God Calls Ordinary People - "Call" Workshop

Don’t miss this life-changing opportunity, Saturday, February 21, from 8:30 am-1:00 pm at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 205 N. Prospect Ave., in Park Ridge. Jesus calls ordinary people, not just pastors and church professionals, to transform and heal a broken world, incorporating his call into our unique lives: family, work, church and world. Find out how! Seek, discover, confirm and incorporate God’s “call” in our lives. Cost: $15, includes workbook, checks payable to St. Luke’s. RSVP by Feb. 8 to Melinda Hoiland at mhoiland@stlukespr.org or the church office at 847-825-6659.

Jesus is continually calling us to uniquely participate in his mission in the world. This workshop will 1) focus on five “P” words: Jesus’ power, places, plan, purpose, and pressing on in the call to which he is calling us! “Church” in Biblical Greek literally means “called out ones,” ordinary people called out by Jesus to transform the world, 2) discuss spiritual gifts and how the Holy Spirit’s power works in each of us for accomplishing our call and being the church, the called out ones, 24/7, and 3) what next? How can we look ahead and use the gifts God has given us to answer God’s call in every aspect of our life?

Pastor Wendy Berthelsen graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College and Luther Seminary in MN and has worked in professional ministry for over 25 years. She currently serves as Pastor of Ministry in Daily Life at Hope Lutheran Church and President of Call Incorporated in the Dallas, Texas area. Call Inc. is a Christian non-profit teaching ministry dedicated to mobilizing ordinary people in Jesus’ call to transform the world in the mission field of their unique lives - family, work, community, world and the gathering of believers. She has done lengthy research and written books on “call,” one of which will be used during the workshop. Since she was young, she’s been deeply interested in foreign missions, and she serves on numerous boards around the country.

For more information, contact Melinda Hoiland, mhoiland@stlukespr.org, visit the church’s website at stlukespr.org, or call the church office at 847-825-6659.