IT’S TIME TO REVITALIZE!
I find it discouraging that one of the things that has been lost in contemporary church life is the celebration of global mission. Very seldom does a congregation even mention the existence of global mission, much less have a time to celebrate and educate the...
HOPE, LIFE, AND TRANSFORMATION
God's Word Gives Hope, Life, and TransformationBut without global partnership, generations will pass without Scripture in their own language. They will not experience the fullness it brings to their lives. God’s Word is more than words.Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT)...
START AT THE BEGINNING
Let’s Start at the Very Beginning: God’s Heart for the NationsThe famous opening line from the Sound of Music song, Do-Re-Mi goes like this: “Let’s start at the very beginning, A very good place to start.” The picturesque background of the Alps outside Salzburg,...
PIGS FOR PASTORS
St. John’s Lutheran Church - Lake Township (NALC), located in farmland just outside Ft. Wayne, Indiana, has a long history of supporting servant projects and missionary work throughout the world. We see servant outreach as a key aspect of our disciple making...
PHASES OF LEARNING
“Please be patient, God is not finished with me yet.” There were buttons, bumper stickers, posters, cards, and more just about everywhere you looked when I was in high school in the late 1970s. To my adolescent mind, I found this phrase something like an excuse. Now,...
PRAYER: OUR WORKING METHOD
This article was compiled from a report that our Personnel Director, Becky Thorson, compiled for the Finance Retreat that occurred July 14-15, 2023. See more about Becky at the end of this post.The name of our organization is a mouthful for people to remember, yet it...
