Immigration Resources and Advocacy
Posted: June 21, 2018Learn more about the ELCA’s response to the Trump Administration’s immigration policies and how you can be an advocate for these children and their families. We also invite you to read […]
Read more →A new direction
Posted: May 14, 2018By Sue Sprang SYNOD – At this year’s synod assembly, The North/West Lower Michigan Synod bids a fond farewell to long-time synod office support staff member Margie Bauer. Bauer served […]
Read more →10,000 books…and counting
Posted: April 30, 2018By Sue Sprang JACKSON – One of Lutheranism’s strengths is the value placed on meeting human need – not just spiritual fulfillment, but physical needs, education, mental and emotional health, […]
Read more →Learning Humility as Interfaith Travelers
Posted: April 23, 2018By Rev. Bob Linstrom In an article published in the Grand Rapids Press, Rev. Bob Linstrom reflects on being a part of an interfaith partnership in Grand Rapids and recent interfaith pilgrimage to Israel. […]
Read more →Updated Fundamentals of Renewal
Posted: April 17, 2018By David Sprang The ELCA in cooperation with other mainline denominations has compiled research showing the 7 most effective plans for renewal in a church. Here are the 7 categories […]
Read more →Why the Giving in Your Church is Decreasing
Posted:By Thom Rainer You are trying to comprehend why the giving levels in your church are down. You may know several possibilities, but you aren’t certain. As I have worked […]
Read more →9 Ways To Reverse A Downward Giving Trend In An Otherwise Healthy Church
Posted:By Karl Vaters Do what you love and the money will take care of itself. That’s been a popular phrase for as long as I can remember. Wouldn’t it be […]
Read more →On Being A Millennial Pastor-Leaders Who Don’t Remember the Glory Days
Posted: March 14, 2018By Erik Parker “You give us hope for the future.” The first time I heard those words, I was 23 years old and in seminary. A group of us […]
Read more →It’s Katrina’s Fault
Posted: January 7, 2018MIDLAND – It’s Katrina’s fault. It began twelve years ago with members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Midland, joining other folks to help make sense of the wide path of destruction […]
Read more →One of Our Own
Posted:By Sue Sprang SYNOD – The following letter was recently received from Pastor Chris Laughlin – also known as Chaplain or Major Christopher Laughlin. A member of the U.S. Army […]
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