• clark olson-smith

    pastor :: all saints lutheran church, davenport, iowa :: evangelical lutheran church in america

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    * Speaking for myself alone.

    Priorities

    • 1
      scripture, prayer, real relationships

      “Therefore, my beloved…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12).

    • 2
      love: what happens in worship

      “When you come together, it is not really to eat the Lord’s supper. For when the time comes to eat, each of you goes ahead with your own supper, and one goes hungry and another becomes drunk” (1 Corinthians 11:20-21).

    • 3
      transforming our neighborhoods

      “You shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in” (Isaiah 58:12).

    All Saints, Davenport

    I serve as pastor-redeveloper,
    during an exciting time of intentional renewal.
    All Saints Lutheran Church
    5002 Jersey Ridge Road
    52803 Davenport USA
    • 563-359-9516
    • office@allsaintsdavenport.org

    Website

    • Worship

      Sundays, 10am

    • Location

      5002 Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport, Iowa 52807

    • Purpose

      Igniting passion for Jesus, transforming our neighborhoods.

  • Education, Work & Travel

    • Palmyra, PA

      clark 2 mos 280x200 1980-1998

      1980-1998

    • Cornell Univ

      CIMG2255 280x200 1998-2002, B.A. History

      1998-2002, B.A. History

    • Kings Canyon, CA

      route1 280x200 Summer 2002, ACMNP

      Summer 2002, ACMNP

    • LSTC

      chicagoSubway 280x200 2002-2006, M.Div.

      2002-2006, M.Div.

    • Mexico City

      teotihuacan 280x200 Summers 2004 & 2006, YIM mentor

      Summers 2004 & 2006, YIM …

    • Trinity, FL

      fontglass sm 280x200 2004-2005, pastor-intern

      2004-2005, pastor-intern

    • Nicaragua

      coffeeCherries 280x200 Winter 2006, LWR study tour

      Winter 2006, LWR study to…

    • Chicago, IL

      chicagoWedding 280x200 Spring 2006

      Spring 2006

    • St. Stephen, NJ

      ststephen 280x200 2006-2010, solo pastor

      2006-2010, solo pastor

    • Moravian

      Moravian 280x200 Springs 2009 & 2010

      Springs 2009 & 2010

    • South India

      maduriTempleLine 280x200 Winter 2009, Kerala & Tamil Nadu

      Winter 2009, Kerala & Tam…

    • Iona Community

      ionaCross 280x200 Summer 2010, "Gathering" week

      Summer 2010, "Gathering" …

    • Missional Leaders

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      Summers 2011 & 2012

    • All Saints, IA

      allsaints prof 280x200 2011-present, solo pastor

      2011-present, solo pastor

    • Sermon blog

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    • Personal blog

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    • Published Writing

      “Contemplative wisdom is no more or less than wisdom about what God does in, with, and for bodies—bodies God fills with God’s own living, loving self and draws into community in the one body of Christ. So we may lean into solitude in worship. We may also find in discernment the prayerful key to our vocation of planning worship. Becoming contemplative worshipers, we remember what we habitually and ritually forget: worship is about bodies, and prayer is about the body of Christ” (Olson-Smith).

      “Becoming Contemplative Worshipers: Attending to Our Communal Heart”Currents in Theology and Mission, August 2011

      “I have memorized the lyrics of dozens of pop songs and the taglines of countless brands. I burn into my mind by constant repetition my list of tasks for the day and week and imagined responses to fears, offenses, and failures that are never realized. So memorizing the gospel for the sake of performing it by heart is like memorizing instead a sunrise or a beloved’s voice or a glass of cool water. And even more than these, because it is the gospel” (Olson-Smith).

      “Gospel By Heart”Currents in Theology and Mission, December 2011

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