Reports - Central Illinois District - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Report of the Commission on Evangelism Services2006-2009 TrienniumEvangelism Commission members for the 2006-2009 triennium are Pastor Daniel Bishop,Pastor David Knuth, and Mr. Matthew Putnam, assisted by Rev. Joel Cluver from our Districtstaff.The Commission has met regularly over the triennium. Among its activities the Commissionhas:∑ reviewed a report from Pastor Jeff Gross on "The 72" program∑ hosted a Rural/Small Town conference with Pastor Geoff Robinson as presenter∑ encouraged the use of Today's Light Bible Study resources through a pastors'conference∑ suggested a pastors' conference speaker on the topic of Evangelism - somethingwe had not had for many years; the conference planning committee kindlyobliged with Dr. Klaus Detlev Schultz∑ reviewed "Forever Free," a DVD evangelism resource from Dr. Wallace Schulz∑ reviewed reports on Revitalization training∑ attended and evaluated an "Equipping to Share" evangelism workshop hostedby Lutheran Hour Ministries∑ planned a Great Commission Convocation for Nov. 7, 2009 at Trinity LutheranChurch, Bloomington; you will hear about this more at this convention∑ received reports from Rev. Joel Cluver and encouraged him in his work ofvisiting pastors, providing evangelism resources, and conducting trainingworkshops in our congregationsWe are thankful for the faithful work of Rev. Joel Cluver, Assistant to the District President inEvangelism, who carries out most of the work of the Commission as part of his daily duties.Respectfully submitted,Pastor Daniel Bishop, chairman2009 Convention Section B – Reports Page 50