This book is primarily a side-by-side account from Roger Eigenfeld and Paul Harrington of Their ministries, with commentary by Duane Paetznick.
In 2019, Duane retired after 27 years at SOTV.. in 1993, he was called to be an Associate Pastor at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (SOTV).
After graduation from the seminary with an M.
Div.
Paul.
Andrew\'s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi Minnesota for 13 years while attending Luther Seminary in St.
Duane Paetznick was the Director of Christian Education at St.
When he retired, the church had grown from just Three families to a membership of over 9,000.
In 1980, he developed a mission church in Apple Valley, Minnesota, where he served as senior pastor and pastor emeritus for 33 years.
He then served a congregation in suburban Detroit for nine years. and an M.
Th.
Paul, Minnesota with an M.
Div.
Paul Harrington graduated from Luther Seminary in St.
He retired in 2018.
Andrew\'s, it grew to become one of the largest congregations in the Lutheran Church.
During Roger\'s tenure at St.
Andrew\'s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi, Minnesota.
In 1972, he began his ministry at St.
Subsequent calls included several years as a youth pastor in two Minneapolis congregations.
He began his pastoral ministry as a mission developer.
Roger Eigenfeld attended and graduated from Carthage College in Illinois and Northwestern Lutheran Seminary in Minneapolis, where he received his M.
Div.
Both were outstanding leaders but in surprising and sometimes very different ways.
He compares and contrasts the ministry styles of Roger and Paul.
In a unique twist, throughout the book, Duane, who worked beside both Roger and Paul for many years, offers additional insights on Their ministries from his perspective.
The book probes how a climate of welcome and trust helped each of these churches to grow.
They reflect on what it was like to be leaders during those times of growth, development, and change.
Each of those churches grew into megachurches during Their tenure.
Andrew\'s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi for 33 years, and Paul did ministry at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Apple Valley, also for 33 years.
Roger was at St.
This book is primarily a side-by-side account from Roger Eigenfeld and Paul Harrington of Their ministries, with commentary by Duane Paetznick
