The South Wisconsin District Podcast

A short devotion to start your week.

President Meador's staff devotion for today.

Episode 8 Reflection QuestionsAs we close this series, consider: 1. When you hear the phrase “steward of the Gospel,” how do you see yourself now compared to when we began?  2. How does your Baptism shape your daily understanding of who you are and what you’re called to do?  3. In your current season of life, where is God most clearly calling you to “work” (receive) and “keep” (defend) the Gospel?  4. What is one concrete step you can take—this week—to live more intentionally as a steward of the Gospel in your family, congregation, or community? 

Episode 7 Reflection QuestionsThink on these: 1. How do you see the pattern “Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, ends of the earth” playing out in your life and congregation?  2. Where is your immediate “Jerusalem”—the people right around you who need the Gospel?  3. In what ways are you or your congregation currently partnered in mission beyond your local area?  4. How might God be calling you personally to pray, give, or go in ways that reflect faithful stewardship of the Gospel in mission? 

Episode 6 Reflection Questions Think about these questions in relation to your own congregation: 1. How is your congregation centered on Word and Sacrament? Where do you see the Gospel clearly preached and given?  2. If you are a pastor, in what areas of your ministry do you feel the weight of stewardship most strongly right now? If you are laity, how do you pray for and support your pastor(s)?  3. In what ways do you, personally, participate in the stewardship of the Gospel in your congregation—through receiving, serving, and encouraging?  4. Are there areas where your congregation might need to refocus on faithfulness to the Gospel rather than on numbers, image, or programs? 

Episode 5 Reflection QuestionsReflect on these:1. How was (or is) the Gospel passed on in your family of origin? What was helpful, and what was missing?  2. What does your current “family altar” look like—if anything? What is one small, realistic step you could take to center your home more clearly on God’s Word and prayer?  3. How do you see God working even through the broken or painful parts of your family’s story?  4. Who in your household—by birth or by fellowship in the church—might God be calling you to catechize, encourage, or pray with more intentionally? 

Episode 4 Reflection Questions 1. How would you describe your current “receiving” of the Gospel—through Scripture, preaching, and the Sacraments? Where might God be inviting you into deeper reception?  2. Where do you see the Gospel being distorted or diluted in ways that you encounter—online, in conversations, even in your own thoughts?  3. What does it look like for you, personally, to be a faithful steward rather than a “successful” one by worldly measures?  4. Who in your life has modeled faithful reception and defense of the Gospel for you? 

This is the devotion for Monday, March 30th.

Episode 3 of the Stewards of the Gospel podcast. Episode 3 Reflection Questions 1. How does seeing Jesus as the “Second Adam” and “SecondSteward” help you understand His life and work more clearly?  2. What stands out to you most in the sequence: He lived, Hedied, He rose, He ascended, He reigns, He is coming again?  3. How does it feel to know that God not only reconciles youto Himself but also **entrusts** you with the message of reconciliation?  4. Where might God be calling you to act as an “ambassadorfor Christ” in your daily life? 

This week we continue our podcast series: Stewards of the Gospel.Episode 2 Reflection Questions 1. When you think about being “made in the image of God,”what has that meant to you? How does the idea of being a *steward* or *priestlyreflection* deepen that?  2. Where do you see the call to “work and keep” reflected inyour daily life—at home, at work, in your community?  3. In what ways do you recognize the serpent’s “alien word”today—messages that contradict God’s truth and tempt us to mistrust Him?  4. How does knowing that you were *made* for stewardshipchallenge or encourage you? 

This is the first episode of Stewards of the Gospel, a podcast from the South Wisconsin District.Episode 1 Reflection Questions 1. When you hear the word “Gospel,” does it sound more like goodadvice (what you do) or good news (what God has done)?  2. Where are you tempted to make the Gospel about yourperformance, feelings, or success?  3. How does it change things to know the Gospel is foryou, even on your worst days?  4. What might it look like to live as a steward of atreasure that isn’t yours but has been entrusted to you? 

Each Monday President Meador shares a devotion with the district staff. We will now be sharing those with you! Blessings on your week!