The May 2017 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ shares insight into how to make teaching the faith through Sunday school exciting and fun for students and teachers of all generations.
Congregations are encouraged to use these helpful tips as they create their curriculum and engage volunteers for existing and future classes.
The newsletter also offers information about ongoing free monthly webinars and other events.
- “Teaching the Faith: Sunday School” free webinar presented by Angela Kollbaum, youth director, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Concordia, Mo. – Thursday, May 25, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central time. Visit lcms.org/rstm if you are interested in participating.
- “Teaching the Faith: Adults” free webinar presented by Rev. Dr. Heath Trampe, senior pastor, Faith Lutheran Church, York, Neb. – Thursday, June 8, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central time. Visit lcms.org/rstm if you are interested in participating.
- 2017 National Rural & Small Town Mission Conference in Kansas City, Mo., at the Hilton Kansas City Airport – Thursday, Nov. 9, through Saturday, Nov. 11. Keynote speakers include the Rev. Todd Kollbaum, director, LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission; the Rev. Heath Trampe, senior pastor, Faith Lutheran Church, York, Neb.; Benjamin Winchester, senior research fellow, University of Minnesota Extension; and the Rev. Benjamin Meyer, pastor, Hope Lutheran Church, Sunbury, Ohio. More information and online registration can be found at lcms.org/rstm/conference.