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 Ablaze Partners Network is a new resource helping Lutheran congregational leaders improve mission in these five basic areas of congregational life: worship, discipleship, outreach, service and church leadership.
 Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minnesota has a ministry called TLCare that offers hospitality to those receiving medical care at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
A pastoral vacancy is often a difficult experience for the Congregation. It can also be a time of growth, as God's people step forward to keep ministries going and even increase their support. It is a great time for self-examination and goal setting.
This pastoral vacancy is also an opportune time for a Congregation to look at its strengths and weaknesses, ministry priorities, and vision for the future.
GOD STRONG is the theme chosen by the Ohio District Youth Ministry Team for the 2009 - 2010 year.
The HARP (Helping Appalachian Rural Peoples) Mission, a faith based NGO - Leading others in serving the Lord through our compassionate service in the mission field.
The 2010 Ohio District - LCMS Compensation Guidelines are now available. In order to allow each congregation and school to set salaries for their workers based on their local economy, the Guidelines were developed based on starting salaries of your local public school district.
There is more to providing for your workers than just salary. Please spend sufficient time reviewing the Guidelines in their entirety as they address the entire spectrum of Human Resources.
If your congregation is unable to meet these Guidelines, we strongly encourage that a plan be put in place that will meet the Guidelines in three to five years. Please do not put them aside as "impossible." Our Professional Church Workers are a great asset to our congregations and schools and deserve to be compensated in a fair and equitable manner.
This Case Study (revised May 23, 2009) by Rev. Kevin Wilson, Ohio District Mission and Ministry Facilitator offers an in depth review of opportunity the LCMS has to bring its witness of the Gospel of Christ to the people of West Virginia.
 At the Affirmation and Prayer retreat held at Concordia Church in Independence on May 19, Pastor Matthew Garred, Associate Pastor at Our Redeemer Church, Solon, Ohio, offered a list of money saving ideas that congregations might consider to stretch financial resources especially during these difficult economic times.
 Whirlwind Reflections
It has been over a month since Synodical Vice President David Buegler and I completed our whirlwind tour around the district and put before 67 interested congregations what financial goals Fan into Flame presents and the opportunities our congregations may choose to follow. I thought I would share with you some reflections.
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