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The heart of church planting

In January, WELS Home Missions teamed up with Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS), Mequon, Wis., to organize a church planting course hosted at The Way, Fredericksburg, Va. The course was led by home missionaries Jared Oldenburg and Matt Rothe and mission counselor Mark Birkholz, each of whom came with a wealth of experience and knowledge to share. Eleven seminarians traveled to Virginia to learn more about starting new churches in places where WELS may not have an established presence. Continue reading

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Featured video

A new three-part video Bible study resource is now available for youth ministry leaders to use with their teen groups.

Written by Dr. Phil Huebner, “Who Am I?” explores the identity crisis among teens and looks to root their identity in Christ through the facts of God’s Word instead of personal feelings. Check it out!

For more details, read “WELS news briefs: February 2023."