of one Bible and book) to make this happen. We plan to have a member of the LMM Board personally present the Bible and book to interns at each of the seminaries in April or May.

If you want to help make this happen, please send a check in the amount of $25 per intern that you want to support to:

North Carolina Lutheran Men in Mission , 1988 Lutheran Synod Drive, Salisbury, N. C.,,28144. and please be sure to put “Seminarian Bibles” in the memo line:

North Carolina Lutheran Men in Mission and the South Carolina Lutheran Men in Mission have decided to expand this program to include the graduating seniors in the distribution program for the next two years so as to include all graduates from this date forward. We have a total of 51 interns and graduating seniors who will be presented with these MBB and the book, Pastoring Men, this year at a gathering at LTSS in mid-April. All contributions that we receive over and above the cost of this year's distribution will be held in a restricted reserve fund to purchase supplies of the bibles and the books for distribution in future years.

Our own Bishop Bolick has expressed his support for this program and has stated that it is an excellent ministry to our future pastors.

Thank you for helping to share the Word.

LMM Board, Norm Smith President,

NCLMM, Dale T. Nettnin, President

2011 LMM Gathering

Our LMM Gathering will be in Denver, CO, July 21 - 24, 2011. As before, the business session will start on the afternoon of the 21st, and conclude in the afternoon of the 22nd, and the gathering will commence after supper on the 22nd and go thru lunch on the 24th. The event will be held at the Marriott Denver Tech Center. Rooms will be $99.00 per night with up to a maximum of 4 people per room with a complimentary hot breakfast.

nclmm@nlmm.org

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