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February 2012 - Rallying our youth for service

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:48:53 +0000

WELS will be holding an International Youth Rally this summer. See how one church’s youth group is preparing and why this fellowship opportunity with their peers from around the country is so important.

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5 minutes, 38 seconds

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January 2012 – Haiti: Two years later

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:01:01 +0000

Learn how WELS is reaching out with God’s Word to orphanage directors and children in Haiti two years after a massive earthquake struck the area. Missionary Terry Schultz teaches the directors about Jesus, so they can spread the message of Christ to the children.

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6 minutes, 8 seconds

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December 2011 - Year in review

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:01:00 +0000

2011 is nearly behind us. It’s been an eventful year . . . with natural disasters and political controversies. Despite the turmoil, God’s grace to us as individual Christians, and his blessings to us as a church body remain constant. Our synod president, Rev. Mark Schroeder, reviews those blessings this past year—and how God is using WELS for his purposes through your support.

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7 minutes, 25 seconds

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November 2011 - Walking Together

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Jesus’ final instructions to us as Christians were to go and make disciples of all nations. It’s a mission we as a synod walk together to accomplish. As the opportunities for outreach expand around the globe—so too does the need for workers willing to go. Our ministry training schools are stepping up to meet the need.

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7 minutes, 11 seconds

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October 2011 - Ukraine

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:40:50 +0000

This past June, representatives from 33 countries met in Minnesota for the triennial convention of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference—or CELC. As an international fellowship of confessional Lutheran churches, the CELC is a reminder that there are Christians all over the world walking together with us in WELS—in places like Ukraine.

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7 minutes, 39 seconds

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September 2011 – Biennial WELS Synod Convention

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:48:06 +0000

This past July, more than 400 called workers and laymen from around the country gathered in convention to chart the course for our synod for the next two years. Among the many developments, they set a direction to resume a careful expansion of our mission fields both home and abroad.

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6 minutes, 59 seconds

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August 2011 - Early childhood ministries

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:01:01 +0000

Our synod reached a significant milestone this past school year. For the first time, more than 10-thousand children were enrolled in our congregations’ preschools and day cares. The challenge now is to connect their families to the Word through the nearly 400 congregations operating these ministries. Individual churches, and the synod as a whole, are taking steps to do just that.

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5 minutes, 39 seconds

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July 2011- Martin Luther College missions volunteers

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:46:40 +0000

Going door-to-door is a vital part of the outreach strategy of many congregations—especially when you’re a new mission looking to establish yourself in the community. For years, our ministerial education schools have partnered with our home missions and the volunteer organization WELS Kingdom Workers to get the work done. It’s work that pays eternal dividends.

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6 minutes, 44 seconds

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June 2011- Central Africa Medical Mission

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Mon, 02 May 2011 15:44:37 +0000

Building bridges to the gospel is a phrase often used to describe our synodâ€™s mission work around the world. Much like Jesus used a womanâ€™s need for water to start a discussion about spiritual mattersâ€”so we often use medical care and other humanitarian aid to open the door for outreach.

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6 minutes, 35 seconds

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May 2011- Church Extension Fund

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:47:38 +0000

A look at how Home Missions partners with Church Extension Fund to build worship facilities for mission congregations.

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4 minutes, 59 seconds

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April 2011 - Worship conference

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:01:00 +0000

This July, more than a thousand will gather in Minnesota for the National Conference on Worship, Music, and the Arts. One of this year’s themes is passing the baton of sacred music from one generation to the next. Two attendees are examples of what that theme is all about.

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6 minutes, 39 seconds

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March 2011 - Continuing education

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Many called workers in our synod appreciate the benefits of continuing education and congregations are reaping the benefits. This story profiles the investment one congregation made and the dividends they received.

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5 minutes, 14 seconds

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February 2011 - Boise, Idaho

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:01:00 +0000

The refiner's fire is an image the Bible uses to explain how the trials of life can actually strengthen our faith. This story of a fire that affected our mission to Vietnamese immigrants wasn't just a metaphor—it was all too real.

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5 minutes, 38 seconds

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January 2011 - Mexico

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:54:07 +0000

Our calling to spread the gospel can involve risk. Still, we try to ensure our missionaries stay out of harm’s way. Case in point is Mexico—because of increasing drug violence in the country, our missionaries had to relocate to a new city.

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7 minutes, 8 seconds

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December 2010 - Year in review

webmaster@wels.net (WELS Communications) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:00:01 +0000

As we approach Christmas, our synod president Rev. Mark Schroeder offers a year-end review of 2010.

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7 minutes, 11 seconds

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