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Parent conversations: What does it look like for a father to be a strong Christian leader?

Post author:Steve Geiger and Don Patterson
Post published:2022/05/25
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ Parent Conversations

There’s been talk over the past few years about the negative portrayal of dads on TV and in movies. Most on-screen dads are not strong characters. They provide comic relief…

Honoring government through sacrifice

Post author:Daniel Leyrer
Post published:2021/02/25
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ

Jesus’ actions during Holy Week provide an example of how we can honor him through the sacrifices we make to honor our government. “Not my president.” “Not my governor.” “Not…

Public ministry matters

Post author:Michael Borgwardt
Post published:2020/05/31
Post category:FIC Features FIC Series Forward in Christ

All believers have a ministry, but we call it “public ministry” when believers ask or call someone to serve them. To understand what public ministry is and why it matters…

President’s message: What kind of leaders?

Post author:Mark Schroeder
Post published:2020/03/31
Post category:FIC Features Forward in Christ

Six billion, 450 million. That’s not the world’s population. That’s how many results you get if you Google the word leadership. What exactly does it take to be a good…

Lutheran leadership conference a success

Post author:FIC
Post published:2020/02/25
Post category:FIC News Forward in Christ

WELS Congregational Services hosted the first ever WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership in Chicago, Jan. 21–23. Approximately 800 people, representing about 350 WELS congregations, met to hear five plenary…