Abounding Faith, part 1
Posted: May 26, 2015By Sue Sprang WYOMING, MI – I recently spent part of a day with our synod’s Sudanese mission congregation at Christ Lutheran Church, Wyoming. It was a rich, deeply moving […]
Read more →Faith Practices and Stewardship
Posted:Great article reproductions from The Lutheran. The format for print out is a bit odd – but it works! View and download the booklet
Read more →Wind, fire move through assembly
Posted: May 25, 2015By Sue Sprang LANSING – Under the banner “We Are Church”, attendees of the 2015 North/West Lower Michigan Synod Assembly were wrapped in the intense movement of the Holy Spirit […]
Read more →Want millennials back in the pews? Stop trying to make church ‘cool.’
Posted: May 10, 2015By Rachel Held Evans Bass reverberates through the auditorium floor as a heavily bearded worship leader pauses to invite the congregation, bathed in the light of two giant screens, to […]
Read more →Queen on a mission
Posted:By Sue Sprang MOUNT PLEASANT – Amy Henderson was raised in Shepherd, MI, and was the community’s 2012 Maple Syrup Festival queen. But for those who think small town […]
Read more →Bringing it on home
Posted: May 3, 2015By Sue Sprang RHODES – He’s been a school bus driver, police and seafarers’ chaplain, parole officer, and bartender – for starters. He is a biker, a musician who has […]
Read more →Community garden “repurposed”
Posted:By Sue Sprang BATTLE CREEK – Members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Battle Creek, came up with the plan of creating a community garden in the church’s neighborhood. Although there […]
Read more →Seven Reasons Some Church Members Don’t Want Their Churches to Grow
Posted: May 2, 2015By Thom Rainer It is highly unusual to hear church members say that they don’t desire their churches to be obedient to the Great Commission. Indeed, it is common […]
Read more →Feeding a community
Posted: April 16, 2015By Sue Sprang GLADWIN – It began with an afterschool program, committed teens, and a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church (CTK), Gladwin, to build on the community’s […]
Read more →A journey to “hope”
Posted:By Sue Sprang INDIA/GRAND RAPIDS – It was a journey to “hope” – a trip to India – that reminded Dawn Brackman of God’s gracious love and how it […]
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