In this devotion, Chris Bellefeuille ’03 M.Div., ’18 D.Min., reminds us that we are remembered not by our accomplishments but by our love. Read today’s God Pause.
Archives for January 2025
Find Your Congregation’s Sweet Spot in the Funding Forward Process
Feeling unsure how to fund your church’s mission? You’re not alone. Many churches face the same challenge, but there’s a way forward. Join us for Mission, Assets, and Community: How to Find Your Congregation’s Sweet Spot in the Funding Forward Process on January 30, 12-1:30 p.m. This 90-minute members-exclusive workshop helps you align your church’s mission, community’s needs, and overlooked assets into a sustainable funding approach. Learn how to uncover resources your congregation already has; identify where mission, assets, and needs intersect; and take practical steps to turn ideas into action. Walk away with: clarity on leveraging underused assets, actionable steps to build sustainable funding streams, fresh ideas tailored to your church’s unique context.
Reserve your spot today.
God Pause for January 28: Psalm 71
In this devotion, Chris Bellefeuille ’03 M.Div., ’18 D.Min., considers our need for rescue when life, ministry, relationships, and truth-telling become difficult. Read today’s God Pause.
God Pause for January 27: Jeremiah 1
In this devotion, Chris Bellefeuille ’03 M.Div., ’18 D.Min. offers thanks we have been created to partner with God in the daily work of our vocations. Read today’s God Pause.
God Pause for January 24: Luke 4
In this devotion, Karen L. Leedahl ’85 M.Div. reminds us that glimpses of God’s hope for our world become known and visible through us. Read today’s God Pause.
Holding the Luedtke Family in Prayer
The Luther Seminary community holds Sarah Luedtke-Jones, Director of Student Affairs, in our prayers as she mourns the loss of her father Rev. Richard “Dick” Luedtke. Dick died at home in the care of his family on January 21 after a 3+ year journey with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). Many will remember Dick as he joined our Fall RFS welcome event playing his accordion for our “cake walk.” A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, January 28 at Spirit Catholic Community, 5011 31st Ave S, Minneapolis. Gathering at 10 a.m. and service at 11 a.m.