Confessions of faith: Dan Horner
After falling away from attending church, a member comes back—and invites others to join him. When Dan Horner stepped inside of St. John’s, New Ulm, Minn., as an adult, he…
After falling away from attending church, a member comes back—and invites others to join him. When Dan Horner stepped inside of St. John’s, New Ulm, Minn., as an adult, he…
Patient invitations lead to multiple couples discovering a Bible-based church and joining a close-knit family of believers. What does the dice game Bunco have to do with evangelism? Everything! Just…
After discovering true hope in the gospel, a man goes from lukewarm church-hopper to bona fide lay evangelist. After Jesus was born, a radiant star pointed to a house where…
Congregational culture change isn’t easy, but if successful, it opens up new ways of using the gifts God has given us to further his kingdom. Story at a glance An…
“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” (James 1:19). God wants us to be quick to listen for good reason. He knows that…
I didn’t really expect to see Francis “Fran” Gavin and his wife, Joan, show up for the Everyone Outreach seminar. They hadn’t even registered for the event. Also Fran is…
Evangelism Ten Everyone Outreach workshops were held in fall 2021. Twenty-five more are planned during the first five months of 2022. WELS Commission on Evangelism designed the Everyone Outreach program…
God's kingdom comes when he rescues captives with the truth of his redeeming love and frees them. God’s kingdom grows when he demonstrates amazing grace, when he dispenses free forgiveness,…
Andrew invited his brother to hear Jesus for himself. Inviting others to come and see still works. My congregation was hosting a Friendship Sunday for the first time in years.…