Thirty-one members of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Montgomery, AL attended our Prayer Ministry workshop. We used our book, “iPray” to facilitate a training session which equipped these members to help their fellow worshippers in understanding what the Bible, our Confessions and historic Church worship have said regarding Prayer; not for the sake of
Every month our Elders take 30 minutes out of their meeting to Prayer Walk their families; but they do this using their phones- they “Let their phones do the walking”. This past month, we welcomed a new Elder at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Westfield, NJ. He asked for more information on how this
The first Sunday he was at Al Udeid Air Base, LtCol Dave Huxsoll came to my chapel service. Before worship began LtCol Huxsoll asked if I was taking Prayer requests. I told him I was and Dave asked that we include his daughter in our prayers- she was being confirmed that Sunday and he
Celebrating Mission Sundays with partner congregations is always special and it was definitely so on January 11th when my family and I were blessed to worship with Pr. Deric Taylor and his flock at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Fair Lawn, NJ. Pr. Taylor and the members were faithful to me during my recent deployment
By God’s grace, we are establishing food pantries in our Lutheran congregation in Newark and Jersey City. The members of our churches there are establishing the guidelines for how this ministry will be carried out and they have identified congregational leaders to help their pastors with this ministry. It is important to learn the Scriptural
“Urban Immigrant Missions 2015” In a city that never sleeps; everyone needs a prayer. Come and experience firsthand an urban outreach among immigrants which God is blessing. Servant teams will have the opportunity to participate in a prayer based mission approach as we complete home repairs for immigrants and refugees; share the Catechism with children;
1. Chapter One 90 Day Goals- 2015.2.1 Short term goals which fit into the bigger picture are very important for congregations. Short term goals are helpful for momentum because by God’s grace, through His means and under His direction they produce quicker results. Quick results are important for momentum and unity. Goals must always be
I was blessed in many ways on deployment. I got to see God do amazing things. God blessed me personally also. One of His many blessings to me was the friendship of LtCol Dave Huxsoll. On his first Sunday at Al Udeid Air Base, LtCol Huxsoll came into the Chapel and before my service began,
Twenty five years ago, I served in the Army’s 12th Special Forces Group. One day, I noticed a training poster in a building that I did not frequent. This poster looked to be from the Vietnam War; there was an African American soldier in olive drab utilities; he had a helmet and his M-16. The
Ministry is also about relationships; it is easy to get task oriented and focus only on goals and objectives. My experience in the military and in ministry is that people work much harder for something they believe in and with people whom they trust and know care for them. It is important to take time
