Mission board plans moving forward
Filed Under: BHM, Home Missions
WELS Board for Home Missions (BHM) is moving forward with its expansion plans designed to reach out with the gospel.
At its most recent meeting Sept. 22-24, members decided to emphasize local efforts with limited BHM funding and new starts with partnering and BHM funding—as opposed to the traditional model of fully funded missions that require long-term support. The process is underway with funding allocations to be made in December.
In keeping with a resolution from the 2007 synod convention, the board decided to fully man four mission counselor positions—pastors called to assist and counsel missionaries and mission-minded congregations in planning and executing gospel outreach in their communities.
For the previous three years, one of the four positions has been left unfunded. Funding is in place in the current budget. The board plans to call to fill the position within a month.
“This is not an arbitrary expansion,” says Harold Hagedorn, administrator for WELS Home Missions. “Our goal is to reach the lost.”
