LCMS Parish Nursing – Summer 2014 newsletter
In this issue, you will find items written by parish nurses and others that share ideas and resources for promoting health of body and soul in congregations and communities.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – July 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Stewardship Ministry, the topic of time stewardship and it being a casualty of the fast-paced society in which we live are discussed. Helping to shape faithful stewards within the congregation must include careful consideration of this important piece of stewardship and the ways to strengthen it in members’ lives.
LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission – July 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Rural & Small Town Mission (RSTM), information is shared as to how this ministry helps congregations revitalize to accomplish the work God has given them to complete. The 2014 RSTM National Conference, scheduled for Nov. 6-8 in Kansas City, Mo., is also discussed. In addition, general information about the ongoing Engaging Your Community (EYC) events and free monthly webinars is communicated.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – June 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Stewardship Ministry, insight is provided into the importance of ordinary stewardship – taking care of what God daily provides – in the lives of congregation members. When the elements of ordinary lives are used daily to be stewards of the love God gives, then God is able to do extraordinary things through these individuals, in their lives and in their community.
LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission – June 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Rural & Small Town Mission (RSTM), information is shared as to the vocation of being a parish nurse and the profound impacts parish nurses have on congregations. In addition, general information about the ongoing Engaging Your Community (EYC) events and free monthly webinars is communicated.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – May 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Stewardship Ministry, insight is provided into the differences between volunteerism and stewardship. What these differences mean for the local congregation as it strives to build faithful stewards in Christ are also provided.
LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission – May 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Rural & Small Town Mission (RSTM), a few community engagement examples that rural and small-town congregations are using across the country are provided. In addition, general information about the ongoing Engaging Your Community (EYC) events and free monthly webinars is communicated.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – April 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Stewardship Ministry, insight is provided into the importance of “preparing the soil for a stewardship harvest” within congregations. This preparation starts with Word of God and is based on the work of the Holy Spirit. With both of these tools to call upon, faithful stewardship in congregations will be given from the Lord.
LCMS Parish Nursing – Spring 2014 newsletter
In this issue, you will find items written by parish nurses and others that share ideas and resources for promoting health of body and soul in congregations and communities.
LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission – April 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Rural & Small Town Mission (RSTM), sowing seeds in fields during the spring, as farmers do, is discussed in light of how God gifts us with opportunities to sow the seeds of His love in the world in which we live. In addition, general information about the ongoing Engaging Your Community (EYC) events and free monthly webinars is communicated.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – March 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Stewardship Ministry, insight is provided into the importance of having healthy and balanced implicit and explicit ministry goals when it comes to stewardship, for an individual and for an entire congregation. They need to work together so that all of life and life’s resources are used in faithful service to the Lord.
LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission – March 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Rural & Small Town Mission (RSTM), information is shared about a one-day Bible camp that was held August 2013 and the partnership of three rural churches to coordinate the entire event. In addition, general information about the ongoing Engaging Your Community (EYC) events and free monthly webinars is communicated.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – February 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Stewardship Ministry, insight is provided into the importance of having resources (“tools”) within a congregation to instruct people on stewardship. But more than that, readers are reminded that having faithful craftsmen within congregations who know how to apply God’s Word in stewardship is even more essential.
LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission – February 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Rural & Small Town Mission (RSTM), insight is provided into how a congregation can make visitors in their church feel welcome and respected. These actions can then lead a congregation to play a more integral role in the life of its surrounding community.
LCMS Stewardship Ministry – January 2014 newsletter
In this issue from LCMS’ Stewardship Ministry, insight is provided into how having a faithful pastor is an important part of growing congregational members into faithful stewards for the days and years ahead.