On this special episode of the Shepherdcast, we hear audio from a special service during which the Bishop Abraham D. Allende of the Northeastern Ohio Synod installs the Reverend Scott J. Anderson as our congregation’s pastor. We will be taking a look at Joshua In case you are reading along with a Bible and our readings don’t necessarily match up with yours, we use the NRSV translation of the Holy Bible.Special music heard in this episode of the Shepherdcast includes:Choir anthem:“Grace Alone” words and music by Scott Wesley Brown and Jeff Nelson© 1998 and this © Arr. 2017 Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.CCLI License # 11421954CCLI Streaming License # CSPL153044Our sermon is delivered by the Bishop Abraham D. Allende of the Northeastern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Our lay readers this Sunday were Fred Drotleff (first reading), Michelle Ward (Psalm), and Assistant to the Bishop Reverend Karl Biermann (second reading). Our church choir consists of Pastor Scott Anderson, Bill Bowman, Karen Broadwater, Jennifer Crone, Fred Drotleff, Janine Garber, Jim Hunter, Dan Mason, Marilyn Mason, Terri Wanner, and Michelle Ward, and is under the direction of Susan Kaschak. Our technology team for this service consisted of Jack Bowman in the sanctuary and Jacob Schandel in the control room. Also on this podcast was Susan Lux, council president for Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church and Reverend Scott J. Anderson, newly installed pastor of Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church. Special thanks to Bishop Allende, Assistant to the Bishop Rev. Biermann, Shepherd of the Valley church secretary Mary Drotleff, and the individuals at the offices of the Northeastern Ohio Synod who helped make this service possible. This podcast was hosted and produced by Jacob H. Schandel for Shepherd of the Valley Evangelical Lutheran Church. To learn more about our church, please visit www.sotvchurch.com, or follow us on social media @sotvsandyville. Our church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can learn more about the ELCA at www.elca.org, and you can learn about our local Northeastern Ohio Synod at www.neos-elca.org.