There were more than a few occasions . . . when I would stand on the steps of a home . . . and secretly, quietly hope no one would be home, or that no one would answer the door.
Confessions of a Timid Evangelist Read More »
We “make and multiply” disciples by positively and naturally introducing our good friend Jesus to other people in our everyday life.
A Hand of Life-Giving Love Read More »
LCMS partners bring care, hope, and Good News to the Dominican Republic, a country with one of the fastest economic growth rates in this hemisphere.
Expressing God’s Love in the Caribbean Read More »
From California, Montana, Georgia, and across the globe, a collection of faith-sharing stories with one common thread–outreach.
Sharing Individually, in Community, at School Read More »
Imagine: Confirmation classes so enjoyable that young people invite their friends. New York youth events build relationships with Jesus & community among young people.
Jonah wasn’t keen on sharing his faith with the Ninevites, but just as God called Jonah to bring His Word to those people, so also He calls us to share our faith today.
The Call to Nineveh: Jonah’s and Ours Read More »
A growing number of congregations see a need for outreach help, and “The 72–Partners on the Road” are ready to lend a hand.
The 72: Going to Every Town and Place Read More »
by Paula Schlueter Ross Anita Olvera’s passion for her ‘family’ opens doors—and hearts Anita Olvera still has trouble thinking of what she does as “evangelism.” As the self-described “social-ministries person” at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fresno, Calif., Olvera took the congregation’s “adopt a family at Christmas” ministry to a new level when she suggested “adopting”
Taking an Extra Step in Fresno Read More »
by Roland Lovstad Light of Christ: Sharing the faith on Sunday and every day — in Mandarin Chinese and English In response to a call to serve, a district and a suburban congregation reach out to a growing Chinese community with the Good News of Jesus. On a Sunday last November, at a crossroads in
You are reading a very special issue of The Lutheran Witness. Its focus is on people and institutions of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world that needs so very much to hear God’s Good News.
God presents us with opportunities to be His witnesses Read More »
You have in your hands a very special issue of The Lutheran Witness. Its focus is on people and institutions of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world that needs so very much to hear God’s Good News.
Lutheran Witness: January 2008 Read More »
We all enjoy receiving cards and letters at Christmas. Whether from family far away or friends across town, they remind us of the relationships with which we have been blessed. Often, even in this aggressively secular age, those same cards and letters remind us of the great gift our heavenly Father gave us that first Christmas long ago in Bethlehem.
Lutheran Witness: December 2007 Read More »