When you think about those special times with the people who mean the most to you what do you picture? Do you picture Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, birthday parties, playing cards? I’m sure most of you, like me, picture smiling faces and hear laughter when you think of these special
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This fall Rev. Philip Doublestein joined the team of LINC San Antonio, with the prayerful intention of starting a new church in this fast-growing city. Although a specific location for the new church has not been determined, two primary populations within the metropolitan area have been identified: Brooks (City Base)
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The Dwelling, a church where you can “come as you are.” The Dwelling’s dress code? “Wear some clothes!” Cool tattoos? “This church thinks they’re awesome!” Whether it’s what you’re wearing, whatever the color of your skin, or what you see as your identity, The Dwelling really is a church where
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Answered prayer as well as the beginning of something new and exciting was celebrated Sunday, January 8 at Grace Lutheran Church in Killeen. Over 170 people from the community and churches throughout Circuit 17 came together to celebrate God’s provision and Pastor Gerry Harrow’s installation as the church planter to
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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (it wasn’t called this at the beginning) has always had an emphasis on planting new congregations in the United States. The Synod was organized in 1847 and in a short period of seven years had to create four districts because of the growth in membership and congregations. This growth pattern continued, with a couple of down periods, all the way
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Recently, a colleague of mine asked me for some advice that might help the chairman of a church building committee convince fellow members of the congregation that such a significant expenditure of money was, indeed, necessary. Here’s a part of my response: In my experience, the most compelling thing to
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Despite another round of rain in the Cypress area that caused localized flooding, the “public launch” of Cypress Chapel was a great success. Cypress Chapel is the most recent church plant out of St. John in Cypress, where Dr. David Bahn is the senior pastor. Pastor Stephen DeMik, the planting
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Churches are planting churches to reach the lost and make disciples across the state. Mission outreach is alive in Texas—exciting times! In Houston, Christ the King, Pastor Al Doering, and Lamb of God, Pastor Mark Brunette, are partnering together to plant a church along the Grand Parkway. A model of
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Just a few weeks ago, Pastor Ted Doering had the honor of baptizing a whole family during a worship gathering of Narrative Church in Round Rock. Narrative is a new church plant of Faith Lutheran Church in Georgetown. Pastor Doering and the group from Narrative are reaching out to the
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Sealy “After Dark” A little more than 2 years ago Pastor Jonathan Brandenburg accepted a call to LifeBridge Church in Sealy, Texas. At the time, LifeBridge, launched by three laymen in 2013, had approximately 40 worshipping on a Sunday. Sealy is a small town in southeastern Texas. The population is
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