I guess I would begin with another question. Who is responsible for engaging members in ministry at your church? Is it one of the pastors’ primary responsibilities? Is it everyone’s responsibility? No one’s responsibility? Well actually I’ve seen it done or not done all three ways! Often, when member ministry...
Creating a Member Ministry System: Getting Leadership Buy-In In the church, before Luther’s time there was a very skewed view of how the church was to be done. In the Catholic Church only the priests were allowed to read and explain the Word of God and to do the work...
Join Pastor Frank Italiano and Lori Lorig to learn how to more intentionally engage members in ministry in your church by using the Discovery Class called S.H.A.P.E.D. to Serve. A discovery class is just one piece of a Member Ministry System but it is the key to investing in people...
Join Pastor Frank Italiano and Lori Lorig to learn how to more intentionally engage members in ministry in your church by using the Discovery Class called S.H.A.P.E.D. to Serve. A discovery class is just one piece of a Member Ministry System but it is the key to investing in people...
Join us for a FREE LUNCH & LEARN! Creating a Member Ministry System in Your Congregation Would you like to engage more members in meaningful ministry? Come learn how! Lori will share the 8 Key Components of a Member Ministry System and How You Can Implement Them in Your Congregation...
What hurts has God led you through? I know for me, for years I preferred to think I would just leave the past in the past and not dwell on hurts or difficult issues. But God actually uses our hurts and difficult times to bring us closer to Him. He...
What an amazing weekend! Thirteen brothers and sisters in Christ from Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete, Illinois traveled to Liberty Hill, Texas to partner with and support the outreach efforts led by Pastor Stephen Apt and the people of Peace Lutheran Church. The PEOPLE and Why They ENGAGED Pastor Stephen...
Every member in your church has gifts and talents God has given them to use as part of your congregation. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do...
Membership Most of our WELS congregations use the term members to describe the people have committed to being connected with the church. But what does membership really mean? How does the word “membership or partnership” impact people’s understanding of the need to serve in our churches? Consider other organization or...
Would you like to multiply the number of people serving in your congregation? Here’s a math teaching concept I would like you to consider applying to your church. The concept is called Low Threshold High Ceiling Tasks. Here’s the teaching definition: “Low Threshold High Ceiling Tasks are those all students can...