Mar2024
Equipping the saints
by Nathan Hedt
New and Renewing Churches offers several opportunities for equipping the people of your congregations to effectively serve the church and lovingly reach out to the world.
Nov2023
Taking church to the streets
7 November 2023 Listen to this podcast https://lca.box.com/shared/static/hu2tkxugzjxcxw5fmcrdljf1jy8rudj8.mp3 Taking church to the streets Pastor Matt Schubert We often hear these days that we live in a post-Christian society. And yet,… Read more
Jun2023
Share the good news confidently with a Gospel Fluency Workshop
Offered by Local Mission, a Gospel Fluency Workshop is designed to help prepare and equip you and give you a vocabulary, context, and some actual practice in sharing the good news in words and actions with those around you.
May2023
Enjoy a Spirit-filled journey this Pentecost
Pentecost is the season of the church year when we read of the Spirit, coming as ‘a sound like the blowing of a violent wind’ and appearing like ‘tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them’ (the Apostles).
Mar2023
Easter – the wellspring of mission
by Pastor Nathan Hedt
Easter is one time of the year when non-Christians are most open to the gospel and most interested in hearing from Christians, making it a great time for mission.
Mar2023
Renew your congregation’s mission life
Renew Mission Life is a four-step training pathway for congregations wanting to discover where God is leading them in local mission. The training is supported by sermons and Bible studies.
Jan2023
Interceding for others
by Nathan Hedt
Do you know someone like Epaphras in your congregation? Do you know a prayer warrior, someone who is always praying for people that they may grow in God and be fully mature? Or perhaps, does the description of Epaphras stir and excite something in your own heart?
Aug2021
Lessons from Lockdown: What might God be doing in us through Covid times? (devotion)
Lessons from Lockdown: What might God be doing in us through Covid times? (devotion) – Pastor Nathan Hedt Written July 2021 At the time of writing this, Covid lockdowns are… Read more
May2021
‘As the Father sent me so I am sending you…’ – The heartbeat of mission
‘As the Father sent me so I am sending you…’ – The heartbeat of mission By Pastor Nathan Hedt New and Renewing Churches Chapter 20 of John ends with a… Read more