Where church planters go to die
āThatās where church planters go to die!ā Thatās what a man told me only months after I moved to Mississauga, Canada, when I mentioned that I was pastoring a church […]
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The road to new opportunities
/in Africa, Missions, WELS BlogsThe mindset of so many is āWhatās next?ā or āWhatās the next goal in my life?ā The Central Africa Medical Mission (CAMM) has also been considering that same question: Whatās […]
CAMM August 2024 Newsletter
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsThe Lutheran Mission Rural Health Centre-Mwembezhi has a come a long way since it began in 1961, and I can indeed say this far that the Lord has brought us. […]
TELL: Connecting East Asia to the Philippines/in Asia-Oceania, Missions, WELS Blogs
The TELL program was designed with flexibility in mind. Its framework is made to be used in many countries, by many cultures, by many ages. Perhaps this is best displayed […]
Teach all nations!
/in Cross-cultural outreach, Missions, WELS BlogsTeach all nations! Equip the saints! Those two holy commands come from our ascended Savior to his Church. Victory of the Lamb in Katy, Texas, has partnered with WELS Latin […]
God’s hand in Indonesia
/in Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsāI know the plans I have for you.ā Jeremiah 29:11. These words of the Lord through the prophet Jeremiah are a familiar theme at many Christian graduation ceremonies. Written originally […]
Navigating new chapters
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsThe book of Joshua opens with Israel on the banks of the Jordan River, a moment Joshua and the people had waited on for years. But Joshuaās journey didnāt start […]
Faces of Faith – Lincoln
/in Faces of Faith, Home MissionsāPraise the Lord!ā I didnāt expect him to shout that over his shoulder as he sprinted down the mountain past me and my friend, who were hiking and talking about […]
Faces of Faith – Kim Nga
/in Cross-cultural outreach, Faces of Faith, MissionsI arrived in Garden Grove, California in the first week of October to begin my work to answer the Lordās call to serve at King of Kings. Iāve spent a […]
Faces of Faith – Bill
/in Faces of Faith, Home MissionsāIāve never heard that before.ā Thatās what Bill said after he attended worship the day his six-year-old grandson was baptized. āThatā was a line which the pastor said, āJesus died […]
Faces of Faith – Ruth
/in Faces of Faith, Home MissionsNearly ten years have passed since an email showed up in my inbox. At the time, I was deliberating a call to a new mission in Mt. Horeb, Wis. The […]
Faces of Faith – Steve and Tammy
/in Faces of Faith, Home MissionsBack in 2017, I did some door-to-door canvassing in a neighborhood near my house. I met Steve and Tammy who told me that they were looking for a church. I […]
Faces of Faith – Bruce and Sheryl
/in Faces of Faith, Home MissionsNorthwest Wisconsin is known for its vast resources for hunting and fishing. The members at Our Redeemer in Ladysmith hosted an outreach event and decided to combine two things they […]
Faces of Faith – Brandi
/in Faces of Faith, Home MissionsOn Easter Sunday 2024, several local families brought their children to the waters of baptism. One woman, Brandi, brought her two sons, Ryan and Ryley. Brandi has been working her […]
Heaven is the goal!
/in Latin America, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsMarcelo grew up in Argentina but spent his entire adult life in his fatherās home country of Costa Rica. An astute businessman, he worked in the insurance industry. In September […]
Faces of Faith – Joann
/in Faces of Faith, Home MissionsFairview Lutheran Church tried a new way to connect to its school families. Everything was ready, but when the event began, only current church members were there. Five minutes after […]
Faces of Faith – Paul and Carmen
/in Faces of Faith, Home MissionsPaul and Carmen are my neighbors and quickly becoming our friends. One morning, on a walk with our kids, we met Paul and his wonderful wife, Carmen, on their front […]
Faces of Faith – Jacob and Abby
/in Faces of FaithJacob and Abby Hicks were just dating when we first met them. Abby would occasionally come to church with her parents who had just become members a year prior. After […]
Faces of Faith – Paulo and Flavia
/in Faces of FaithPaulo and Flavia moved to Canada from Brazil about seven years ago. They originally moved to the Niagara Falls area but settled in Mississauga for work. When they moved, they […]
Faces of Faith – Grenada
/in Faces of FaithCassia is in grade five at Grace Lutheran School. Her parents are not believers, and up until recently, Cassia was not baptized. Brianna, a classmate, is baptized and lives with […]
Life changing Christian education
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsTo some, an affordable Christ-centered education is a given. To others, it is an incredible blessing miraculously provided by the work of the Holy Spirit. Palabra de Vida Lutheran Church […]
Go TELL it…
/in Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsThe hymn refrain harmonizes it best : “Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills, and EVERYWHERE!” This tremendous task from the Lord of the highest heights and the […]
Summer Quarter in Europe
/in Europe, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsPastors and members of our European sister churches treasure their rare opportunities for in-person fellowship. Summer Quarters are a special chance for the brothers to gather and study, discuss, listen, […]
It’s about a lot more than soccer
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsFor six of the past seven years, Foundation Lutheran Church has been holding a soccer camp each summer on the school grounds where we hold our worship services. Soccer camps […]
The impact of fellowship
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsAs a new mission start, you ought to be focused on outreach, right? Yes, but thereās more to it than that. In our first few years as a mission, we […]
Flyover country
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsWhen I was assigned to serve in South Dakota back in 2007, the first images that floated through my mind as I sat in the Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary gymnasium were […]
Native Strength Network
/in Missions, Native American Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsIf you previously have not heard of Native Strength Network (NSN), well, itās because it never was. Now it is. Itās a newborn nonprofit organization. The Native Christians Network is […]
Praying dangerously in Africa
/in Africa, Missions, WELS Blogs, World MissionsHave you ever heard people use the phrase, āPray dangerously?ā It means to ask God for things that he will almost certainly grant, but that will also probably mean challenging […]
Vicars and graduates assigned to home and world mission fields
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsMartin Luther College graduates to world mission fields Borgwardt, Matthias P. – Peridot-Our Savior’s Lutheran School – Grade 6 Vilhauer, Jake L. – Lusaka, Zambia – One Africa Team Outreach […]
Faith beyond four walls
/in Home Missions, Missions, WELS BlogsAs a mission congregation with no permanent facility, Peace Lutheran in Gilbert, Ariz., has had to adapt.Ā We have worshiped in a number of different locationsāmemberās homes, school cafeterias, classrooms, […]
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