The LLL/LHM Reporter Save the Date! 100 Years of Proclaiming the Gospel Called, Equipped, Sent
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The LLL/LHM Reporter 100 Years of Proclaiming the Gospel Save the Date! Called, Equipped, Sent. October 20-23 St. Louis Union Station Official publication of the Kansas District Lutheran Laymen’s League/Lutheran Hour Ministries Volume 77 August 2016 Number 2 Inside this issue: information about registration can be found elsewhere in Page 2—LHM Key Sites, 100 Years of Proclaiming the Gospel, 44th this publication. See You There! Annual LLL Golf Tournament It is important that we continue to have more and more Page 3—Region News, St. Louis Union Station people actively involved in LLL/Lutheran Hour Minis- Page 4—Financial Aid, Mark Your Bible for Discipleship tries. How about you? Please become a Lutheran Hour Page 5—At Home with Jesus, St. Paul Clay Center Mission U Ministries sponsor and please get involved. You might Page 6—Fair Booth, 100 Years of Proclaiming the Gospel, Make Dis- ciples say, “What can I do? I have no special talents.” No mat- Page 7—Kansas LLL Convention Registration & District Project ter who you are, God will bless the efforts you make to Page 8—Cover, Kansas “The Lutheran Hour” Schedule help spread the Word. In Matthew 17:20 Jesus says, “… Calendar If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, … Nothing August 27—Mission U 201 St. Paul Clay Center will be impossible for you.” Take a leap of faith. Get September 9-18—31st Year of Kansas State Fair Booth Hutchinson involved. God can do great things through you and may September 11—Fair Worship Rev Seltz Lutheran Hour Speaker have great plans for you. October 15—Mission U 202 St. Paul Clay Center God bless each of you, October 20-23—National Outreach Conference, St. Louis Tim Voelker, President, Kansas LLL/Lutheran Hour Min- November 12-13—Kansas LLL Convention Holy Cross, Wichita istries President’s Message Tim Voelker 100 Years of Proclaiming the Gospel There are so some exciting things happening with Kansas In 1917, a group of 12 men attending a convention of The LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries. The State Fair this year gives Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in Milwaukee met to us many opportunities to spread the good news of salvation. On th settle a $100,000 debt incurred by the church body. They Saturday, September 10 , from 6:00 to 8:00, our Lutheran Hour accomplished that goal, and in the process formed the Lu- speaker, Gregory Seltz, will have a meet and greet at Our Re- theran Laymen's League. The LLL next raised more than deemer Lutheran Church in Hutchison. This is a good oppor- $2.7 million to fund a pension plan for professional tunity to get to know Pastor Seltz better. This is also a good church workers. opportunity to hear about all the wonderful things happening with Lutheran Hour Ministries. The next morning on Sunday, Radio Programming September 11th at 10:00 we will have a worship service at the In 1930, the LLL made a commitment to fund one year State Fair. Pastor Seltz will preach the sermon. Please consider of broadcasting a weekly national radio program to be joining us that weekend for these activities. called The Lutheran Hour®. The first program was broad- Also during the State Fair volunteers will be at the Kansas cast Oct. 2, 1930 and continues on the air today, making it LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries booth. This is a great outreach the world’s oldest continually broadcast Christ-centered opportunity where information is given to those that come by radio program. From the show's early years to today, the booth. This year the Kansas LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries speakers Dr. Walter A. Maier, Dr. Armin C. Oldsen, Dr. has purchased extra Bibles to hand out. I am confident the Holy Lawrence Acker, Dr. Oswald Hoffmann, Dr. Wallace Spirit will work through God’s Word as it is distributed to the Schulz, Dr. Dale A. Meyer, Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus and Rev. people at the State Fair. Thanks to all who help to make these Gregory Seltz have shared God's changeless Word and events successful and may God bless your efforts. offered comfort and hope to millions. On October 20th to the 23rd Lutheran Hour Ministries Will The success of The Lutheran Hour led the organization host the 100th Celebration of the LLL in St. Louis. Please con- to pick up another radio show in 1993. Woman to Wom- sider attending this uplifting experience. Information concern- an, hosted by Phyllis Wallace, took an in-depth look at ing the Celebration can be found at lhm.org. issues facing women and handled these topics in a caring Kansas LLL/Lutheran Hour Ministries will have their annual Christian manner. The program, which at one time aired convention at Holy Cross in Wichita. We are blessed to have on more than 400 stations nationwide, ended following Kurt Buchholtz, the Chairman and CEO of Lutheran Hour Min- Wallace’s retirement in August 2011. Some of the promi- istries as a presenter at the convention. I hope you make plans nent guests included Kurt Warner, Wynona Judd, and to join us. God is working through Lutheran Hour Ministries to Barbara Mandrell. do great things. Let’s have a large contingent of Kansans at the convention to support what Mr. Buchholtz and Lutheran Hour September 11—Fair Worship Rev Seltz Lutheran Ministries are doing to spread the Message of Salvation. More Hour Speaker 100 Years of Proclaiming the Gospel A New Identity In 1992, due to the popularity of The Lutheran Hour radio program, the International Lutheran Laymen's League chose Lutheran Hour Min- Our Mission istries as the overall identity for its media outreach programs. Based in “Bringing Christ to the Nations—and St. Louis, Missouri, Lutheran Hour Ministries continues to explore new media and to expand its use of others to serve congregations as a partner the Nations to the Church” in God’s mission. Our Vision Statement Today, through ministry programs such as The Lutheran Hour, Inter- “All nations. All peoples. All in Christ” national Ministries, Men's NetWork, MISSION U and others, Lu- Our Identity theran Hour Ministries is calling our communities, our country and our People of Christ with the Message of world back to God. Lutheran Hour Ministries is ready to meet the chal- Hope lenges of a post-Christian culture by bringing a message of rescue, resto- LHM Home page ration and renewal in Jesus Christ to millions of people who desperately Lutheran Hour (see page 8) need to hear it. Radio AM, FMFM, Bott Radio Lutheran Hour Ministries looks forward to a bright future as remarka- Podcasting ble media breakthroughs open new doors to sharing the Gospel with Listen on Computer http:// more people around the world who long for answers, love, and meaning www.lutheranhour.org/ in their lives. LHM will be ready. Armed Forces Network The Numbers Resources for You http://http://www.lhm.org/ LHM is a trusted expert in global media that equips and engages a www.lhm.org/resources/resyou/default.htm vibrant volunteer base to passionately proclaim the Gospel to more than Daily Devotions http://www.lhm.org/ 51 million people worldwide each week. 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