By Sue Sprang SYNOD – It’s no surprise that Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Columbus, Ohio) sees the formation of church leaders to be its foremost task. Faculty member Dr. Walter (Wally) […]
114 Things You Need to Know About Revita...
By Thom Rainer One of the greatest dangers in church revitalization is to deny that problems and challenges exist. If you don’t admit the problem, you can’t apply the […]
Taking steps against hunger
By Sue Sprang BRIDGEPORT – St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Bridgeport recently stepped up to raise awareness and funds for combatting hunger. On Sept. 27, over 40 people – coming […]
‘God’s Work, Our Hands’ revisited
By Sue Sprang EAST LANSING – With “God’s Work, Our Hands” (GWOH) Sunday (Sept. 13) well under our belts, we’ve had time to reflect on what we chose to do […]
The joy of community
By Sue Sprang SYNOD – One of the nice things about the theological event for professional church leaders in which our synod participates every fall, is that it’s an opportunity […]
Buster, Hoss, Rowdy, and Fritz
By Sue Sprang MACKINAC ISLAND – While on Mackinac Island for an event for church leaders and spouses, I sometimes caught an island taxi (horse and carriage). I enjoyed talking […]
A Bold Collaboration, part 2
By Sue Sprang EAST LANSING – The first installment of this article focused on the God’s Work, Our Hands (GWOH) collaboration between University Lutheran Church (ULC) and the Islam Society […]
Bringing others to Jesus, part 3
By Sue Sprang SYNOD – Part 1 looked at Living Water Ministries’ successful 2015 summer season. In part 2, summer camp staff member Molly Smith spoke about her role as […]
A bold collaboration
By Sue Sprang EAST LANSING – At a time in when intolerance seems to be the norm, it’s refreshing to come across an example that dispels that notion. In this […]
Bringing others to Jesus, part 2
By Sue Sprang SYNOD – Part one of this three-part article on Living Water Ministries looked at this year’s on-site (Stony Lake, New Era) summer camp. Here, in part two, […]