Background: I began working 2 days/week at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, Illinois, in October 2007, 9 months ago as of this writing. St. Peter had been without a long-term senior pastor for almost a decade until the arrivalRead more…
Our Father Lutheran: Margaret’s Story
How Our Father Lutheran Invites Members into Ministry, part 3 Margaret’s Story: A Musician who loves Volunteers Margaret Hinchey sees her service to her Lord’s church primarily through her music. “I’ve always been involved in music in the church,” sheRead more…
Our Father Lutheran: The Process
How Our Father Lutheran Invites Members into Ministry, part 2 The Process At Our Father Lutheran Church in Centennial, Colorado, the getting-people-connected process is coordinated by the Member Integration Team. That team is headed by Jan Burmeister and Elaine Hamburger,Read more…
Our Father Lutheran: A Commitment
How Our Father Lutheran Invites Members into Ministry, part 1 A Commitment to Connecting People “We have several strong women in charge of member integration.” That’s how Margaret Hinchey, Minister of Music at Our Father Lutheran Church in Centennial, Colorado,Read more…
Profile, Cross Lutheran Church, part 2: Comments
See also Part 1 of this profile. Part 2: Comments from participants at Cross About the Network class: “The process was negative to me in the beginning. Why did I have to go to classes? I was LCMS! I kindaRead more…
Profile of an Equipping Church: Cross Lutheran Church, Yorkville, Illinois
Cross Lutheran equips saints for service by providing many avenues to connect people to serving opportunities, and by emphasizing discipleship-faith in action-rather than membership. Connecting opportunities are coordinated by: Mary Pat Bretthauer, Director of Connect Ministries; [email protected] Her responsibilities: TheRead more…
Lessons of a Book Bee
“I was surprised by large numbers of people who thanked me for letting them be part of this. People want to serve. We [in the church] don’t always describe a clear connection for volunteers between their task and serving GodRead more…