Archive for the ‘Pastoral Ministry’ Category
Why Have a Church Youth Group?
With the New Year just around the bend, we’re doing a lot of planning and projecting here at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Elmhurst. One of the things I want to focus on is our youth group(s) for middle school and high school kids. Very early in January, I’ll have a meeting with all interested parents [...]
What’s a New Pastor to Do?
Someone asked me recently what advice I would give to a new pastor. My first thought was that there is no vice worse than ad-vice. I was ordained in 1996 and I am now six months into serving my second congregation. I have been the recipient and beneficiary of good counsel many times over. So [...]
New Town. New Church. Good Stuff.
A lot has changed of late. The Stiegemeyer family moved to Elmhurst, IL, a suburb of Chicago, in January 2010. I was installed as the pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church on January 24th. Their pastor for the last 8 years or so is Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick. Though he is retiring this year, I’m very blessed [...]
