Church Website Home Page Essentials
Your church website home page is the first page visitors will see when they come to your site. To that end, it’s important for this page to include all the information they’d need to...
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Your Kids See Christ in Your Marriage: August 2024 Everyday Faith Calendar
My wedding anniversary is coming up. Every year midsummer, I think about the vows we made and how we continue to live out those vows. And if I’m being honest, sometimes I think about how...
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Embracing Your Lutheran Identity
Where does your identity come from? Is it from your race, gender, nationality, social status, income, or something else? Author Gene Edward Veith Jr. brings your Lutheran identity to life in his new b
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The Life and Legacy of Isaac Watts
[Historically, in church music] Lutherans sang hymns from the beginnings of the Reformation. Calvinists, though, in their zeal to use nothing but the Bible in worship, tended to restrict...
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: Ephesians 1:3–14
Many teachings in the Bible are easy to understand and accept. Such teachings include the following:
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How to Use Facebook to Share Church Events
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Music of the Month: Richard Hillert: The Unpublished Organ Works
Eight recently discovered organ works of distinguished composer, teacher, and parish musician Dr. Richard Hillert (1923-2010) are being newly released in Richard Hillert: The Unpublished...
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The Gospel of John: An Overview
The plain bows into the Sea of Galilee where families of fishers settled and built their homes. The villagers prospered and, with the help of a centurion, built a synagogue. The...
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The Gospel of John: An Overview
The plain bows into the Sea of Galilee where families of fishers settled and built their homes. The villagers prospered and, with the help of a centurion, built a synagogue. The...
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Best Practices for Church Presentation Slides
Church presentation slides are an important part of your worship. While, of course, they’re not as important as truthfully preaching the Word of God, slides help transmit the message...
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Top Handbell Pieces for Children and Beginners
Handbell music holds a unique place in the realm of parish music education and congregational worship. Its blend of teamwork, rhythm, and melody offers a rich experience for children,...
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Distracted: July 2024 Everyday Faith Calendar
We’ve all felt the struggle. When you’re sitting in an awkward waiting room, when your kid asks you the same question over and over, when you’re tired at the end of a long day—we struggle...
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Digging Deeper into Scripture: Melchizedek
My wife and I are blessed with a large group of nieces and nephews. Our oldest nephew, who is now all grown up, recently celebrated his birthday. As I spoke to him on the phone to wish...
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How to Modernize Your Church Directory
Church directories have been an important part of churches’ communication strategies for many years. While they’ve evolved over time, their purpose is still the same: to collect your...
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Music of the Month: Classic Concordia Chorale Preludes
Classic Concordia Chorale Preludes is a large collection of miniature chorale prelude gems mined from the Concordia Publishing House (CPH) catalog of the 1950s through 1980s. These pieces...
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