Evangelism Day at MLC
Filed Under: evangelism, MLC, Witness This
Forty-one pastors, teachers, and staff ministers from across the synod are making presentations at Martin Luther College (MLC) in New Ulm, Minn., on Wed., Jan. 23, as part of the school's annual Evangelism Day.
MLC is presenting the one-day event in partnership with WELS Commission on Evangelism and WELS Commission for Parish Schools—components of WELS Parish Services. Evangelism Day provides students with a four-year, rotating curriculum of instruction on evangelism—this year's focus is on urban ministry.
Among the speakers is Rev. David Valleskey, former president of Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, who will be one of the leaders of a workshop on "Preparing a Personal Witness." Rev. E. Allen Sorum, seminary professor, will be giving the keynote address.
Prof. William Pekrul, director of public relations at MLC, says Evangelism Day was designed in response to needs called workers face in the field—and to answer a key question: "What are we doing to give them a broad base of experience that they'll be facing in their ministry?"
Note: WELS Communication Services has developed a new personal evangelism resource for laypeople—a podcast series called "Witness This," available through WELS' Internet media network, Streams. The latest edition features an interview with Kathie Wendland, who served in WELS Central Africa Medical Mission. Listen online: http://streams.wels.net/podcasts/compassionate-evangelism
