This is part of a series of transcribed interviews between members of the staff of Christ Church Lutheran and Senior Pastors throughout the LCMS. Interview with Pastor John Brunette Please describe your church and the community it serves. I’ve been at Faith Oakville Church for nearly 30 years. We’re located 20 miles south of the … Continue reading Church Profile: Faith Oakville Church
This is part of a series of transcribed interviews between members of the staff of Christ Church Lutheran and Senior Pastors throughout the LCMS. Interview with Pastor Reed Lessing Please describe your church and the community it serves.Our mission statement is to "connect people to Jesus" and we serve in southwest Fort Wayne, IN. We … Continue reading Church Profile: St. Michael Lutheran Church
This is the first part of a series of transcribed interviews between members of the staff of Christ Church Lutheran and Senior Pastors throughout the LCMS. Interview with Pastor Bill Tucker Please describe your church and the community it serves: Concordia is a large congregation, especially for the LCMS. We are in the Northcentral part … Continue reading Church Profile: Concordia San Antonio
Imagine going to faith-based event, where everyone asks questions, but no one specific person answers the questions. Alpha is a 10 to 11 week course. There are a million different ways you can do Alpha. The one I attended was at a church in the Valley. It usually starts with food. Food is fundamental, communal, … Continue reading ALPHA
St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance is a community-based organization in Arizona, consisting of individuals, corporations, and private grants that are geared towards ending hunger in Arizona. Over 2 million Arizonans lack consistent access to adequate food every year. Christ Church Lutheran has recently partnered with St. Mary's, in order to create a mobile food pantry … Continue reading St. Mary’s Mobile Food Pantry
"If I had clean clothes people would treat me like a human being." In 2003, Laundry Love began in Ventura, California (between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, along the 101). It started from a conversation with a homeless man living in the area. All he wanted was to be treated normally, but because he could … Continue reading Laundry Love
In 2002, a group of suburban churches in Houston, Texas came together to address a common issue. Houston was becoming increasingly diverse and the Church was struggling to keep up. It was failing to connect with non-white populations. It needed local, indigenous leaders to help bridge the gap. Since 2002, that original group of churches … Continue reading LINC
Imagine that you are 50+ years old. You have been in the workforce for 30 or more years. You worked your whole life to make sure that when the time came, your family would be taken care of and you would be able to afford retirement. Sadly, though, that is not the reality for many … Continue reading Justa Center
"I don't see it for you." In 2015, Brad Garrison received a phone call from President Maier -- of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Michigan District -- encouraging him to attend a "boot-camp for entrepreneurial startups" at Hillsdale College. The boot-camp was looking for people who had ideas that would color outside the lines. Brad … Continue reading The Luke Project 52
The focus of FiveTwo is always "Who". In 2009, the FiveTwo Network began with the impetus of helping people plant churches. After all, Bill Woolsey (founder of FiveTwo) is a church-planter. Under Bill's leadership, CrossPoint (Katy, TX) grew from seven families to over 1,000 members. In 2012, though, the FiveTwo Network intentionally broadened and diversified … Continue reading FiveTwo Network
