Getting Leadership Buy-In

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...

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Your Hurt can Lead to Someone’s Healing

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...

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Stepping Out in Faith

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...

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Empowering Members for Ministry

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...

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Words Matter: Membership or Partnership

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...

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