Forward in Christ Magazine
| | » | Risen indeed!
 The reality of Christ’s resurrection affirms our faith. Michael J. Berg Christianity is the only religion that claims it can be proved false. This sounds odd, but it is exactly what St. Paul meant when he wrote, “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith” (1 Corinthians 15:14). It is as if Paul wrote, “Show me the Continued.
| | » | Where are they now? Divine Savior Ministries
 In Forward in Christ, we report the news but aren’t always able to follow up. “Where are they now?” is our way of giving you the rest of the story. In 2014, we reported that Divine Savior Academy, Doral, Fla., was embarking on another building project—an 88,000-square-foot high school, that would double the size of its campus. It’s Continued.
| | » | WELS members support Christmas outreach program – C18
 Approximately 70 percent of WELS congregations participated in the synodwide Christmas outreach program known as C18. WELS Congregational Services created a myriad of materials for congregations to use to encourage members to reach out to the unchurched and to promote the theme “A Light in the darkness.” “When we began C18,” says Jon Hein, director of Congregational Services, “we said our goal was ‘to Continued.
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WELS Together Newsletter:
| | » | Easter message from President Schroeder
| | » | Conference of Presidents spring 2019 meeting
 At its spring meeting, the Conference of Presidents (COP) asked Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary President-elect Rev. Earle Treptow to serve as an advisory member of the COP Doctrine Committee. This will provide the opportunity for the seminary faculty to give input and counsel on doctrinal matters. It will also help to ensure continued good communication between Continued.
| | » | Welcome home!
There are approximately 155,000 WELS individuals who come to church only one or two times per year. Some have not set foot in church in years. They are drifting toward becoming what we call a “back-door loss,” members who slip away from churches. WELS Congregational Services is planning the Welcome Home initiative for this fall. Continued.
| | » | WELS CEF offering limited-time special rates
 Increasing requests for loans from WELS Home Mission churches and mission-minded congregations is prompting WELS Church Extension Fund (WELS CEF) to offer special rates for new investors. WELS CEF makes loans below or at market rates for WELS churches that are either new and building for the first time or established congregations with a new Continued.
| | » | Mission Journeys offers support and inspiration
 In February 2019, Ascension, Escondido, Calif., welcomed a group of 11 volunteers from Resurrection and Life, Rochester, Minn. Together, they went door-to-door in the neighborhoods of Escondido and San Marcos as an outreach effort for Ascension. This collaboration was made possible through WELS Mission Journeys, the official synod program for short-term mission trips. Rev. Jeffrey Continued.
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