A webinar series Presented by the Leadership Team of the Life of Faith Initiative
Tailored specifically for small town and rural contexts, this six-session webinar series will introduce participants to baptismal ecclesiology and its practical application for the life of the church. Sessions will be hosted on zoom at 7 pm Central. Register online.
September 15th, 2025 - Our Baptismal Calling
October 20th 2025 - From Gathering (attraction) to Scattering (equipping)
November 17th 2025- What is Vocation?
February 16th 2026-Congregational Leadership : All IN! Dialogue sermons. Affinity groups.
March 16th 2026- Equipping the Christian People: spiritual autobiography
April 20th 2026- Sent to Serve
Register here for Session 1: Our Baptismal Calling https://forms.office.com/r/K0Z2NiSSR5
Future registrations will be available on our website www.thecastleproject.org
The CaSTLE Project –Country and Small Town Lived Ecclesiology –is Wartburg Theological Seminary’s new initiative to support and revitalize small town and rural ministry. Funded by the Lilly Foundation Inc, it builds on our longstanding commitment to rural churches and focuses on equipping lay and pastoral leaders to live out faith in daily life.
The purpose of the Life of Faith initiative is to stir up a culture change that frees us to make the service by the baptized in the arenas of daily life the central focus of the church’s mission. www.lifeoffaith.info
Tammy Devine is an ELCA deacon and a Professional Certified Coach, serving with Devine Coaching in Minnesota.
Dwight DuBois is a retired ELCA pastor living in Iowa and the author of The Scattering: Imagining a Church that Connects Faith and Life.
Lexanne Graves is an ELCA deacon serving as Coach and Consultant with Pinnacle Leadership Associates in South Carolina.
Greg Kaufmann is a retired ELCA pastor, living out his baptismal vocation in a variety of brilliant callings from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
Craig Nessan is the William D. Streng Professor for the Education and Renewal of the Church at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa.
John Lynner Peterson is a professional photographer in Lexington, Kentucky serving the Life of Faith Initiative and the CaSTLE Project through his creative portfolio of images.
Jason Van Hunnik is Senior Pastor of Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park, Minnesota and a thought leader for transforming the church for ministry in daily life.