Serving neighbors with compassion
On Thanksgiving Day, members of New Life, Lake Zurich, Ill., drove a couple of passenger vans to Great Lakes Naval Station to pick up 28 naval recruits. These young people,…
Thirty years of helping kids stay connected to Jesus
It all started with a good story. Pastor Tony Schultz had collected many interesting objects throughout his life—some of them from his travels across Africa, Asia, and South America. He…
Mapping Paul’s journeys
At a scholarly conference in ancient Ephesus in 2008, Dr. Glen Thompson, an early-church historian then serving as professor at Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee, Wis., met Dr. Mark Wilson, a…
Community news: January 2025
Kingdom Workers, a WELS-affiliated ministry, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2024. Its mission is to partner with Christians to share Jesus’ love while helping their neighbors. St. John-St. James Lutheran…
Let your light shine: Doug Tabor
“Give me people and give me the words to say.” Doug Tabor prayed that prayer when he landed in Seoul, South Korea, to serve as a lay missionary with Friends…
Book nook: Galatians: The Beating Heart of the Gospel
Book nook: Galatians: The Beating Heart of the Gospel Galatians: The Beating Heart of the Gospel by Roy W. Hefti offers readers a fresh, engaging commentary on the apostle Paul’s…
Serving through art
Lydia Kratz, a member at Our Savior, Birmingham, Ala., doesn’t remember how she got started in art. “I just never stopped,” she says. “I was drawing all the time.” Now…
Conference encourages staff ministers
More than 70 individuals attended the WELS Staff Ministry Conference, Sept. 19–21, at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn. This was the first time conference attendee Rakel Drechsler was…
Four tiers of support for early childhood teachers
After 20 years of working in group home management, Karen Klindworth, a member at Christ, Zumbrota, Minn., decided she was ready for a career change. “I was on call 24/7,…