The task of transformation
Posted: July 26, 2015By Sue Sprang PORTAGE/KALAMAZOO – There are congregations where mission seems to be the norm – and Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Portage is one of them. One of […]
Read more →Pinpricks of hope, part 2
Posted:By Sue Sprang LANSING/PINE RIDGE – “Pinpricks of hope” is a two-part article about a mission trip made by members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lansing to the Pine Ridge […]
Read more →Abounding faith, part 3
Posted: July 19, 2015By Sue Sprang WYOMING, MI – The “Abounding faith” series focuses on our synod’s Sudanese congregation at Christ, Wyoming. Part 1 shared my experience of worshiping with the congregation. Part […]
Read more →Birthing a miracle
Posted:By Sue Sprang LANSING – Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lansing, a congregation with a history of community outreach, will sponsor its 3rd annual Faith Family Fun Day on Aug. 8. […]
Read more →Community Organizing
Posted: July 14, 2015Community organizing has become one of the chief skills that pastors and church leaders need for current and future outreach in communities. It is a way of connecting with the […]
Read more →Share your congregation’s summer programs!
Posted: June 25, 2015Day Camp, VBS, Family Fun Day, Church Picnic… Does your congregation offer any of these or other summer programs or activities as tools for mission and outreach? Our “Mission in […]
Read more →Lay ministers can strengthen mission
Posted: June 22, 2015By Sue Sprang SYNOD – Your church council has decided it’s time to visit the congregation’s mission to see if it is still a viable one or needs some adjustment. […]
Read more →Music in a ‘Lutheran sort-of-way’
Posted:By Sue Sprang MICHIGAN – Jonathan Rundman is a full-fledged “Yooper” – a Lutheran Finnish-American (six of his great-grandparent came from Finland, two from England) raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. […]
Read more →Pinpricks of hope, part 1
Posted: June 14, 2015By Sue Sprang LANSING/PINE RIDGE – On May 2, ten members and one former member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lansing, embarked on a mission trip to the Pine Ridge […]
Read more →Abounding faith, part 2
Posted:By Sue Sprang WYOMING, MI/SUDAN – Our synod’s Sudanese congregation is being featured in this three-part article. In part one, I spoke of my experience meeting and worshiping with […]
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