By Sue Sprang LANSING – Members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lansing, have committed to caring for Mother Earth and, with the formation of the Green Team about one year ago, […]
Being church together
By Sue Sprang BATTLE CREEK/NILES – Shortly after Pastor Kjersten Priddy arrived at Trinity Lutheran Church, Battle Creek, the congregation received a check from Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Niles. Puzzled, […]
Eight Mistakes Churches Make on Their We...
By Jonathan Howe Your church’s website acts as the front door of your church. It’s likely the first place a guest will look for information about your church. I’ve written […]
Operation Turkey Sandwich
By Sue Sprang While most of us enjoy not working on holidays (especially Thanksgiving and Christmas), more and more workers are finding themselves at their jobs as stores, restaurants, cinemas, […]
Young boxers find self-worth
By Sue Sprang SAGINAW – Many churches across our synod have after-school or summer programs for children and youth, ranging from music, tutoring, recreation, and child care to art, learning, […]
The value of a penny
By Sue Sprang JACKSON – Water. For most Americans it’s a take-for-granted commodity. We drink it, cook with it, brew coffee and tea in it. We use it for bathing, […]
Ten Traits of the Healthiest Churches Te...
By Thom Rainer I am not a prophet. Please don’t stone me if I get one of these ten traits wrong. And while there is a good bit of subjectivity […]
Seven Ways Church Outreach Has Changed
By Thom Rainer “So what are churches doing to reach people today, Thom?” I hear some version of that question on a regular basis. The difficult response is that more […]
Bringing New Life to Your Congregation
By Judy Urban Many congregations are struggling to keep existing members and attract new ones. Today’s faith communities are reexamining everything in an effort to more fully engage existing members […]
Upholding the World (Synod Assembly 2016...
By Sue Sprang GRAND RAPIDS – The 2016 Synod Assembly gathered under the banner “For the Life of the World” in Grand Rapids, May 15-17. The focus was global justice. […]