Rural & Small Town Mission: Webinars

Rural & Small Town Mission webinars provide Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod pastors and congregational leaders with practical, relevant ideas for engaging the community with the Gospel.

Contact Amy Gerdts at rstm@lcms.org or at 888-463-5127 to receive invitations and offer topic ideas for the video presentations.

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  RSTM Webinar Schedule

 

RSTM Webinar Archives
 

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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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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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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