RSTM Webinar Schedule
RSTM Webinar Archives
Life Ministry Overview
1/7/2021 — Presented by Deaconess Tiffany Manor
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Deaconesses and the Rural and Small-Town Congregation: Partnership and Ministry Models
12/10/2020 — Presented by Deaconess Faith Swenson of Fairbank, Iowa
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Congregational Partnership Training
11/19/2020 — Presented by Rev. Todd Kollbaum, director of LCMS Rural & Small-Town Mission
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Technology and the Church in Rural and Small-Town Areas
10/15/2020 — Presented by Matthew Bergholt, coordinator of LCMS School Ministry
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Thinking Outside the Box: Partnerships
9/24/2020 — Presented by Tom Schlund, senior pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, Iowa
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Grace Place
8/6/2020 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Darrell Zimmerman, interim president/CEO of Grace Place Wellness Ministries in St. Louis
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Opioid Abuse in Rural and Small-Town Settings
6/18/2020 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Steven Schave, director of LCMS Urban & Inner-City Mission
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Counting Your Blessings: Hope for Rural and Small-Town Congregations
5/14/2020 — Presented by Rev. Todd Kollbaum, director of LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission, and Rev. Heath R. Curtis. coordinator of LCMS Stewardship Ministry
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re:Vitatity
4/23/2020 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Mark Wood, director of LCMS Witness & Outreach Ministry and LCMS Revitalization
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Domestic Abuse in Rural and Small-Town Areas
3/12/2020 — Presented by Dr. Kim Schave, director of Humanitri
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Disaster Response in Rural and Small-Town Areas
2/13/2020 — Presented by Rev. James Daub, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Havelock, N.C.
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LCMS Rural and Small-Town Church Dynamics
1/16/2020 — Presented by Rev. Todd Kollbaum, director of LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission and pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Madison, Neb., and Amy Gerdts, associate director of Communications, Lutheran Bible Translators
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- 2019 RSTM Webinars
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Always Prepared to Give Reason for Your Hope
12/12/2019 — Presented by Rev. Craig Neimeier, pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Worms, Neb.
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Dealing with Addictions in Rural and Small-town Areas
11/21/2019 — Presented by Rev. Gary Griffin, pastor, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lockwood, Mo.
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Moving Beyond Survival: DOXOLOGY and Your Church’s Future
10/12/2019 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Harold Senkbeil, DOXOLOGY
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Church Reflections
9/26/2019 — Presented by Ben Meyer, pastor, Hope Lutheran Church, Sunbury, Ohio
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The No-Casserole Illness and How the Church Can Respond
8/22/2019 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Dennis Goff, The Lutheran Foundation
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Active Stewardship in the Rural/Small-town Parish
7/25/2019 — Presented by Rev. Heath Curtis, LCMS Stewardship
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What’s New in Witness & Outreach?
6/13/2019 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Mark Wood, LCMS Director of Witness & Outreach Ministry
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Outreach Through Lutheran Braille Workers
5/23/2019 — Presented by Daniel Jenkins, Vice President of Ministry Advancement, Lutheran Braille Workers
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Community Engagement
4/11/2019 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Keith Schweitzer
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Raising Young Leaders and the Lutheran Young Adult Corps
3/7/2019 — Presented by Julianna Shults, LCMS Youth Ministry and Lutheran Young Adult Corps
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Reaching Young Women: LWML
2/21/2019 — Presented by Kaye Wolff, vice-president of Special Focus Ministries, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
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Rural & Small Town Ministry Resources
1/24/2019 — Presented by Rev. Todd Kollbaum, RSTM Director, and Amy Gerdts, RSTM Coordinator
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- 2018 RSTM Webinars
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Summer Outreach Strategies
12/6/2018 — Presented by Rev. Jacob Mueller, J.T. Toensing, and Donna Oetting from Holy Cross Lutheran, Emma, Mo.
