Have you heard of the 901 Rocks community initiative? It’s a creative movement designed to spread happiness. “The goal is to cultivate kindness, plant joy, and harvest hope for a better tomorrow in the 901,” according to the 901 Rocks! facebook page. To take part, you paint rocks however you wish, and hide them in […]
Lutheran Schools Take Time to Reach Out
Last month’s Lutheran Schools week was certainly full of fun and celebration for our many education ministries across the Mid-South District. But the week also provided a great opportunity for Lutheran school students to reach out in service, with Christ’s love. At Holy Trinity Lutheran School (Bowling Green, KY), the first and second grade classes […]
Outreach at Redeemer
Resolved, That before October 31, 2017, the congregations of the Mid-South District consider holding at least one outreach event that specifically teaches the importance of the Reformation and Lutheran theology. See District Convention Proceedings. Outreach is an every-member privilege At Redeemer Lutheran, Nashville, the outreach plan is to highlight who we are in our observances […]
“The Great Imperative”
Do you have a seat in President Trump’s Cabinet? Probably not. But, Matthew’s Gospel closes with what most of Christianity calls the Great Commission because it speaks of imperatives – commands of Christ. There aren’t two commands, but one: to make disciples. But, most of our church body focuses on the command without remembering where […]
Outreach – Matthew 28:16-20
Jesus’ final words leave us with an instruction to make disciples of all the nations. He let His followers know that all authority on heaven and on earth is His and that He is always with us. What great news this is! It fills my heart with peace and excitement for what God is doing […]
New Members Welcomed
On January 22, 2017 Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church welcomed two new members during morning worship service. Margo and Tom McCaffrey were the first members to be received by adult instruction.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mid-South District LCMS Tanzania Mission Trip 2017
We are making plans to make a mission trip to Tanzania, located in East Africa, below the equator on the Indian Ocean. Tanzania is one of the most stable and peaceful countries in Africa. It is a little larger than Texas with a few more people than California. This year’s trip will be to visit […]
Concordia Pre-sem Scholarship, the Luther Scholar Guarantee
Application deadline today! New Concordia Pre-sem Scholarship, the Luther Scholar Guarantee, assures promising pre-seminary students $20,000 per year for four years. 10 Awards are available between the CUAA and CUW campuses. For more information and to apply: https://www.cuaa.edu/programs/preseminary/ Applications are due February 1, 2017 Questions can be directed to Rev. Charles Schulz, Pre-seminary Director — […]
A Call to Prayer
Marriage. Life. Religious liberty. They are all deemed “controversial” in the public square, buzz words for “Don’t talk about this at the neighborhood party” or, “Stick to discussing the weather and sports…just to be safe.” And yet each topic matters. Fundamentally, they matter because people matter. And people matter to us as Lutherans because they […]
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