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| Here is the original copy - ELCA-WELS-LCMS and Seibert. |
Brothers in Christ, A while back, the Siebert Lutheran Foundation contacted representatives from WELS, LCMS, and ELCA about the possibility of making a grant available to Lutheran churches in Southeastern Wisconsin to help them make better use of technology—particularly video streaming for worship and Bible study—to share the gospel. I was the representative from WELS who was part of this discussion. Those other representatives and I discussed the challenges our church bodies have faced during the pandemic.
Interested parties need to attend one online “Foundational Event.” There are three options.
• Thursday, March 18 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
• Saturday, March 20 from 10:00-11:3 a.m.
• Monday, April 12 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
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| It looks like Unstuck did not work for WELS - and it looked so promising! |
The beginning and end portion of these “Foundational Events” will be denomination specific, i.e. you would be with other WELS pastors in the webinar. The middle portion of this presentation will be a discussion led by Rev. Joe Liles, an ELCA pastor The Neighborhood Church in Bentonville, Arkansas, who serves a mission congregation that has always used technology extensively. He has some helpful, practical insights into the topic
There were many similarities: • universal absolution without faith in Christ - Objective Justification • churches figuring out the technical issues, such as livestreaming • the opportunities virtual content presented (reconnecting with straying members, outreach, etc.) • the challenges of managing copyrights • trying to encourage members who enjoy the convenience of worshiping at home to not make that permanent, but to return to in-person worship. We came up with a plan, lavishly supported by Siebert, allowing us to help congregations within our respective church bodies, because we are all one when it comes to putting our trotters in the trough.
J. Hein, WELS
Mark and Avoid Jeske has been a leader in working with ELCA pastors. Harrison and Schroeder are no different. They pretend otherwise.
