#140 Rev. Dr. Scott Murray - Go Lead Everything (GLE) Podcast with Phil Swanson

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Check out Rev. Dr. Scott Murray's books:

-A year with the church fathers: Devotional with the ancient church fathers

-Law, life, and the living God: the third use of the law

-The Gates of Hell: Confessing Christ in a Hostile world

-Rediscovering the Issues: the 1974 Concordia Seminary walkout The Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray is a vice-president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and a member of the Council of Presidents of the LCMS. He was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2023. He represents the church’s West-Southwest Region. He also currently serves as senior pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church, Houston, TX where he was called in 1996. Previously, Murray served St. Paul Lutheran Church, Cobourg, Ontario, Canada (1983- 1985), and Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, LA (1985-1996). He served on the LCMS Commission on Theology and Church Relations — as a member from 1995 to 2001 and as a vice-chair from 1998 to 2001. He also served on the board of the Lutheran Education Association of Houston from 2001 to 2007. He has served as an editorial associate for Logia, a journal of Lutheran theology, and he was chairman of the Board of Directors of Luther Academy from (2012-2015), an organization that promotes confessional Lutheran theology. Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Murray graduated with a B.A. from Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1980 and earned a M.Div. from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1983. He also holds a M.A. from Loyola University and a Ph.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Murray writes a devotion every weekday called “Memorial Moments,” which is based on the church fathers. He also is the author of Law, Life, and the Living God (Concordia Publishing House, 2001), A Year with the Church Fathers (Concordia Publishing House, 2011), has edited a number of books including The Gates of Hell (Concordia Publishing House, 2018) and has written numerous journal articles. Murray has served on the Board of Regents of Concordia Theological Seminary since 2010, and was elected chairman of the board in May 2021. Murray and his wife, Maryann, live in Houston. They have two daughters, three granddaughters and one grandson. ________________ Grab some gear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GoLeadEverything.com/gear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ________________________ Subscribe to the Phil Swanson YouTube channel. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@philswanson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rate and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/go-lead-everything-gle-with-phil-swanson/id1507270810⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2xzibFAsAQ86l0famNIufr?si=c77d176ee4d34d48⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Phil Swanson on Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠GoLeadEverything.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ______________________________ Visit GoLeadEverything.com to find me on social or YouTube. Subscribe, like, rate, review, and share... you know the drill. Soundtrack Credit: Hot Coffee – Patrick Patrikios