Encourage and Equip

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Encourage and Equip is a WELS Women’s Ministry initiative designed to support women who lead, teach, host, or help facilitate Bible studies in their local congregations and ministry settings.

As part of this initiative, the Facilitator Forum provides a guided, grace-filled space for women to encourage one another, discuss real ministry challenges, share practical wisdom, and grow in confidence as they serve with God’s Word. Building on the foundation of Equip Women to Teach the Word, these small, self-directed groups bring women together for conversation, prayer, and mutual encouragement. Download the Encourage and Equip Facilitator Forum facilitator guide for lesson plans and information on how the forums are structured.

Lent By Candlelight – Hope in the Darkness

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We reverently think of Lent as a time of darkness. We treasure the deep meditations and rich music that point to the price of our salvation. “Hope in the Darkness” is a program for believers to gather and remember the darkness of our guilt, pain, and unbelief. Meditate on Peter’s denial as he was sifted by Satan. Sit with Mary in her grief that was prophesied by Simeon. Hear the confession of a Roman centurion and remember the power of the cross to save unbelievers. But most of all, see Jesus who purchased hope and the forgiveness of sins because he loves us.

 

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Advent By Candlelight – Unwrapping the Names of Jesus

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Jesus, King of kings, Immanuel, Prince of Peace—we hear these names referring to God’s Son often during this time of year. They’re in the hymns we sing, the passages preached, the words on our lips. Do we ever stop to consider what they mean? In fact, each name reveals to us truth. They remind us of what God has accomplished. Each name confesses something uniquely special that he has done for you and for me.

This Advent by Candlelight program seeks to focus our attention right on Jesus by taking a deeper look—through Scripture, narrative, and song—at the names we hear him often called during Advent. Each name reveals a priceless gift just waiting to be opened and treasured for a lifetime. Each name is a perfect gift to unwrap.

 

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Moments of Comfort

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This special worship service is designed to bring comfort to those who have experienced the devastating pain of infant loss. Through Scriptures of lament and sorrow, responsive readings, hymns, and prayers, it helps those attending give voice to their grief. It also offers God’s help and hope for the future so that those who grieve know they are not alone. God speaks tenderly in his Word to bring comfort and strength.

Advent By Candlelight – Christmas Begins With Christ

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They’re everywhere this time of year. We can’t turn on the radio or push our cart through the grocery store without hearing them. They adorn homes and porches and waiting rooms. They pile up beneath our Christmas tree and fill our mailboxes. What are they? They are the traditional sights and sounds and trappings of Christmas: the festive carols, the sparkling lights and glowing candles, the glittering trees and garland, the gifts wrapped in shiny paper, the annual Christmas card.

But where did these Christmas traditions come from? And what do they mean to us today? This Advent by Candlelight program will dig into the origins of our Christmas traditions and—through Scripture, story, and song—remind us how these traditions all point to Jesus, the light of the world. After all, he’s the whole reason we celebrate. He’s the good news we share with others. Because Christmas begins with CHRIST!

 

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