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WELS Mission and Ministry Sunday – Encouraging Word – November 2016

Coming Next Fall: WELS Mission and Ministry Sunday As we work together in Christ to proclaim repentance and forgiveness of sins to all people, we realize the value of promoting ownership of and celebrating these kingdom endeavors. To accomplish this as well as to encourage growth in Congregation Mission Offerings (CMO) and special unrestricted gifts […]

Words of Wisdom – Encouraging Word – Month DD, YYYY – TEMPLATE

Provide an Ongoing Flow of Information about the Congregation’s Work “In a communication-saturated age, churches need to find and utilize multiple avenues for getting their message across. “As an ongoing follow-up to a new member informational packet, the congregation would do well to publish a monthly newsletter, as well as written quarterly reports from all […]

Words of Wisdom – Encouraging Word – January 2015

Looking at Life as Jesus’ Redeemed Servants We are Jesus’ hands and feet and mouth during this time of grace before he comes again. He served us and gave his all to redeem us for himself. So we live to move and act in his name and for the benefit of the rest of his […]

Stewardship Sundays – Encouraging Word – November 2014

Possible Stewardship Sundays/Emphases for December through April While our “Stewardship by the Lectionary” resource offers stewardship-themed devotions for all weekly lectionary readings, some weeks are particularly strong for a stewardship-themed Sunday. Following are some ideas for a stewardship Sunday or emphasis in Advent/Christmas, 2014, and Epiphany/Lent, 2015. Refer to “Stewardship by the Lectionary” for further […]

CMO Increase – Encouraging Word – November 2014

CMO Increase According to WELS’ Together e-newsletter, September offerings increased $280,000 (19.5 percent) over the previous year. This represents a year-to-date increase of 2.4 percent. “We thank God for moving his people to share so generously in their gifts to support the work we do together as a synod,” said WELS president Mark Schroeder. “We […]