250 Years at St. Luke’s in Lincolnton
Stories of Ministry 250 Years of Serving the Lord St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Lincolnton, NC, celebrates two and a half centuries of Word and Sacrament ministry St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, […]
Ministry At It’s Own Pace
Worker Wellness Letting Fall Ministries Grow at a Human Pace By Rev. Alan Shaw As we get ready to turn our calendars to the fall months, we begin a season […]
Why Church Workers Need a Healthy Congregations Around Them
Worker Wellness Why Healthy Church Workers Need Healthy Congregations Around Them By Chris Wethman, District Coordinator – Wellness It is no secret that church workers sometimes struggle. Burnout, chronic stress, […]
Third Period Encouragement
Worker Wellness Third Period Encouragement By Shawn Maassel My hockey-player brother has referenced his later years of life as his ‘third period.’ As we move into the third period of […]
Where Jesus Meets Every Neighborhood
Stories of Ministry Where Jesus Meets Every Neighborhood Urban. Suburban. Young. Old. Impoverished. Affluent. Last Monday, about thirty participants spent an hour and change hearing how Jesus meets people in […]
From Wake Forest to DC: Sharing a VBS Built From Scratch
Stories of Ministry From Wake Forest to D.C.: Sharing a VBS Built From Scratch Hope Lutheran Church’s sanctuary, transformed into a miniature U.S. Capitol for Road Trip USA Hope Lutheran […]
SED Youth Servant Event: Beholding God’s Miracles in the High Country
Servant Events · Camp Linn Haven Beholding God’s Miracles in the High Country Worship overlooking the Great Smoky Mountains at Camp Linn Haven Camp Linn Haven holds a special place […]
Stop to “Smell the Roses”
Worker Wellness Blog Stop to “Smell the Roses” August 5, 2026 My husband recently suggested taking our boat out to view July’s full “buck moon.” I declined, opting to laze […]
Your Calling Doesn’t Retire
Discipleship & Calling Your Calling Doesn’t Retire God never stops inviting His people into ministry. By Chris Wethman, SED Wellness Operations Coordinator True or false: there comes a point when […]
UV Rays and Ministry Days
Church Worker Wellness UV Rays and Ministry Days Summer’s simplest ritual, applying sunscreen, turns out to be a pretty good picture of what it takes to stay well in ministry. […]