Together Archive

Items about Parish Services

  • New Congregation and Ministry Support Group

    From the office of President Mark Schroeder... read more

    Published on: October 19, 2009

  • Implementing convention decisions

    From the office of President Mark Schroeder... read more

    Published on: August 17, 2009

  • Parish Services to be restructured

    Delegates adopted a revised resolution on Thursday afternoon to restructure the Board for Parish Services. The original resolution, submitted Wednesday, supported the Ad Hoc Commission's recommendation to eliminate the Parish Services administrator and board. The revised resolution replaces the board with a Parish Services Council and places it under the direct responsibility of the Conference of Presidents... read more

    Published on: July 31, 2009

  • No vote on Parish Services restructuring

    A resolution to restructure the Board for Parish Services was not adopted by delegates Wednesday afternoon. The resolution, which supported the Ad Hoc Commission's recommendation to eliminate the Parish Services administrator and board and to make Parish Services accountable to the Conference of Presidents instead of the Synodical Council, was recommitted to the floor committee, which now will consider... read more

    Published on: July 29, 2009

  • CPS administrator accepts call

    Mr. Jim Brandt, administrator of WELS Commission on Parish Schools (CPS), accepted a call June 4 to serve as the vice president of Adult and Graduate Studies at Wisconsin Lutheran College (WLC), Milwaukee. Brandt will begin his work at WLC in early July... read more

    Published on: June 15, 2009

  • Forum to share ministry blessings

    To help WELS congregations reach more people with the gospel, the Board for Parish Services is hosting a national leadership forum. Leaders from 30 congregations across the country that have been blessed with significant growth in worship attendance over the past ten years are meeting in Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 16-18 to discuss ministry trends, identify opportunities and challenges, and share ideas... read more

    Published on: November 17, 2008

  • New Parish Assistance consultant called

    The Board for Parish Services has called Rev. Donald Sutton, who currently serves at St. Paul in New Ulm, Minn., to fill one of two vacant Parish Assistance (PA) consultant positions. Parish Assistance is a synod-supported service that helps congregations wishing to strengthen and give direction to the work of the Lord in their midst... read more

    Published on: February 4, 2008