
24. FROM ENROLLMENT TO ENGAGEMENT: Making Your School a True Evangelism Effort
Rev. Shaun Arndt
Participants will explore essential strategies for making school ministry a meaningful outreach effort ...
12. DIGITAL OUTREACH IN A POST-CHRISTIAN WORLD: Supporting Relational Evangelism Without Replacing It
Michael Babler
This session helps leaders reframe digital outreach—not as a substitute for personal witness but as a tool that supports ...
62. USING COMMUNITY SERVICE TO MAXIMIZE THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL
Rev. Lucas Bitter
This session will examine the community service-minded culture of post-Christian America and then bring in a church’s unique ...
33. HOSPITALITY BOOTCAMP: Evangelism in Action
Dr. Lori Ryan
This session will highlight strategies for practicing biblical hospitality, outline common barriers and how to overcome them, and ...
30. THE GREAT COMMISSION IN LUTHERAN SCHOOLS: Nurture, Outreach, and School Growth
Rev. Dr. Ken Fisher & Landon Zacharyasz
We’ll discuss the importance of intentionalizing what is at the heart of Lutheran education—shaping ...
53. RETHINKING EVANGELISM: Why Yesterday’s Methods Miss Today’s Hearts
Rev. Joseph Lindloff
Attendees will learn how to shift from “hoping people visit” to building bridges where people live ...
50. THE QUIET RETURN: Gen Z Men’s Renewed Interest in Christianity
Rev. Joel Russow
This breakout equips church leaders, youth workers, and mentors with practical strategies to connect with Gen Z men, ...
57. SERVING THE UNDERSERVED: Reaching and Discipling People with Special Needs
Rev. Joel Gaertner
This breakout helps congregations become places where all people—regardless of ability—can experience belonging, hear the gospel clearly, and ...
08. COME AND SEE: Planning Worship so Members Will Invite Guests
Rev. Eric Roecker
This session will explore how to design services that are accessible to the first-time worshiper while also being ...
06. BUILDING A CULTURE OF OUTREACH: A Game Plan for Every WELS Church
Rev. Caleb Free
Participants will leave encouraged and equipped to help their church take meaningful steps toward a culture where outreach ...
48. PREPARED TO GIVE AN ANSWER: Weaving Apologetics into Everyday Ministry
Rev. Caleb Bassett
This breakout will explore why apologetics matters now more than ever and how congregations can prepare their members ...