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Read more about the article Leadership conference equips members to serve

Leadership conference equips members to serve

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/02/28
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More than 1,300 WELS members gathered in Chicago in January for the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership. For three days they dedicated themselves to learning about leading in the…

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Read more about the article The Lord takes care of his church

The Lord takes care of his church

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/02/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

In 2015, there were 77 vacancies for pastor-trained positions in our synod. That represented a vacancy rate of about 5 percent. Today, there are more than 140 vacancies for pastor-trained…

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Read more about the article District news: February 2023

District news: February 2023

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/01/30
  • Post category:District News/FIC News/Forward in Christ/Minnesota/Nebraska/South Atlantic/South Central/Southeastern Wisconsin

SOUTH ATLANTIC On Nov. 20, 2022, Peace, Trinity, Fla., dedicated its new church. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! SOUTH CENTRAL On Nov. 13, 2022, Beautiful Savior, Bella Vista, Ark., celebrated its 25th anniversary.…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Boggs family

Confessions of faith: Boggs family

  • Post author:Stephanie Boeckman
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A WELS family with Catholic roots stands in amazement of God’s enduring grace and faithfulness. Why are you WELS? For John Boggs, a first-generation Lutheran with Catholic roots, the answer…

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Read more about the article Reflections on Lutheran leadership

Reflections on Lutheran leadership

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/12/27
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

These National Conference on Lutheran Leadership presenters offer a perspective of what Lutheran leadership means to them, helping each of us reflect on how we can carry out these principles…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: John Jia

Confessions of faith: John Jia

  • Post author:Alicia A. Neumann
  • Post published:2022/10/29
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

A school open house provides an opportunity to reach a Chinese family and start a new cross-cultural ministry. John Jia, a member at Reformation, San Diego, Calif., has a heart…

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Read more about the article Sharing the same faith

Sharing the same faith

  • Post author:John Braun
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC Features/Forward in Christ

Four leaders comment on faith and fellowship as we celebrate the unity that has endured for 150 years between the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. “You…

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Read more about the article A second family

A second family

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2022/09/30
  • Post category:FIC News/Forward in Christ

When Light of the Valleys, Reno, Nev., discovered it was going to have a vicar for the first time in 2021, it decided to embark on a new ministry opportunity—a…

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Read more about the article On mission statements and missions

On mission statements and missions

  • Post author:Jerry Ewings
  • Post published:2022/08/31
  • Post category:FIC Features/FIC Series/Forward in Christ

Corporations grabbed the idea of mission statements from the church. At its best, a mission statement captures the drive, the focus, and the purpose of an entire organization. But most…

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