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Culture matters
Every organization has a culture, including WELS. The kind of culture we have will impact the work we do in God’s kingdom.
I was shocked, to be honest. I was returning a rental car. When I dropped it off, the attendant asked how my experience was. I said it was fine, except one of the tires kept losing air so I had to refill it a few times. “But,” I said, “it was no big deal.”
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To my surprise, she said. “Well, it’s not your responsibility to keep air in our car’s tires, so I’m going to take $50 off of your rental fee.
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I was shocked that a company would empower someone at her level to give that kind of a discount immediately to a customer. She didn’t check with a supervisor. She didn’t tell me to e-mail customer service. She just did what seemed right.
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I grew up with the concept that “accept” is almost a bad word when it comes to God’s grace (i.e., decision theology). So I’m struggling to make sense of 2 Corinthians 6:1, “As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.” This passage . . .
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The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) is currently made up of more than 1,200 churches—divided into 12 districts and serving more than 330,000 baptized members—and nearly 400 schools serving infants through higher ministerial education . . .
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“What are we going to do?”
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Jesus’ disciples had a big problem on their hands. They found themselves surrounded by thousands of people in a remote place. They had streamed out of nearby towns and . . .
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