Discipleship

Who are You Discipling?

Discipleship When I arrived at Bethel Lutheran Church nearly five years ago, I saw a number of things that needed to be worked on, revised or tweaked. Our mission statement wasn’t one of them. “The mission of Bethel Lutheran Church is to make disciples for Jesus Christ in our church, neighborhood and world.” What a … Read more

On Being Your Pastor – A Thank You

God’s blessing… It is truly an immense honor to be the Pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church. The spirit of mission and outreach here is nothing short of inspiring. Your willingness to embrace an initiative like GodSpeak and hang with it through Leviticus and Numbers shows a maturity and dedication that is commendable. The sense of … Read more

Future Church Now

What comes to mind when we talk about “youth group?”  Perhaps it’s something like this.  “The youth ministry is important.” “Youth are so different today.”  “We need to keep them occupied.”  “They can do their own thing so long as they don’t get in the way.”  Why do we think this way about the youth?  … Read more