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Mission Interpreter Ministry
THE CHURCH IN MISSION RESPONDING BY PROVIDING A PLACE for a prayer service, a new Sudanese worshiping community is formed. [0808] FESTIVAL OF SHARING -- Gathering Resources, Sending Hope [0708] CAMP TOMAH SHINGA -- A Place to Experience God [0608] DISCERNING TOGETHER GOD’S CALL TO MINISTRY - the Central States Synod Partnership for Missional Church (PMC) Cluster Continues its Journey of Faith [0508] THE PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN A COMBAT ZONE – Rev. Peter Muschinske, St. Louis, Mo. Shares about his recent tour of duty in Iraq [0408] REFLECTIONS ON THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS AN AIR FORCE CHAPLAIN -- Rev. John Lundin, Hope Lutheran Church, St. Charles, Mo. [0408] WALKING TOGETHER, as Companion Synod Partners, in Service in God’s Mission [0308] LINKED AROSS THE WORLD – Central States Companion Synod Relationship between two Congregations helps Orphan School in Russia [0308] 'LETTING GOD LEAD US' – Two Churches Linked in Mission Across the Pacific Ocean [0308] AN INVITATION to join others to help rebuild Biloxi, June 21–28, 2008 [0208] CONTINUING TO RESPOND to the Gulf Coast Hurricane Disaster – St. Thomas/Holy Spirit, Gethsemane, and Zion Lutheran Churches Team Up to Help Rebuild Biloxi [0208] MOVING TOWARD ADVOCACY– Trinity Lutheran Church, Chesterfield, MO is Identifying its call to do God’s Mission in the World [0208] ENERGIZED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE – Gethsemane Lutheran Church, St. Louis, MO helping to lead others to “Make Poverty History through the ONE Campaign” [0208] ONE: THE CAMPAIGN TO MAKE POVERTY HISTORY– Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Springfield, Mo., a ONE Congregation, Working to Raise Public Awareness about the Issues of Global Poverty [0208] BREAD FOR THE WORLD: Individuals and churches, working together to make a difference in the lives of those affected by hunger and poverty [0108] STIRRED TO ACTION: Global Concerns Group at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lawrence, KS Speaks Up for the Hungry and Poor [0108] PARTNERSHIP FOR MISSIONAL CHURCH: Peace Lutheran Church, Washington, Mo., teams up with other congregations to begin a new Central States Synod ministry initiative [1207] REACHING OUT: Peace Lutheran Church, Salisbury, Mo. Teams Up with Hosanna! Lutheran Church, Liberty, Mo. to Help Feed a Hungry World [1107] HARVEST OF HOPE: Planting prayers and seeds, churches team up with farmers to help feed a hungry world. [1107] UNDERGROUNDS CAFE: A New Outreach Venue at Lord of Love Lutheran Church, Belton, MO, Offering a Youthful Approach to Care for their Community [1007] BETHANY COLLEGE – Journeying High School Youth Grateful for Opportunity to Serve Others through a Cultural Immersion and Service Learning Trip [1007] HELPING TO REBUILD GREENSBURG - St. John’s Lutheran Church, Russell, Kansas - Work Project Touches Lives [1007] GOD SPEAKS ALL LANGUAGES: The Story of the formation of Central States Synod’s Mandarin speaking congregation - The Chinese Lutheran Church of St. Louis. MISSIONARY EXPERIENCE provides call for Quinn Gorges to enter Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. [0713] ACCEPTING GOD'S CALL TO MINISTRY – Seminary Student Mike Kern Shares his Faith Story CONNECTING
ABUNDANCE TO NEED - The Bread Ministry of Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church of Manchester transforms baker's waste into a thriving
ministry of feeding the poor in St. Louis, Mo. [0607] JUNE "BERGIE BUS TOUR' will take High School Youth to Two Service/Learning Sites in Kansas to Learn about Different Cultural Needs in the World. [0607] JONI AND FRIENDS/GATEWAY – In mission with individuals and churches in Central States Synod, ELCA, to reach out and touch the lives of those affected by a disability for Christ. BRINGING EASTER JOY TO THE YOUNG AT HEART – Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Independence, MO, helps brighten the lives of nursing home residents through their annual Easter Basket ministry project. INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS IN MISSION – Celebrating 34 years of reaching across borders of faith and culture on behalf of children, women, and youth to create partnerships that strengthen our world wide community. O.A.S.I.S. (Outreach Assistance Serving Individuals in St. Charles) – A Mission Offering Food Assistance Growing to Care for Those in Need. AN ANSWER TO PRAYERS - Bethel Lutheran School in St. Louis, MO, one of two ELCA Lutheran School located in Central States Synod, restores the “zest for learning” to a child who needed a place to heal. 30 HOUR FAMINE - Five St. Louis Church Youth Groups in the St. Louis, Mo. Region Team Up to Raise $6,000 to Fight World Hunger during 30 Hour Famine International Youth Movement. WHAT
IS ALL THAT CLATTER? - Noisy Offering – Intergenerational
Ministry Campaign Expands Trinity Lutheran Church’s (Kirkwood,
Mo.) Efforts to Support Missional Projects. Congregations are invited to share their own stories about how God is working through them to participate in Christ's mission in the world today. If you have a mission story to share, please contact Susan Morrell, Mission Interpreter Coordinator for the Central States Synod at missioninterpreter@css-elca.org. An Invitation
to Connect with the Mission Interpreter Ministry One of the most engaging ways we Make Christ Known is by telling stories of how people’s lives are changed through the missions and ministries of the ELCA. But, we don’t do this as often as we should. Quite simply, we don’t talk very much about the mission and ministry of the Lutheran Church that takes place beyond the walls of each congregation. Nor do we thank members as much as we should for their ongoing contributions to these ministries. The Synod’s new Mission Interpreter Project attempts to address these needs. It brings together lay leaders from throughout the Synod and equips them with the training and information they need go forth with temple talks, newsletter articles and other means to remind all of our congregations of how we are making a difference in the world through the work of the church. Mission Interpreters thank, inform, teach, inspire, tie together and invite through stories which illustrate how you make a difference in the lives of others through your giving. All congregations are invited to register to receive monthly Mission Interpreter news articles to share with their congregations via their bulletins or newsletters. Many individuals have already taken the training to be Mission Interpreters, but we are always looking for more. In addition, all congregations are invited to share their own stories about how God is working through them to participate in Christ’s mission in the world today. If you have a story to tell, we would love hear from you in order that we may share it with others in the Central States Synod of the ELCA as well as with the wider ELCA community. If you would like to receive these important and timely newsletters, if you would like for a Mission Interpreter to visit your congregation, or if you would like more information about becoming a Mission Interpreter, please contact Susan Morrell, Mission Interpreter Coordinator, Central States Synod, at 816-861-6584 or toll-free 866-915-3548, ext. 301; or missioninterpreter@css-elca.org. If you have a story to tell, please forward them to Susan as well as share them with the wider Lutheran community by posting it on the ELCA web-site’s stewardship page in an area called “Tell Us your Story” located at: www.elca.org/stewardship/story.html Susan Morrell,
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