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Welcome Home – Elder Training
Discipleship Modules, Elder Training, ModulesYou have discovered Welcome Home—a video-based program designed to help equip lay leaders of your congregation identify and reach out to missing members from your church family.

Welcoming the Struggling
BlogYou 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
BlogIn 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…
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Welcome Home – Welcoming Returning Members Videos
Welcome Home
Links for downloading the videos are found below.
*Video files are only available for individual download due to restrictions by the external hosting provider.

Welcome Home – Welcoming Returning Members
Welcome HomeStudy guides for "Welcoming Returning Members."


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 12
Elder Training, Welcome HomeMaking work with missing members a priority and celebrating the efforts of those who do the work.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 11
Elder Training, Welcome HomeHow to prepare for the return of missing members.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 10
Elder Training, Welcome HomeBe patient when things move slowly and make repeated efforts.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 9
Elder Training, Welcome HomeWhat to do while waiting for your visitation to be fruitful. What to do when there isn't fruit.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 8
Elder Training, Welcome HomeHow to respond to excuses from missing members.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 7
Elder Training, Welcome HomeEncouragement to visit the missing members along with practical advice.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 6
Elder Training, Welcome HomeCommunicating with missing members.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 5
Elder Training, Welcome HomeWhat is the goal when working with missing members? What shouldn't be? What tools are useful?


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 4
Elder Training, Welcome HomeIdentifying the missing members.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 3
Elder Training, Welcome HomeBest practices for tracking worship attendance.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 2
Elder Training, Welcome HomeKeeping track of membership information.


Welcome Home Elder Training – Chapter 1
Elder Training, Welcome HomeDefines the term "missing members" and gives an outline of the training videos.