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Author: Pastor Joshua Gale

Pastor Joshua Gale was born in Danville, IL, and later studied at Illinois State University, graduating with a degree in Philosophy in 2007. He then began his studies toward ordination into the Office of the Holy Ministry at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. Pastor Gale served a summer vicarage at a rural church plant in Hartford City, IN, and later a vicarage in Gary, IN, as an urban missionary to the city. Upon graduation from the seminary, Pastor Gale served as a missionary pastor with Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries, developing urban mission plans for mercy work and church planting in Philadelphia. In 2013, he accepted the call to serve in Lima, Peru, as a mission developer and church planter, focusing on the neighborhood of La Victoria through the recently opened Castillo Fuerte Mercy Center. He and his wife Amanda have two children, Zechariah and Katharina. View his blog here.

Voluntourism and the Church

The “little white lie” in church PR may just be the contrast between how we view the import of our mission trips and…

Posted On 13 Mar 201412 Mar 2014

Unwrapped–A Review and Encouragement

How should I put this?  I’m an insufferable pessimist.  I find it easier to just assume at best a neutral outcome.  It drives…

Posted On 9 Jan 201314 Jan 2013

Steadfast in the City–Building Update

We have reached a joyous milestone here at Philadelphia Lutheran Ministries.  After a year of a complicated and at times frustrating process, we…

Posted On 14 Oct 201215 Oct 2012

Steadfast in the City — The Story

Everyone seems to get a little piece of what I do out here in Philadelphia.  I wanted to take this chance to tell…

Posted On 6 Aug 20123 Aug 2012

Steadfast in the City–Just Cookies…

Just Cookies… I believe in investing in the homeless in any way we can, and giving them the abilities to improve their situation…

Posted On 2 Aug 20121 Aug 2012

Steadfast in the City–Food Ban Update

Today in Philadelphia, a federal judge blocked the enforcement of the ban to prohibit feeding the homeless in public.  Since much of a…

Posted On 12 Jul 2012

Steadfast in the City– “Mercy or Ulterior Motives”

My friend and brother in the ministry, Matt Lorfeld, recently wrote a short, marvelous post on his church’s blog about the nature of…

Posted On 14 Jun 201213 Jun 2012

Steadfast in the City–Short-Term Mission Trips

In a recent post here on BJS, a link to a video was displayed where a young guy with Fisk-like energy critiqued the…

Posted On 26 Mar 201216 Sep 2018

Steadfast in the City — City Hall Opposition: A Response

While hanging rafters in a Chicago suburb seven years ago, I decided I would go to seminary to be a pastor in the…

Posted On 16 Mar 201217 Mar 2012

Steadfast in the City…

Assoc. Editor’s Note:  BJS is expanding and will be bringing on a number of new authors who will all be writing about being…

Posted On 13 Feb 201216 Sep 2018

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