By Sue Sprang SYNOD – For many of us, campus ministry is one of those things that is on the fringe. Unless we’re involved with or connected to it in […]
Ramping Up to Meet the Need
By Sue Sprang GLADWIN – Once it became clear that the current COVID-19 epidemic was going to be a situation with critical ramifications, the Gladwin-Beaverton County Food Distribution group took […]
The Communication-Mission Connection
By Sue Sprang SYNOD – In today’s world, it is imperative that congregations use the web/social media to their advantage. With paper communication giving way to more electronic and technical […]
Meanwhile…during the virus…
By Sue Sprang SYNOD – As COVID-19 blankets us and we move through uncharted territory, the people of God take example from the early Christians and find ways to share […]
Bonhoeffer, Jesus, and an Island
By Sue Sprang This is one of the two hardest articles I can remember having to write. The first was when, as a newspaper reporter, I covered my first story […]
Every Bit Helps
By Sue Sprang FREELAND – Thanks to the Bertha H. Wilson Fund Endowment, which provides grants to Saginaw-area churches, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Freeland has been able to build on […]
Six Years and Counting: Part 3
By Sue Sprang SYNOD – What follows is part 3 of sharing some of my favorite stories (which have been updated/abridged in this article) that I wrote for “Mission in the […]
Six Years and Counting: Part 2
By Sue Sprang SYNOD – What follows is part 2 of sharing some of my favorite stories (which have been updated/abridged in this article) that I wrote for “Mission in the […]
Six Years and Counting: Part 1
By Sue Sprang SYNOD – When asked if I would write stories for the “Mission in the Mitten” column on the synod’s website, how could I resist? It’s rare when I […]
Six Things We Have Learned Since the Pub...
By Thom Rainer I was stunned. When I wrote Autopsy of a Deceased Church five years ago, the response took me by surprise. While all authors expect or hope their books will […]