Posts with the tag “discipleship”

Things were astir within the Christ Our Savior congregation before the onset of the COVID-19 era. Talk of new ministries and new pastor additions, as well as updates within the facility were taking place. Changes, excitement, and tension were in the air.Then COVID turned our lives (spiritual, included!) upside down and inside out. New priorities and focus were necessary. Our dedicated pastors and ...  Read More

In last month’s Disciplegram, Arlo Wiltenburg wrote a segment outlining the 3-day Strategic Workshop held in late January. It was led by Rev. Dr. Robert Kasper, Assistant to the President for Congregation ministries/Ministry Support and attended by representatives from Council, Board of Elders, Staff, and members of the congregation. I would like to continue that review with a look into what we ac...  Read More

Coronavirus and social unrest have had Pastor Hill and I thinking about how we can better serve our community and better serve our volunteers. The pandemic and shutdown have given us a lot of time to explore other avenues of doing ministry. Obviously, there is the street ministry that many of you are up to date on and the continuing food ministry. We also took some time during the pandemic to explore technological ministry, as so many other churches have, and began putting services, discussions, devotions, and sermons on our Facebook page.  Read More

Find the Sunday, March 29 service, discussion questions, a Sunday School lesson and a short devotional all in one spot.  Read More

During the season of Epiphany the church focuses on Jesus coming to the Gentile world. The Gentiles were anyone not of Jewish decent. They were the foreigners, the people that did not belong to God’s chosen family.  Read More

As we have updated the website and focused more on the 'everywhere' of our vision statement it has been interpreted by some that the website is not for our members. While it is true that we want our website to be visitor friendly and easily accessible for visitors our website is not just for visitors. The way Jesus works in your life is helpful and important for non-members connection to Jesus and members faith walk. Hearing about others struggles and joys and how Jesus is part of everyday life is important for everyone.  Read More

We want everyone no matter where they are on their journey to become closer and more connected to Jesus.  Read More