Encourage
Helping Families Navigate the Culture of Busyness
March 1, 2019 Posted By: Sharon Gutowski Family MinistryThere’s still time to register for Tell the Next Generation: A Family Ministry Conference on March 9, in St. Charles. Jolene Siebarth, DCE at Immanuel Lutheran Church, has been working with families and youth for almost 20 years. In that time, much has changed, but much has also stayed the...
Celebrating Black History Month
March 1, 2019 Posted By: Sharon Gutowski EducationLutheran schools are vibrant, diverse learning communities thriving in a Christ-centered environment where Christ’s love and mercy abounds. During the month of February, LCMS schools throughout the Missouri District are celebrating in our diversity and commonality as they celebrate Black History Month. During this time of celebration Lutheran schools are...
LCEF Data Gives Trinity Lutheran Snapshot of Community as They Consider Early Childhood Educational Ministry
March 1, 2019 Posted By: Sharon Gutowski LCEFWhen communities change, it can be hard to notice from the inside. For example, Kathryne Chapin asked members of Trinity Lutheran Church how many babies would likely be born in an upcoming year. The estimates were approximately 30 times smaller than the real number. Most members estimated (on average) that...
A Paradigm for the Home: Tell the Next Generation
March 1, 2019 Posted By: Rev. Dr. Lee Hagan President EducationWe will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children...