Browsing Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary by Subject "Church Membership"
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Building the Body of Christ: A Study of the Assimilation of Members into the Christian Congregation
(1998)New members are flocking to your church because of the good news of Jesus …now what? How do you make them feel like a part of the church’s mission? How do you mesh the new members with the veterans? Westra writes of his ... -
Fellowship – How May We Celebrate Our Unity with All True Believers on Earth?
(2008)Recognizing that even Christians may feel alone among those with whom they worship, Pastor Schulz encourages his readers to promote real fellowship among the members of our congregations. -
Integrating the New Member
(1979-01-24)In many denominations, the rate of membership loss is staggering. The same applies to the WELS, despite observing growth in the South Atlantic District. A significant cause of dwindling communicants is members’ inactivity. ... -
A Matter of Membership: An Assessment of Active Congregational Membership
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)“WELS has approximately 56,000 fewer members than it did 25 years ago.” (Forward in Christ, Volume 105, Number 5 - May 2018). For many years, church membership has been in decline. Yet Covid hang-over symptoms such as ... -
Twenty Somethings
(1997)