Thank You for the Privilege of Serving Through Rejoicing Spirits!

Thank You for the Privilege of Serving Through Rejoicing Spirits!

03/01/2023

Greetings my dear friends in Christ!

As my time of service through Mosaic and Rejoicing Spirits comes to a close, three phrases keep surfacing in my thoughts:

THANK YOU!

Introducing: Pastor Twila Schock

Introducing: Pastor Twila Schock

03/01/2023

Pastor Twila Schock will become Mosaic’s Vice President of Church Relations and International Programming as well as director of the Rejoicing Spirits ministry. Pastor Twila, an ELCA clergy, served as a missionary in Slovakia, Germany and Russia for 12 years, worked as Director of Global Mission Support for ELCA Churchwide and, most recently, served as lead pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Belvidere, Illinois. As director of the ELCA Wittenberg Center, she provided pilgrimage opportunities for people from around the world to visit sites in Germany, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Sweden.

In The Creative Spirit: Psalm 27

In The Creative Spirit: Psalm 27

03/01/2023

By Pastor John Gosswein

We have been using Psalm 27 as a joyful, hope-filled and expressive litany in our (still online!) worships throughout this 2023 Epiphany season. While searching for a way to help our congregation appreciate Psalm 27, we realized several things: The language in our translations can be intimidating, let alone understood; The psalm writer is encouraging the listener to participate in the journey of trust, not to merely hear the account of the psalmist.

We Want to Hear From You!

We Want to Hear From You!

11/30/2022

Greetings all!

We pray you are well and that life is purposeful and good.

Thank you! Thank you for all you do to make Rejoicing Spirits an impactful ministry in your community. We continue to grow and add more and more host sites sharing the love and hope of our God. In these times of such heaviness and concern, Rejoicing Spirits is a beacon of light, joy, and hope that embraces all people with God's gracious kindness. Thank you for all you are doing.

Devotion - Rev. Dr. Dave deFreese

Devotion - Rev. Dr. Dave deFreese

02/04/2022 - 12:30

“I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion.” Philippians 1:3,6

10-Year Anniversary

10-Year Anniversary

02/04/2022 - 12:00

Grace Lutheran Church in Hockessin, Delaware celebrated their 10th Anniversary of Rejoicing Spirits service on Saturday, September 18. The first Rejoicing Spirits service at the church was on September 10, 2011.

Wonderful idea from First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham

Wonderful idea from First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham

02/04/2022 - 11:30

Star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright...

Every year First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham offers paper stars with a different word on each one for people to pick up and take home. Participants are encouraged to place it in a location they will see every day and use the opportunity to consider how God’s Spirit is moving and working in their life regarding this special word. This is an intentional practice of paying attention and noticing God’s guiding action in our lives.

In The Creative Spirit: From OW to WOW - Pastor John Gosswein

In The Creative Spirit: From OW to WOW - Pastor John Gosswein

02/04/2022 - 11:00

With our Rejoicing Spirits style of worship, we are invariably seeking ways to encourage participation in liturgy with language of physical expression along with words. For this Lent and Easter (March and April in 2022), I can offer an opportunity for a worship experience that allows for lament and joy to be shared in a visible and meaningful expression.

STAGE ONE

Insights from Becky Elsbernd - Trinity Lutheran, Mason City, IA

Insights from Becky Elsbernd - Trinity Lutheran, Mason City, IA

02/04/2022

Becky Elsbernd and Trinity Lutheran recently began Rejoicing Spirits. We asked Becky if she would be willing to put together a list of what they have learned over their year-plus experience of beginning Rejoicing Spirits. Here’s what she said:

Devotion

Devotion

07/01/2021

“For it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13

“For we are God’s fellow workers, working together…” 1 Corinthians 3:9

What was God thinking? We are God’s Plan A, and there is no Plan B.

I love the story of the woman who moved into an inner-city metropolitan area. Next to her apartment building was an empty lot that had been abandoned for a long time. It was overrun with weeds, broken glass, and litter. It was an awful eyesore.

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