In this podcast, Trevor Noonan, Director of Modern Praise and Worship Arts at St. John, Rochester,  and Shaun Tomczak talk about their brand-new project, The Still Worship Collective. Noonan and Tomczak are creating a community and platform which will share worships songs written for congregational worship. You can find out more information at thestillworship.com.

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The Michigan District, LCMS Rev. Jay Cashmer discusses with Rev. Dr. Rob Kasper an innovative approach to adult instruction by rooting faith formation in Scripture.

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Michigan District Pastor and FBI chaplain, Rev. Carl W. Bassett, was called to New York just after the planes hit the World Trade Center towers. He shares his experience on how he was able to help and how he saw God at work.

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Rev. John Rathje and Mrs. Christie Hansard, the Michigan District, LCMS Mental Health Case Manager, join us for part two on the topic of Mental Health Awareness. They discuss compassion fatigue, anxiety, depression, and stress. To connect directly with Christie, click here.

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In this episode, Rev. John Rathje and Christie Hansard, RN, BSN discuss mental health and offer tips and resources.

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Jeff Heisner talks with two Michigan District pastors, Rev. Dr. Evan Gaertner and Rev. Andrew Menz, on how we can help raise up the next generation of pastors and church workers.

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As we heard in a previous episode, identifying the right people to be on your team is important to the team’s success. However, actually getting the people you’ve identified to join the team is the first indicator of your effectiveness in casting vision and developing relationship connections with others. The focus on today’s podcast with Rev. Dr. Todd Jones is on the recruitment process of team development: how to successfully invite your ideal team player to be part of the team.

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In this week’s podcast, pastors Matt Schuler and Dan Meckes, whose congregations merged, talk about how they have found that ministry is better together. This is part 2 of 2.

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In this week’s podcast we talk about two churches in Oakland county (Holy Cross, Oxford and Living Word, Rochester) that have decided to come together to form Journey Lutheran Church. Pastors Matt Schuler and Dan Meckes talk about how and why they decided to make this happen and how they have found that ministry is better together. This is part 1 of 2.

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In this episode, Rev. Dr. Todd Jones discusses selection criteria for ministry team members and how you can make your teams more effective.

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