The newsletter also offers information about events and free monthly webinars.
Download July 2016 RSTM newsletter
Visit lcms.org/rstm to learn more about this ministry and the resources it provides. Also, mark your calendars and pray for the following upcoming events offered through RSTM:
- “Following Through with Strategic Planning” free webinar presented by Rev. Aaron Witt, pastor, Christ Lutheran Church, Columbus, Neb. — Thursday, July 28, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central time. Visit lcms.org/rstm if you are interested in participating.
- “Are We a Friendly Church?” free webinar presented by Kaye Dumas Wolfe, vice president of Special Focus Ministries, LWML — Thursday, Aug. 11, from 1 to 2 p.m. Central time. Visit lcms.org/rstm if you are interested in participating.
- Second Annual RSTM Worker Priest Respite and Revitalization Retreat at Biltz Hall, Concordia, Mo. — Tuesday, Aug. 2 through Thursday, Aug. 4. Bi-vocational pastors are invited to contact the RSTM office about participating in this retreat. Visit lcms.org/rstm for more information. Call the office at 888-463-5127 or email rstm@lcms.org with questions.
- 2016 National Rural & Small Town Mission Conference in Wichita, Kan., at the Wichita Hyatt Regency — Thursday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 5. Keynote speakers include the Rev. John Mehl, director of Mission Partnerships and Church Relations, Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb.; Dr. Mike Rodewald, executive director, Lutheran Bible Translators; Benjamin Winchester, senior research fellow, University of Minnesota Extension; and Mrs. Adriane Heins, managing editor, The Lutheran Witness. Registration opens March 15. More information and online registration can be found at lcms.org/rstm/conference.