'Presence' is a new film series introducing what Lutherans believe. The video below provides an introduction/overview to the series, so start with that one. The films are intended to be conversation starters.
Watch an Introduction to Presence
The
Presence Series is available - at https://www.lca.org.au/about-us/lutherans-worldwide/what-lutherans-believe/what-lutherans-believe-video-series/
The Apostles’ Creed was used in two distinct ways by the early Christian church: first, as a tool to teach new disciples the essentials of the faith, and second, as a defense for the faith from unbelievers and skeptics alike. In the world today, many are engaged in apologetics but with their presuppositions and subjective reasoning, they offer the world nothing different than their own subjective beliefs. Using the Apostles’ Creed as a guide enables the Christian to give a hope for the faith within using objective truths based on eyewitness testimony. This book teaches you how to use the Creed to stay on topic and bring out the essentials of the faith in a concise and graceful manner. Dr. Almodovar gives a rubber-hits-the-road approach to apologetics, offering various scenarios to show how Creedal apologetics is accomplished. This simple tool (the Apostles’ Creed), once used for defense, is dusted off, polished up,
This is one of a number resources that help pastors and congregations who are pursuing God's mission for their church that will assist them in the work of revitalisation.
In the past, the doors of the church opened inward, but now people are no longer coming in through church doors as they once did. Instead, God is calling the church to open the doors outward as the people of God take the Gospel to their community.
The central theme of this book is based on extensive statistical research, personal pastoral experience, and practical work with over one thousand churches. From this Transforming Churches Network has found the eight key factors that open the doors of the church outward and empower the church to have an impact upon the community God places it in.
Read Hinges to discover these eight factors and go beyond mere theories about what might work. Many who have follow these practical steps and have found new life and fruitfulness in their church.
The world is bustling with consumerism and digital connection. Yet, there's still a bone-deep longing for something personal. In a world that has given you distraction and impersonal modes of communication, reach out to the Holy Spirit to guide you toward the most personal connection of all: one with God.
Christina Hergenrader invites you to travel with her and the Holy Spirit in four weeks to re-evalute your spiritual habits. Read personal annecdotes from Christina's journey on the same path and find yourself in her stories. Focused on four cornerstones of healthy spiritual habits—word, prayer, praise, and reflection—you can find fulfillment of that soul-deep want for connection with guidance from the Holy Spirit.
4 main sections
This Bible study is perfect for individual study, groups of all sizes, or as an event kick-off. Each day ends with Bible verses to read or challenges to take your journey into your life and off the page. Pray at the end of each session to connect with God and the Holy Spirit as you go forward and reconnect, personally, with Him.
