Forward in Christ Magazine
| | » | Question and answer about “Equipping Christian Witnesses”- Part 2
 In celebration of its 25th anniversary in 2020, Martin Luther College (MLC), with the approval of the Conference of Presidents, has begun a two-year capital campaign called “Equipping Christian Witnesses.” The synod is looking to raise $16 to $18 million through the campaign. Part of that money will go toward student financial aid. We talked to Continued.
| | » | A front-row seat to WELS Waukesha campus ministry
 Please Lord! Just send two or three college students to our gathering tonight. That was my initial prayer in September 2016 for my first campus ministry event held on the campus of Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. I had a potential list of college students from the national office of WELS Campus Ministry as I Continued.
| | » | Lighthouse Youth Center opens third location
 After every school day, Lighthouse Youth Center provides safe, encouraging, Christ-centered environments to children ages 10 to 18 in Milwaukee. Through its healthy outlets for recreation, consistent support for education, and welcoming opportunities for devotion, Lighthouse has reached thousands of children on Milwaukee’s north side, starting at Redemption Lutheran Church in 2006 and expanding to Continued.
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| | » | Restatement of “Scriptural Principles of Man and Woman Roles”
 In early 2018 the Conference of Presidents (COP) decided to produce a restatement of Scriptural Principles of Man and Woman Roles, the WELS doctrinal statement adopted in 1993. The decision to produce a restatement was not meant to question or debate the doctrine, nor was it merely a reaction to any specific challenge to the Continued.
| | » | Spring 2020 chaplaincy courses offered at MLC
 The Commission on Special Ministries offers a program for chaplain certification through Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn. This program offers credentials to meet the requirements of healthcare facilities, jails, prisons, and military bases for ministry in their facilities, especially if the pastor or layperson wants to reach out to non-members. Rev. Jim Behringer, Continued.
| | » | Recently announced changes in East Asia mission field
Recently the Board for World Missions decided to pull our East Asia Team missionaries and families out of their focus country because of security concerns. The government of their focus country is now regularly detaining, interrogating, and deporting any Westerner or group suspected of religious activity. Many mission organizations, large and small, have already pulled Continued.
| | » | MLP hosts translation expo in Africa
 WELS Multi-Language Publications (MLP) sponsored a conference in Lusaka, Zambia, in August to equip and inspire representatives from our partner synods in Africa. The MLP Expo 2019 brought 17 Africans from 6 countries and 3 American missionaries together for 4 days. The two main objectives of this event were to give participants linguistic tools to Continued.
| | » | Hymnal Project continues to move forward
 The WELS Hymnal Project Executive Committee met for its final face-to-face meeting this month. This 14-member committee charged with carrying out the development of the new hymnal and its auxiliary resources started meeting in 2013. At that meeting, the committee made final decisions on the two main pew books—the Hymnal pew edition and the Psalter Continued.
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