Moments with missionaries: Phil Hunter
A head start on the fresh start Our mission in Wesley Chapel, Fla., chose to get a head start on the fresh start that every church is experiencing right now.…
Moments with missionaries: Timothy Spiegelberg
I don’t know about you, but one of the most dangerous things I did during this pandemic was to turn on Home and Garden Television (HGTV). I know, I live…
Building a congregation’s outreach culture
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…
Moments with missionaries: Dan Laitinen
Go and TELL In 2018 WELS World Missions’ Multi-Language Productions had a vision to reach the world with the gospel in a new way. Its vision was to equip people…
Moments with missionaries: Robert Siirila
I’ll miss the mission I’ll miss the mission . . . but I am so thankful that I didn’t miss the mission. Almost 37 years ago, I was given a…
New president starts at Martin Luther College
Richard Gurgel started in his new role as president of Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., in July. With the COVID-19 pandemic still in place, Gurgel is starting his…
Where are they now? ALHS Online
In July 2013, Forward in Christ reported on ALHS Online, a collaborative effort of the WELS Association of Lutheran High Schools (ALHS) to offer high quality online courses to expand…
Showing you care through parish nursing
At some point in our lives, every one of us has been blessed through the actions of a skilled and caring nurse. Each day in the U.S., millions of nurses…
Compassion at work
WELS Christian Aid and Relief and Good Shepherd, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, partnered to organize cleanup after storms blew through the Midwest in August. The line of storms, called a derecho,…