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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: The Bunco girls

Confessions of faith: The Bunco girls

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  • Post published:2024/05/23
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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…

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Read more about the article Shifting congregational culture

Shifting congregational culture

  • Post author:Kurt Nitz
  • Post published:2023/11/26
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

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…

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Read more about the article District news: November 2023

District news: November 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/10/27
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News/District News

ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA St. John, Vacaville, Calif., celebrated its 25th anniversary on Sept. 24. DAKOTA-MONTANA On Sept. 9 and 10, Peace, Milbank, S.D., celebrated its 40th anniversary. MICHIGAN Zion, Monroe, Mich., began…

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Challenged churches

  • Post author:Jonathan R. Hein
  • Post published:2023/07/28
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ/FIC Series

All churches face challenges. Defining the biggest challenge can help congregations determine what can be done to meet it. “Are we a challenged church?” One congregation closes every 90 minutes,…

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I will do what I can

  • Post author:David Wietzke
  • Post published:2023/05/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

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…

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Read more about the article WELS news briefs: April 2022

WELS news briefs: April 2022

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/03/28
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

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…

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Read more about the article WELS news briefs: June 2021

WELS news briefs: June 2021

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/05/24
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

WELS Evangelism The Commission on Evangelism has released two new resources recently that work together to help WELS members be more active and prepared to be personal witnesses of Jesus…

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Read more about the article Building a congregation’s outreach culture

Building a congregation’s outreach culture

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2021/01/29
  • Post category:Forward in Christ/FIC News

The Commission on Evangelism has developed a new program called Everyone Outreach to help focus congregations and their members on Jesus’ command to make disciples. “If you look at WELS…

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