You 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.

The goals are:

1. To provide online-training that allows a pastor and elders (current or new) to gather together and work through a training program at a pace that best fits their timeline. The videos are short yet focused. Accompanying guide sheets facilitate discussion and a step-by-step approach toward greater ministry activity.
2. To encourage a more faithful Means of Grace contact by creating a culture within your congregation determined to deal lovingly yet aggressively with church members who begin to drift. Creating that culture requires congregational leaders who themselves are strengthened and encouraged for this endeavor. That is why “before” and “after” devotionals are included with every video chapter.

May God bless you with a loving heart and a caring attitude as you and your congregation prepare a “welcome home” ministry that displays the same heart and attitude of Jesus to those who need it most!

Rev. Donn Dobberstein
Director, WELS Commission on Discipleship