The Apostle Paul's call to action - running the race for the sake of the gospel - can be challenging, even disheartening, for congregations struggling just to survive. Meanwhile, the world seems to put up more and more hurdles to the church.
What is our hope to get back in the race?
Does it even matter?
Join Mike Housholder, Senior Pastor at Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, in a frank talk about the issue at the
Rethinking Evangelism
conference at Luther Seminary, July 22-24. Join the
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"A radically welcoming community seeks to welcome the voices, presence and power of all people — especially those who have been defined as The Other, pushed to the margins, cast out, silenced and closeted — so they can help to shape the congregation’s common life and fulfill the reconciling dream of God."
Stephanie Spellers, Treasurer, Canon
for Missional Vitality, Diocese of
Long Island / Keynote Presenter
For Stephanie Spellers the secret of evangelism begins in the margins
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"Many church members today recognize that evangelism is vitally necessary for the church to have a future amidst widespread decline. At the same time, few prospects provoke greater dread and discomfort. This conference offers an opportunity to reframe evangelism in a grounded, holistic, accessible way for a new apostolic age."
Dwight Zscheile, assistant professor
congregational mission and leadership
Luther Seminary / keynote presenter
The Rethinking Evangelism conference brings nationally known
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Courtney Young is a May 2012 graduate of Luther Seminary - MDiv with an emphasis in Congregational Mission and Leadership. Missional, millenial and now, a new mother, Courtney shares her thoughts with us here:
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the church and social media. Partly because I used to work in seminary relations so I got to troll a lot of bad church websites and snicker because it's not 1995 anymore. Partly because I recently attended a consultation that was tackling
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