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A stroll down memory lane
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Forward in Christ's editorial staff attended the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership from January 16-18. In addition to participating in excellent worship services and listening to inspiring speakers, we also had the opportunity to watch the pages of the magazine come alive. We could barely go more than a few feet before we would spot one of the magazine's writers or someone who has been featured in an article. It took us on a stroll down memory lane, and we thought you might like to come along. So, below you'll find photos from the conference along with opportunities to read articles by or about those pictured. We weren't able to snap a photo of everyone, but this will give you a feel for all the ways that those who are part of Forward in Christ's community are also serving as Lutheran leaders in other ministries as well.
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Snowden Sims is a contributing editor for Forward in Christ and presented a devotion at the conference. If you haven't read his article "One person at a time," check it out now.
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Dave Rosenau shared his journey to ministry at the 2020 WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership. Learn how Rosenau transitioned from detective to pastor in "My Christian life: Once a detective, now a pastor." At the conference he presented on "Second-career ministry: Serving the same God in a different way."
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Greg Lyon has written two Bible study series for Forward in Christ. The first series, "A Bible story just for me," centered on the topics of guilt, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma.
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Dawn Schulz is the chairwoman of WELS Women's Ministry. She participated in a podcast series titled "Reflections on Our Unique Callings: Men, Women, and the Body of Christ." To learn more about that series, read the podcast review featured in Forward in Christ. Schulz also contributed to the article "Reflections on Lutheran leadership."
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Evan Chartrand (pictured left) helped us learn more about Martin Chemnitz in a Reformation article written in 2021. Read "The second Martin" to discover why it is said, "You Protestants have two Martins; if the second had not come, the first would not have stood.”
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David Scharf is a familiar face for Forward in Christ readers. Scharf writes the monthly "Q&A" column and the Bible study that accompanies it. Have a theological question that you'd like Scharf to answer? Submit it through our online form.
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Corissa Nelson is a WELS artist who has contributed to Forward in Christ through her illustrations for the hymns "The Seven Words" and "Christ Begins." She displayed examples of her work for other WELS ministries at the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership.
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Phil Huebner brought a group of Wisconsin Lutheran High School students with him to the conference. Huebner and two Wisconsin Lutheran High School students contributed to the article "Who I am in Christ" that was published in February 2022. The article focuses on how Christian teens today are losing track of their identity in Christ and shows how we can help teens overcome their feelings with the facts of faith.
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Dana Leyer and her family were featured in a January 2023 news article titled "A new part of the family." Leyrer's family welcomed an international student and helped him learn about the Christian faith.
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Luke Thompson has written many times for Forward in Christ. Most recently, he described Jesus' ministry in the article "Christ begins," which features the hymn he wrote by the same name.
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Dan Nommensen is a licensed professional counselor with Christian Family Solutions and has regularly shared his expertise in Forward in Christ's parenting column. Check out some of his articles. At the conference, Nommensen discussed resources and tactics to help church leaders handle depression.
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In the March 2022 issue, Forward in Christ shared thoughts from Zachary Satorius (pictured middle), who was serving his vicar year in Medellín, Colombia. Learn more about his experiences in "Q&A with Vicar Zachary Satorius." At the conference Satorius joined other Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary students in helping with conference worship music.
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WELS President Mark Schroeder greeted the 1,300 attendees of the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership. Each month he greets Forward in Christ's readers with a message as well. Read "Plan with wisdom and faith" for a timely article on how to approach the new year.
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