Issue #84 – March 2011 eNewsletter

Rick’s Reflections … The Gospel in Action

One of the joys of traveling on behalf of Wheat Ridge Ministries is participating in worship services in congregations across the country. While every congregation’s culture and worship style is unique, I always feel at home away from home as I join brothers and sisters experiencing the good news of Christ through Word and Sacrament and responding to it with thanks, praise and mutual care. Read more…

Only Six Days Left to Vote

There are just six days left to cast your vote in Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ “Winter Thrivent Choice Voting Event” … Have you voted for Wheat Ridge Ministries yet? We are one of seven organizations that will receive a share of the $1 million based on the votes of Thrivent members. Learn more…

Congregation Health Ministry Grant Program Opens in March

Wheat Ridge Ministries invites and encourages Lutheran congregations to submit proposals for its Congregation Health Ministry (CHM) Grant Program. The CHM Grant Program enables ministry leaders to move inspired whole person health and wellness ideas into action within congregations through $2,000 matching grants. Learn more…

Wheat Ridge Welcomes Three New Board Members

Wheat Ridge Ministries recently elected three new members to its Board of Directors:

Ms. Rebecca Brandt, Scottsdale, AZ
Mr. A. William Kernen, Omaha, NE
Mrs. Cheryl Porter, Castle Rock, CO

“Wheat Ridge Ministries is incredibly blessed by the leadership of a national board of directors that is passionate about the seeding of new ministries of health and hope,” said Dr. Richard Herman, president of Wheat Ridge Ministries. “As newly elected members of our board, Cheryl, Bill and Rebecca will add their unique perspectives and experiences to the outstanding collective talent, support and wisdom that is a hallmark of our board.” Read more…

Join Us in March for Two Webinars

In March, Wheat Ridge Ministries will be offering two webinars presented by Joy Skjegstad, veteran grantwriter and author of Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry. Join us on March 8 for ”Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry” and on March 15 for “Grant Searches – Finding Funding Sources for Ministry.”  Learn more

Wheat Ridge Launches Refuge and Restore Resources

Wheat Ridge has launched Refuge and Restore (R&R), a new collection of resources to equip congregation ministry for military service members and their families. We are partnering with Congregational Resource Guide to promote awareness of important issues and resources available to those leading these ministries. This article is part of that work and was posted on the Washington Post’s On Faith blog on February 11, 2011.

A Closer Look … Lutheran Schools as Centers of Wellness

Thanks to the generous prayers and financial support from our donors, Wheat Ridge Ministries continues to seed new ministries throughout the country … ministries such as Lutheran Schools as Centers of Wellness.

It’s Wednesday afternoon on the remote Navajo reservation at Rock Point, Arizona. Sixty-five bright-eyed students from the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) School file into the Mission’s House of Prayer for their weekly chapel session. They spend an hour singing together and learning about the Lord’s Prayer. Then they’re given the chance to write their own prayers to God. One young girl, no more than 10 years old, carefully pens her request: “Dear God, please make mommy quit drinking.”  Read more…

New Look … Same Mission

During the next few months you will notice changes in our “look” as we express the mission of Wheat Ridge Ministries in new and exciting ways. Join us as we continue to seed new ministries of health and hope in the name of the healing Christ!

Thanks to Marla Lichtsinn, RN, MPA, CIC, Parish Nurse for sharing Health Notes with Wheat Ridge Ministries! This month’s Health Notes is all about shingles. Access Health Notes…

Engaging the Aging Winter Edition Now Available

Wheat Ridge Ministries is pleased to make available the winter edition of Lutheran Senior Services’ Engaging the Aging, a quarterly newsletter targeted toward pastors and older adult ministry in their congregations. Read Engaging the Aging…