This week is the get together at Christ Church Lutheran in Phoenix that is called “Best Practices for Ministry”. It brings together church leaders and congregation members from all over the United States to learn from others’ experiences what has worked and what has helped make a difference in their congregations or in their ministries. LWML has been chosen to present two sessions and exhibit.

There are several plenary speakers that speak to the entire group and multiple interest sessions during the course of the day. This is a ministry of the Christ Church Lutheran congregation. It’s an indoor-outdoor affair with the exhibits and eating areas outdoors on their school grounds. And food! Oh my, they have great food, snacks, musicians playing during meals. It is really a fun event to be part of and  you can learn so much and meet so many people from many ministries and get good ideas to bring home.

This year LWML is presenting “Money for Missions” about district and national LWML grants and the application process and “Resources on a Budget” about the LWML resources we have available on our website and in our catalog. VP of Organizational Resources, Debbie Larson and I will be taking the lead on the grant session and VP of Christian Life, Jennifer Huecker and former LWML VP of Communication, Linda Arnold will be the main presenters for the resources session. We will all be helping with the exhibit.

There are many of our grant recipients there and it’s always good to talk with them and get updates. We may be presenting a couple of grant checks, as well.

Please pray for safe travels, good weather, and that our presentations will present the best about LWML and how we support our church families. May God bless others through the work that we do in LWML!

If you are on Facebook, you can follow along on their FB account: BestPracticesforMinistry .

Enjoy reading Psalm 19!

Love, Patti