AuthorRev. Sarah Teichmann

Pastor of Christian Formation

I love working in a staff where we are able to use each other’s strengths for the glory of God. I am energized by the lay leaders of the church and the creative ways they can extend the mission of Jesus to congregational members and our community.

Campers, Camels, and Calculations

This past summer my husband, daughter and I embarked on an adventure we had never before tried as a family. Camping! Actually the grand adventure was the journey to the campsite in Custer, South Dakota…a round trip of 4,000 miles in a car…together…for many days. But we were set. We had purchased our 1993 Coleman’s…

Where does my offering go?

As we approach the end of the year, our council and committees are busy preparing our budget for next year. A portion of our budget each year is devoted to mission support for our national church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. What is Mission Support? ELCA members in more than 9,300 congregations in the…

Pentecost 21 Preview

“Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For…

When Things Break

New Day Sermon Pentecost 20 We know it happens in life. Things break. Relationships, hearts, treasures–they all break. So what do we do when things break? And what does God want from us?

Always Being Made New: Young Adults in Global Mission

What is YAGM? Who are YAGMS? YAGM is short for Young Adults In Global Mission. This is a program run by the ELCA that provides young adults, ages 21 to 29, an opportunity to grow in their faith and accompany our global neighbors through a year of volunteer service in communities around the world. Currently…

Upside Down Backwards and Cockeyed

New Day Sermon pentecost 18 A lot of time can be spent chasing after greatness or being really great. But what is true greatness? And why does it totally feel upside down, backwards, and cockeyed?!

Pentecost 18 Preview

“Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” -Mark 9:37 We live in a society of “invisible” people – those on the margins; those for whom we would rather not associate. In our Gospel lesson for today Jesus talks about…

Does God Keep Score?

The summer of 2003 I was living on my own, a thousand miles away from family and friends, and I was in need of a car. At the time I had a car, well a mini-van, well it was a minivan by name, but by function it sounded much more like a coffee pot brewing…

September 9: Sunday School, Worship, and Fun!

September 9 is our Rally Day. We welcome the start of Sunday School and Christian Education for all ages, Fall Worship times begin, and music programs rev up to make a joyful noise to the Lord! Children and Youth “Where in the World is the ELCA?” Find out on September 9th at 9:15am! We begin the…

Toxic Thoughts

New Day Sermon pentecost 15 We’re often focused on keeping the toxins out, but what about the toxic stuff from within? What do we do with that toxic stuff?!