Collaboration, Merger or Replanting: Strategies to Maximize Resources for Christ's Mission

Resources are limited. How can ministries collaborate, merge
or even “replant” to advance Christ's mission? In this episode,
Rev. Todd Kollbaum — director of LCMS Rural and Small Town
Mission, joins hosts Rev. Dr. Steven Schave, Director of LCMS
Church Planting, and Rev. Dr. Mark Larson, Manager of Church
Planting in the Mission Field: USA initiative, to explore
strategies to maximize resources for Christ's mission. Rev. Todd
Kollbaum About Rev. Todd Kollbaum: Pastor Kollbaum currently serves
as Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church Madison, NE as well as
Director of LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission. He was installed
at Trinity on July 28th of 2019 and has served as Director of LCMS
Rural & Small Town Mission since April 1, 2013. Prior to that
call, he served as Senior Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cole
Camp, MO. Pastor has been happily married to Angela Kollbaum for
over 30 years. They are blessed with five children, three of whom
are now married. Zachary (Clarissa), Jordan (Stephanie) and Emily
(Dylan), Ryan (a Senior at Concordia University Nebraska) and
Abigail (a Sophomore at Lutheran High Northeast in Norfolk, NE).
They are also blessed to be grandparents to 2 year old Theodore
Andrew born to Jordan and Steph and one year old Calvin Edward and
4 month old Elliot Neil born to Zach and Clarissa.