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About John Wertz

John serves as Director of Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Assistant to The Bishop for the Virginia Synod. You can get in touch with John via email or by phone at (540) 389-1000

Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Earns 10-year Accreditation

By |2021-02-26T10:05:11-05:00February 21st, 2021|News|

The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne University announces accreditation has been reaffirmed by the Association of Theological Schools.   LTSS received the maximum 10-year term from ATS, which oversees more than 270 graduate schools [...]

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Particularly Scandalous Response to the January 6th Capitol Riots?

By |2021-02-16T15:45:32-05:00February 16th, 2021|News|

  Because [St.] Francis was not an intellectual, he did not begin with universal philosophies and ideas and abstractions. He began with the specific, the particular, the concrete: this person, this squirrel. I believe love [...]

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Financial Stewardship Tip #5: Turning Ideas into Action

By |2020-10-09T08:52:53-04:00October 8th, 2020|News|

Principle: People succeed when they develop plans and create accountability Here are a series of guiding questions you can use to coach yourself or your team into taking action of one of the Four Tips [...]

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Financial Stewardship Tip #4: Open Digital Giving Doors

By |2020-10-08T14:45:31-04:00October 8th, 2020|News|

Principle: Digital Giving supports both Digital and In-Person Worship The old axiom is “People donate in the way they pay their bills.” As more people move to digital forms of payment, there is an expectation [...]

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Financial Stewardship Tip #3: Consider a Targeted Ask

By |2020-10-08T14:45:40-04:00October 7th, 2020|News|

Principle: Tailor your request for financial support to the people receiving the message One of the spillover effects of the shift to a digital world is that nearly everything is tailored to your specific interests. [...]

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