Good Shepherd Stories
Dreaming Beyond | Living out your Calling
Jessica shares how a wide range of experiences over the years at Good Shepherd have led her to discover her calling as a deacon within the Lutheran church.
Read MoreDreaming Beyond | Connecting through Worship Music
Music has played a big role in the life of the Perez Family. Find out how Augusto & Eva connect through music and how worship music provides a unique experience of community.
Read MoreDreaming Beyond | High School Spiritual Formation
Watch as several high school students share about their summer trip to Kentucky and their experiences of forming deep community after years of pandemic.
Read MoreA Place for All of Us
Bryan and Danielle had been searching for a church that would be “home” not only for them but for their little one as well. A chance encounter with the…
Read MoreYou’re invited…to learn about Aphasia
You’re Invited…to experience Welcome
Andrew knew that his time in Madison would be brief, but he knew that he wanted a church home while he completed his studies.
Read MoreMeet Kyle, BYFY Volunteer
Meet Kyle Kyle has been volunteering at the Good Shepherd By Youth For Youth (BYFY) Rummage Sale for almost 10 years. This sale is one of Kyle’s favorite weeks of…
Read MoreA Bridge Between the World and the Church
Discovering a Calling Each of us has a calling. Sometimes our calling feels obvious — other times not so much. Jessica McCarty is called to ministry and wants to help…
Read MoreYou’re invited…to experience tradition
Growing up in an Evangelical church, Lester did not experience liturgical celebrations like Advent, Christmas and Easter until he attended a Presbyterian Church in Berkeley, California.
Read MoreBe willing to wait
I’m not particularly good at waiting. And I know I’m not the only one. The pace of our digital age makes waiting all the more difficult. With lightning-fast internet and…
Read MoreCelebrating Life
Greg Meyer shares part of his story to kick off our Lent Devotionals for 2022, which focus on how things are (not) as they should be.
Read MoreDick and Barb Weaver — a love story
As Christians, we are called to love others as much as we love ourselves. Loving someone every day is not easy. Dick and Barb Weaver, however, have loved each other…
Read MoreYou’re Invited…to help children feel welcome
When COVID-19 hit in 2020, parents Amber and Nathan Nelson-Smith were desperate. After 6 months of isolation from COVID-19 with their kids, they found out their twins, Amos and Lucca,…
Read MoreYou’re Invited…to make others feel at home
It took an invite from a friend to move to Madison. But it took a call from someone at Good Shepherd to make it feel like home.
Read MoreYou’re Invited…to Gather
Read how a long journey to the ELCA Youth Gathering impacted one teen’s life.
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