Author: Jonathan “JJ” Lynn

Jonathan “JJ” Lynn is an ordained pastor of the ELCA serving Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Etna, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

A Pastoral Reflection of Congregational Response During a Family Separation Crisis

19   [1] I pastor a congregation in which the immigration crisis hit so close to home that we were no longer able to live unaware. We did not even realize that this crisis was a potential reality in an Appalachian city, let alone expect to have to respond to this crisis ourselves. Very few […]