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Introducing New Hymns in Small Congregations
11/15/2018 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Paul Grime
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Ministry to Inactives
10/13/2018 — Presented by Rev. Todd Kollbaum
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Teaching the Faith: Adults
9/13/2018 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Heath Trampe
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Pastors Leading Churches with Schools
8/16/2018 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Nathan Meador
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Regional Youth Partnerships
7/12/2018 — Presented by DCE Leland Jackson
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The Christian Family — Engine for Exponential Growth
6/21/2018 — Presented by Dr. Ben Freudenburg
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Redefining the Graying Church: The Mission Field of Older Adults
5/17/2018 — Presented by Rev. Rich Bimler
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Reasons for the Faith: Apologetics 101-Islam (Sharing the Gospel with Muslims)
4/26/2018 — Presented by Rev. Rich Boring
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Working Partnerships: Dual and Multi Parishes
3/15/2018 — Presented by Rev. Rich Boring
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Children’s Midweek Ministry
2/22/2018 — Presented by Angela Kollbaum
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- 2017 RSTM Webinars
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LCMS Deaconess Ministry
12/7/2017 — Presented by Deaconess Grace Rao
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LCMS Recognized Service Organizations
11/16/2017 — Presented by Deaconess Cara Patton
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Spiritual Warfare
10/26/2017 — Presented by Dr. Robert H. Bennett
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Disaster Relief Training
9/21/2017 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Ross Johnson and Rev. Michael Meyer, LCMS Disaster Response
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Mission Insight: Getting the Most Out of Your Demographics
8/3/2017 — Presented by Kurt Fuhr, vice-president, Lutheran Church Extension Fund
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Teaching the Faith: College/Young Adults
7/6/2017 — Presented by Marcus Zill
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Teaching the Faith: Sunday School
5/25/2017 — Presented by Angela Kollbaum
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re:Vitality for Rural and Small Town Congregations
4/27/2017 — Presented by Rev. Mark Wood
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Teaching the Faith: Confirmation
3/9/2017 — Presented by Rev. Kenton Birtell
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Teaching the Faith: VBS
2/23/2017 — Presented by Kayla Ronfeldt
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Teaching the Faith: Youth
1/12/2017 — Presented by Rev. Todd Kollbaum, RSTM Director
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- 2016 RSTM Webinars
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Enhancing Your Congregation’s Education Efforts
12/8/16 — Presented by Dr. Mark Blanke, Concordia University, Nebraska
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Using Technology for Ministry
11/17/16 — Presented by Rev. Jonathan Fisk, Worldwide KFUO.org
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What Is Revitalization and What Does It Mean for My Church?
10/13/16 — Presented by Rev. Mark Wood, LCMS Witness & Outreach
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Ministry to the Armed Forces in Rural and Small Town Settings
9/15/16 — Presented by Chaplain Steven Hokana
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Are We A Friendly Church?
8/11/16 — Presented by Kaye Wolff
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Following Through with Strategic Planning
7/28/16 — Presented by Rev. Aaron Witt
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Keep the Ball Rolling with Strategic Planning
6/16/16 — Presented by Rev. Dr. Lee Hagan
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The Value of Strategic Planning
5/12/16 — Presented by Rev. Todd Kollbaum
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Welcoming Your New Pastor
4/21/16 — Presented by Rev. Matthew Mau
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Sharing Christ in a Hyper-Connected World
3/10/16 — Presented by Faith Spelbring
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Assimilation in Rural and Small-Town Settings
2/18/16 — Presented by Rev. Ben Meyer
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Community of Christ in Rural and Small Towns
1/21/16 — Presented by Rev. Gene Ernst
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- 2015 RSTM Webinars
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Every Pastor Needs a Pastor
12/10/15 | Presented by Dr. Mark Rockenbach
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Leadership: Churches with Schools
11/19/15 | Presented by Terry Schmidt
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Overcoming Bad Experiences
10/15/15 | Presented by the Rev. Mark Wood
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Small Church Choirs
9/24/15 | Presented by Bill Gasau and Donna Owens
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Youth & Parent-Partnered Youth Groups
8/13/15 | Presented by Mrs. Angie Kollbaum
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Welcoming People
7/23/15 | Presented by Mark Einspahr
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Welcoming Buildings
6/25/15 | Presented by Bruce Manzey
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Welcoming Publications
5/14/15 | Presented by Amy Gerdts
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Preparing Your Grad For the Next Step
4/23/15 | Presented by the Rev. Marcus Zill
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Small Confirmation Options
3/12/15 | Presented by the Rev. Kenton Birtell
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Building Partnerships
2/19/15 | Presented by the Rev. Todd Kollbaum
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Don’t They Know We’re Here?
1/22/15 | Presented by the Rev. Mark Frith
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- 2014 RSTM Webinars
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Ideas for Church Planting in RST Areas
12/11/14 | Presented by the Rev. David Johnson
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Christmas Outreach
11/20/14 | Presented by Richard Cohrs
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Witnessing Grandparents
10/23/2014 | Presented by Dr. Richard Bimler
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Prepared: Ready to Witness in RST Areas
9/18/2014 | Presented by the Rev. Ben Meyer
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Transitioning to a Worker Priest Model
8/14/2014 | Presented by Troy Neujahr
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Schools — Effective and Functional?
6/12/2014 | Presented by Mark L’Heureux
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Legal/Financial Issues in Rural Parishes
4/10/2014 | Presented by Peter Krege
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Equipping Lutherans to be Gospel-Motivated Voices for Life
3/20/2014 | Presented by Lori Trinche
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Parish Nursing
2/20/2014 | Presented by Maggie Karner, LCMS Life Ministries
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Endowments
1/16/2014 | Presented by Allen Helms, LCMS Foundation
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- 2013 RSTM Webinars
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Governance
11/14/2013 | Presented by Peter Krege
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Church Planting in Rural & Small Town Settings
10/3/2013 | Presented by the Rev. David Johnson
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Stewardship Strategies
09/26/2013 | Presented by the Rev. Nathan Meador
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Campus Ministry Connections
08/29/2013 | Presented by the Rev. Marcus Zill
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Theology for Mercy in Rural/Small Town Settings: Reinvigorating the Dying
07/18/2013 | Presented by the Rev. Bernhard Seter
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