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Welcoming the Struggling

You don’t know…Everyone has a story. You don’t know me until you know my story, and even then, you might not see my heart as Jesus sees it.

Coming from Congregational Services in 2019

In 2018, Congregational Services coordinated the synod-wide C18 program, which had the ambitious goal of reaching one-million souls prior to or on Christmas Eve 2018. It was an outreach focus. In 2019, Congregational Services will roll out two…

Addressing Delinquency

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This module lays out an orderly system of following up on members who have been absent from worship for a certain period of time.

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 12

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Making work with missing members a priority and celebrating the efforts of those who do the work.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 11 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 11

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How to prepare for the return of missing members.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 10 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 10

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Be patient when things move slowly and make repeated efforts.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 9 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 9

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What to do while waiting for your visitation to be fruitful. What to do when there isn't fruit.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 8 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 8

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How to respond to excuses from missing members.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 7 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 7

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Encouragement to visit the missing members along with practical advice.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 6 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 6

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Communicating with missing members.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 5 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 5

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What is the goal when working with missing members? What shouldn't be? What tools are useful?

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 4 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 4

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Identifying the missing members.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 3 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 3

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Best practices for tracking worship attendance.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 2 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 2

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Keeping track of membership information.

Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 1 Videos

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Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 1

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Defines the term "missing members" and gives an outline of the training videos.

D001 – Addressing Delinquency

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This module lays out an orderly system of following up on members who have been absent from worship for a certain period of time. It explains how ministering to such people transitions from encourgement to church discipline.