The Michigan District Board of Directors is hosting a Listening Event for the West Region on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at St. Matthew, Grand Rapids. Pastors, church workers, church leaders, and laity are all welcome to attend. The Board seeks input in the following areas: What should the Board know about ministry in this region? […]
The ministry landscape is significantly different from that of five years ago and in marked contrast to the realities many were trained to expect and deal with in seminary training. In our time together you are invited to ponder, speculate, and prayerfully re-focus to see what the Lord of the Church is “up to” these […]
Pete Prochnow, Director of Worship Arts & Community Engagement for the Michigan District, invites you to come with him to Beyond the Breakwater in Midland at Messiah Church. Beyond the Breakwater is all about mobilizing the church and caring for your community. After gathering at Messiah for an introduction to the philosophy behind the ministry, you will spend […]
We are excited about our Higgins Lake Principals Conference at the end of July. Ted Neitzke will be there once again to dazzle us with all sorts of fantastic leadership ideas, and we'll have our usual fun and fellowship. We look forward to seeing everyone this summer as we get equipped for another fantastic school year!
The Michigan District, LCMS Junior High Youth Gathering 2024 is all about the MESS! God’s mess?! It’s true! When we look at God’s plan for His people and their salvation—His Son being born as a regular human baby, touching the messy/untouchable, dying bloody on the cross—it all looks messy … that is, until we look […]
We hope you are excited about our Directors’ Day on August 6 at St. Lorenz, Frankenmuth. This is a day designed just for the directors of our early childhood centers. It has quickly become one of our favorite days of the summer as a time of fellowship, worship, learning, collaboration, and fun. Check out the […]
We are looking forward to our 51st Annual Early Childhood Conference. It is always a blessing to have 500+ early childhood educators gathered together for an amazing day full of fellowship, learning, collaboration, and fun. Make sure your colleagues are fired up and ready to join you in Frankenmuth on August 7. We will see […]
Pete Prochnow, Director of Worship Arts & Community Engagement for the Michigan District, invites you to come with him to Beyond the Breakwater in Midland at Messiah Church. Beyond the Breakwater is all about mobilizing the church and caring for your community. After gathering at Messiah for an introduction to the philosophy behind the ministry, you will spend […]
Reconciliation—a word, a concept, a process!? The world certainly has its own idea of what it means to be reconciled. Even in Christian circles we often carry this worldview baggage with us, conflating it with God’s Word, trying to come up with our own way of repairing relationships. We may start thinking that reconciliation is […]
This event has been cancelled. Join us at the next Community Worship Network Gathering on Saturday, September 14, at Faith Lutheran Church in Grand Blanc. This gathering will feature church musicians John and Claudia Boonenberg. Claudia will lead sessions on various topics related to basic vocal fundamentals for lead vocalists and John will lead sessions […]
