Fall Staff Team Updates
Enhancing Welcome & Communications within our Congregation We’re grateful to announce some updates to our staff team at Good Shepherd. Read below to learn a bit more about their new and updates roles and how they will serve our community. Courtney Meyer | Connections Coordinator After spending over 30 years in the fields of social…
Read MoreServe with the new HR Committee
The newly established HR Committee is looking for volunteers The first step in the process is to gather names of interested congregational members this month. Then an interviewing process for selection will follow. The required profile for committee members includes: Human Resource and/or management experience; Strong communication and conflict resolution skills, Empathy, responsiveness, and ability to hold…
Read MoreIntroducing “Be Opened” – Our Fall Ministry Theme
The theme you will hear at Good Shepherd the next few months is “Be Opened.” But “Be Opened” is not a political slogan or an advertising theme. It’s something Jesus said and did. In Mark’s gospel, chapter 7, a man is brought to Jesus who is deaf and has a speech impediment. Jesus takes him aside…
Read MoreExplore the Fall “Be Opened” Theme in the September Messenger
Read the latest edition of The Messenger The September 2024 issue of Good Shepherd’s monthly newsletter “The Messenger” is now available to read online. Print copies have also been mailed out and should be arriving soon. Have a question or an idea for a future issue? Send an email to the communications team: communications@gslcwi.com Download…
Read MoreA recap of the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering and More in the August Messenger
Read the latest edition of The Messenger The August 2024 issue of Good Shepherd’s monthly newsletter “The Messenger” is now available to read online. Print copies have also been mailed out and should be arriving soon. Have a question or an idea for a future issue? Send an email to the communications team: communications@gslcwi.com Download…
Read MoreA Diverse Experience of Christian Community in New Orleans
Wow. What a week. We traveled hard and well. We have been bumped into by the Spirit, by ourselves, by one another. Through the official Gathering experiences we engaged hard and complex topics – belonging, racism, loneliness, mental health, gender and sexuality, war and occupation, environmental destruction – why? Because these things matter to the…
Read MoreOnline Worship Survey Results At-A-Glance
How Good Shepherd Worships Online in 2024 Thank you to the 124 individuals who shared their feedback earlier this Summer as part of the first-ever Good Shepherd online worship survey. This survey helped to capture the experiences and feedback of the hundreds of people who gather for worship online with Good Shepherd. Though no significant…
Read MoreChildren, Youth, Family (CYF) Committee Family Interviews Summary
Staffing changes and a need to understand how to best plan programming and staffing for family needs prompted the CYF committee to plan and execute family surveys. The survey was written in July 2023 and included 11 open-ended questions. The survey was reviewed, edited and approved by CYF committee. Participants were recruited in a variety…
Read MoreELCA National Youth Gathering Day 5
Written by: Ashlynn Caldwell Friday morning started with a leisurely wakeup call and some bagels and coffee. The rain pushed back for long enough to wander around the French Quarter, looking at art, noticing people and places, and souvenir shopping. We also walked down Bourbon Street, experiencing one side of New Orleans culture but simultaneously…
Read MoreELCA National Youth Gathering Day 4
Written by: Molly Mccue and Angela Miller SERVICE: Community service is a creation of God that never ceases to stir so much want in me. After every service project I do, I always leave wanting to help this fractured world, this fractured faith, even more. Today, my peers and I woke early to help the…
Read MoreELCA National Youth Gathering Day 3
Written by: Liv Enstad Today was a day of authenticity and feeling seen. We started the day with a nice walk in the humid French Quarter with a stop at Café du Monde. We had beignets and hickory coffee, a New Orleans favorite. We got our first experience with the hustle and bustle of life…
Read MoreELCA National Youth Gathering Day 2
Written by: Berit Enstad New Orleans, LA- “Our first great act in this world is to be changed, from a creature that lives in the depths of the womb, into a being that belongs to the whole human community. We are born in the shadows, but we are made to be light to all around…
Read MoreRead an Update from Interim Lead Pastor Craig in the July 2024 Messenger
Get the latest edition of The Messenger The July 2024 issue of Good Shepherd’s monthly newsletter “The Messenger” is now available to read online. Print copies have also been mailed out and should be arriving soon. Have a question or an idea for a future issue? Send an email to the communications team: communications@gslcwi.com Download…
Read MoreMeet Kiana: Good Shepherd’s Summer Media Intern
Growing up in a small town in Illinois, I saw firsthand how crucial businesses are to a community. This realization sparked my desire to be part of a business that makes a real difference. Though I never expected to end up in Wisconsin, getting accepted into the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s College of Business felt like…
Read MoreWelcome to Summer! Read the June 2024 Messenger
Get the latest edition of The Messenger The June 2024 issue of Good Shepherd’s monthly newsletter “The Messenger” is now available to read online. Print copies have also been mailed out and should be arriving soon. Have a question or an idea for a future issue? Send an email to the communications team: communications@gslcwi.com Download…
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