The Institute for Worship and Outreach is a group of WELS pastors who have brought together their experience and training in public worship and mission outreach to assist and encourage pastors as they work to reach out to the lost with the gospel of Jesus.
This paper was presented by Rev. Chuck Westra to the Pacific Northwest District Missionary Conference in January 2012.
Old contacts and relationships you think have long been dormant may be opportunities God uses to bring people to spiritual life.
Time spent planning for excellence in worship may well increase the likelihood that members invite their friends and family to church any Sunday of the year.
Outreach, like fishing, requires patience. Long-term effort and time-consuming effort are required as we carry out the Great Commission.
First time visitors often form first impressions without the benefit of context. Thinking through what visitors see and following up with them promptly makes a world of difference.
This paper was presented by Rev. John Steinbrenner at the 2011 meeting of the Institute for Worship and Outreach.
This sermon was delivered at the opening service of the Symposium on Worship and Outreach held at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, WI.
