Developing a Strong Church Planting Core Team

Gathering and deploying a team to launch various aspects of
ministry is a key goal of a church planter. In this episode, Rev.
Jim Woelmer — Senior Pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Plano,
Texas, 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 and advice to build this core team. Rev. Jim Woelmer
About Rev. Jim Woelmer: Rev James Woelmer is pastor at Faith
Lutheran Church, Plano, Texas, 2002-present. He received his Master
of Divinity degree from Concordia Theological Seminary in 1990. He
served St. John Lutheran Church in Madison, Nebraska from
1990-2002. He received his Master of Family Life degree from
Concordia University in Seward in 1999. Pastor Woelmer is the Texas
District Circuit Visitor, Circuit 13, 2015-present. He is the
secretary for the Randolph Foundation, 2014-present. He served as
the Chairman of the Lutheran Mission Alliance, 2014-2019. He serves
on the Board of Regents Concordia University Nebraska,
2016-present. He is the Dal-North Zone LWML Pastoral Counselor,
2017-present. He is on the steering committee for Multi-Ethnic
Ministry in North Texas, 2017-present. He was involved in the
establishment of two new congregations: St. John Lutheran Church in
Frisco (2015) and Faith Lutheran Church in Wylie (2020). Pastor
Woelmer enjoys jogging and gardening.  He and his wife have
five children and seven grandchildren. Sign up to receive email
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up > mailchi.mp/lcms/resources The "Mission Field: USA – Church
Planting" podcast series, provided by The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod’s Office of National Mission, offers a theological background
and best practices for launching new congregations and ministries
within a Lutheran framework.