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Leadership Training - Adopt a Seminary Student
Written by Mark Junkans Friday, 29 January 2010 09:49
LINC currently has more than 40 students engaged in some level of theological training. There are two venues for pre-seminary level students and students who just want to study a step above a Sunday morning Bible study. LINC BIble Institute (LBI) is taught in English and Instituto Biblico LINC (IBL) is in Spanish. Both curriculums are set up for a 3 year course of study which includes 4 courses per year plus two intensive all-day workshops. The courses are taught by LINC pastoral staff and local LCMS pastors and are approved by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
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Ten Facts About Claiming Donations Made to Haiti
If you are donating to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti, you may be able to claim those donations on your 2009 tax return. Here are 10 important facts the Internal Revenue Service wants you to know about this special provision.
A new law allows you to claim donations for Haitian relief on your 2009 tax return, which you will be filing this year.
The contributions must be made specifically for the relief of victims in areas affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.
To be eligible for a deduction on the 2009 tax return, donations must…
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Training to Touch the Hearts of Muslims
Dr. Afzaal Firdous has several approaches to minister to Muslims in the United States. By providing a biblically sound and missiologically relevant approach to Muslims of different backgrounds and denominations, Dr Firdous offers a training that encourages and equips churches to share the Gospel with confidence and love.
Training includes looking at the Islamic culture, Islamic history and doctrine, and techniques and methods to approach Muslims.
For more information about the training, contact Dr. Afzaal FIrdous directly at 281-599-1339,
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or Rev. David Kim, LINC Mission Director, 713-426-2451 or
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Disaster Case Management
Helping Individuals Fully Recover
The first time Pauline came to LINC she asked for help with her electric bill. Her husband had been picked up in an immigration sweep and was being held for deportation. Pauline has five children, the youngest only 7 months old. We couldn’t pay her electric bill, but we could give her food and diapers. A week or so later, several bags of clothing were donated to LINC. The case manager who who had met with Pauline called her to come get clothes for the children. In addition she suggested she hold a…
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God Speaks Korean Too!
LINC’s newest ministry, Hilltop Church, is the second LINC congregation to become chartered by the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod. Members are mostly Korean and services are held at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. In late summer St. Andrew and Hilltop held a combined worship service in both English and Korean. Now the two congregations plan to continue the practice of a combined worship every 5th Sunday of the month, followed by a fellowship lunch.
In September Hilltop celebrated their congregation’s 1st anniversary.
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Worship In Many languages
Eritreans, Hispanics, Anglos, Koreans, and Nigerians – all from the LINC family of missionary and ministry leaders and under the direction of Mark Kim – made their choir debut at the LINC Annual Gala in October. The choir is already booked for several events into next year.
St. Mark Lutheran Church and the International Choir will partner with a Christmas concert on December 12. If you or your church are interested in hosting the choir, please contact Rev. David Kim at 713-426-2451.
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Bringing Comfort in Jesus' Name
Since 2006, through the Lutheran Chaplaincy Ministry, Rev. Walt Dube has served out of town Lutherans who are away from their home church family. In this capacity, he not only is able to bring hope and comfort to patients, but to their family members as well. And he has the opportunity to share God’s Good News faithfully with other folks who observe his ministry and who ask for his prayers for their loved ones and for themselves.
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Since November 2007, Nuevo Oasis has been the LINC Mission Center in the Spring Branch community near west Houston. Ana Maria Jimenez is manager of the Hispanic bookstore. Nuevo Oasis serves as a resource for Christian literature, gift items, and religious books. But the bookstore is much more. Four nights a week volunteers serve as mentors to men and women who want to learn English through the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The facility has also become a place where food is distributed to those in need. Ana’s husband, Dimas, who leads a Hispanic church in Katy, is…
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Campus Ministry In the 21st Century
University of Houston
Rev. Vijay Gurrala has about 20 students involved in weekly Bible study. He has two sessions, on studying the Old Testament and the other the New Testament. Student assistant Ritesh is very creative in finding ways to invite people to the LCMS office. Rahul, our student volunteer is a regular for Bible study as well as Abudul Khader, an Islamic and also former student assistant, Shashank. Monday lunches in the Religion Center are a great way to meet new students. “What is exciting to me,” says Pastor Vijay, “is the number…
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Seminary Level Training
New Workers for New Churches
The path to ordination for men and commissioning for women is through distance learning programs offered by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Today 5 men are involved in evaluation for the colloquy program. Two men are preparing for the pastoral ministry through the Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT). Seven men are enrolled in the Center for Hispanic Studies (CHS) and five women are enrolled in the Deaconess program also through the Center for Hispanic Studies. Four of the seven men will be eligible for ordination at the end of August 2010.
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