Unleash New Leaders through North American Mission

Faith & Fellowship Magazine
Written By Tim Mathiesen

May/June 2026

Unleash New Leaders through North American Mission

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CLB History of North American Mission
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CLB History of North American Mission
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In 1954, delegates at the annual convention in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, approved a landmark constitutional amendment that dissolved the long-standing CLB Mission Board and replaced it with two new independent boards: a Board of Foreign Missions and a Board of Home Missions.

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The Journey to Disciple Making
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The Journey to Disciple Making
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North American Mission has a history of coming alongside churches and assisting to lead our denomination in three ministry areas: youth and young adults, church planting, and church vitality.

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A Legacy of Disciple Making
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A Legacy of Disciple Making
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I’ve been involved with leading weekly Sunday worship gatherings in some capacity since 2007. But my calling to worship ministry began about three years before that, when I was thirteen years old.

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Investing in Young Adults
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, North American Mission, Disciple-Making, Unleash New Leaders, Youth and Young Adults
Investing in Young Adults
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, North American Mission, Disciple-Making, Unleash New Leaders, Youth and Young Adults

As the Church of the Lutheran Brethren, we are committed to being a disciple-making movement. A vital part of that mission is developing and equipping the next generation to not only be part of the Church, but to take ownership within it.

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Rooted Ministry Update
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, North American Mission, Disciple-Making, Unleash New Leaders, Youth and Young Adults, Rooted Gap Year
Rooted Ministry Update
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, North American Mission, Disciple-Making, Unleash New Leaders, Youth and Young Adults, Rooted Gap Year

The Rooted Gap Year program is quickly coming to the close of its second year, and it’s an interesting time, living in three different years. We pour our hearts into this year’s students; we interact with the students who inquire about next year; and finally, we stay connected with last year’s students, hearing how God is continuing to grow and shape them.

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15 Years in Ishinomaki
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, Disciple-Making, Japan, International Mission
15 Years in Ishinomaki
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, Disciple-Making, Japan, International Mission

March 11, 2011. 15 years have passed since that tragic day. The day northern Japan was hit by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, giant tsunami waves, and a nuclear disaster. The day when life, as we knew it before, changed forever… As I have been glancing through 15 years of prayer letter updates, however, the theme I see over and over is God’s faithfulness in providing exactly what was needed, at exactly the right time.

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God’s Faithfulness in Lincoln, ND
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, North American Mission, Disciple-Making, Unleash New Leaders, Church Planting
God’s Faithfulness in Lincoln, ND
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, North American Mission, Disciple-Making, Unleash New Leaders, Church Planting

The Rooted Gap Year program is quickly coming to the close of its second year, and it’s an interesting time, living in three different years. We pour our hearts into this year’s students; we interact with the students who inquire about next year; and finally, we stay connected with last year’s students, hearing how God is continuing to grow and shape them.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, 2026-03, North American Mission, Disciple-Making, Unleash New Leaders, Church Planting
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