The February 2016 issue of Reaching Rural America for Christ provides helpful suggestions for building, strengthening and supporting church choirs in rural and small-town congregations.
All church choirs have challenges, but keeping in mind their main purpose of singing praises to our great God and spreading the message helps to overcome them.
The newsletter also offers information about ongoing Engaging Your Community (EYC) events and free monthly webinars.
Download February 2016 RSTM newsletter
Visit lcms.org/rstm to learn more about this ministry and the resources it provides. Also, mark your calendars and be praying for the following upcoming events offered through RSTM:
- Engaging Your Community (EYC) event in Little Rock, Ark. — Saturday, Feb. 6, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central time at Christ Lutheran Church. The LCMS Mid-South District will help with the presentations. View schedule and register online.
- Engaging Your Community (EYC) event in Jackson, Mo. — Saturday, Feb. 13, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Central time at Saxony Lutheran High School. The LCMS Missouri District will help with the presentations. View schedule and register online.
- “Assimilation in Rural and Small Town Settings” free webinar presented by Rev. Benjamin Meyer, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Milford, Ill. — Thursday, Feb. 18, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central time. Visit lcms.org/rstm if you are interested in participating.
- Circuit Elder Training Workshop in Auburn, Neb. — Saturday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central time. The LCMS Nebraska District will help with presentations. Contact the RSTM office at 888-463-5127 if you are interested in participating.
- “Sharing Christ in a Hyper-Connected World” free webinar presented by Faith Spelbring, Lutheran Hour Ministries — Thursday, March 10, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central time. Visit lcms.org/rstm if you are interested in participating.