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September 10, 2024 A Family Shield Prodigal Parent Training A Prodigal Parent Training for LCMS leaders and Prodigal Parents will be held at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 765 Lemay Ferry Rd., Lemay, Missouri 63125 on Saturday, October 26th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Paula Isakson will be the trainer. She is the founder of Faith Family Reunion and was a ...

Thanks for listening to Family Shield. This is Rev. Brandon Larson of Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood, Missouri. I am guest host for today's Family Shield program. In Kirkwood there, suburb of St Louis, I serve as Pastor for Student Ministries at Concordia Lutheran. I and my wife Amy have two little ones–Mark who has just started kindergarten, and Ella ...

As parents it's very easy to get caught in the rut of trying to do everything–getting the kids everywhere they need to be, trying to help every kid with every homework assignment, trying to iron out every little wrinkle that your little special nugget of joy has in any chaos that they have with any parents, boyfriend, girlfriend, teacher, or ...

August 15, 2024 An Employment OpportunityAs Administrative Assistant for Family Shield Family Shield Ministries is searching for a part-time six hours a week Administrative Assistant. If you would like to learn more and/or review the job description, contact us at witnesstofamily@gmail.com. Please include your email and telephone number when you write. A Prodigal Parent Training will be held at Gethsemane ...

July 24, 2024 Evangelism Podcasts Dear Friends and Supporters, One of my friends who is also a Family Shield supporter asked me a couple weeks ago about Family Shield podcasts that address evangelism and witnessing. She wanted a list for her church's evangelism board. All of the following podcasts are available on our website. Directions for how to find them are included ...

July 8, 2024 Family Shield Ministries Update An Employment OpportunityAs Administrative Assistant for Family Shield Family Shield Ministries recently began its search for a part-time Administrative Assistant. If you would like to learn more and review the job description, contact us at witnesstofamily@gmail.com. Please include your email and telephone number. Family Shield is prayerfully seeking an LCMS church in the metro ...

June 28, 2024 Fourth of July and Summer Activities Remind Me of God From Kay Meyer's column in the St. Louis Metro Voice newspaper  What are your favorite memories of summers? What about the 4th of July-is it a holiday you and your family enjoy? Memories of this summer holiday may include: the fireworks, the American flag, picnics at home and ...

June 20, 2024 Comfort - How the Lord Provides Comfort I often speak with my father about what was going through his mind (and my mom's) when I walked in darkness. I look back and wonder what in the world I was thinking, why did I go on the path that I did? Sometimes I feel a deep regret for ...

June 6, 2024 Just Words? We all have heard the rhyme, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me." But is the saying really true? When someone gives us an encouraging word, we feel our spirits rise, but when someone says something that is hurtful, we often find that the negative words seem to stay ...

May 23, 2024 We encourage you to take a family prayer walk together this week! Parents - Teach Your Children to Share Their Faith and Pray! From Kay Meyer's column in the St. Louis Metro Voice newspaper.  "Mom, today the new neighbor, Tyler, said he doesn't attend Sunday school or church. I invited him to come with us this week. ...