Jesus Door-2-Door Seminar

Friday April 17, 2026 and Saturday April 18, 2026

A DOXOLOGY Seminar at Our Savior Lutheran Church 2900 Burton Street SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546

“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”                  —St. Paul in 2 Corinthians 9:6

Join us for a Jesus Door-2-Door (JD2D) event where we will sow bountiful gospel seeds throughout the community. It’s ideal for laity from Adult to 6th Grade and for pastors, too, that is, any 6th grade or older Christian who wants to sow bountifully.

In JD2D you will learn some simple ways to share your faith with others and then we’ll immediately put our training into practice by canvassing, that is, going door to door, in some neighborhoods and sharing with them the good news of Jesus Christ. Throughout this event you will exercise godly courage, increase in your confidence of articulating your faith to others, while simultaneously learning valuable information about your closest neighbors.

There is no cost to attend this event.

Schedule

Friday, April 17, 2026

       7:00p   Prayer and Welcome

       7:05p   Why Go? Theological Foundations of Canvassing (Rev. Koch)

       8:05p   Q&A (Rev. Koch)

       8:20p   Prayer Office: Compline

Saturday, April 18, 2026

       8:30     Registration and get acquainted with participants

       9:00     Matins

       9:30     Bible Study (Rev. Fleming)

     10:30     Participants learn, practice, and role-play the witnessing methods. (Rev. Koch)

    11:30     Participants learn about the canvassing survey and how to fill out Survey Record forms correctly. (Rev. Koch)

     12:00     Lunch provided

     12:45     “Do’s and Don’ts” of canvassing (Rev. Koch)

       1:00     Pray and go canvassing

       2:30     Return from canvassing, tabulate results onto Team Reports and Weekend Report.

       3:00     All participants gather and share stories of canvassing experiences by teams.

       3:30     Prayer and dismissal

Presenter

Rev. Timothy Koch, M.Div, STM is the pastor at Zion Lutheran Church in Linn, KS. He also serves as the general editor of DOXOLOGY’s journal, Seelsorger: A Journal for the Contemporary Cure of Souls. He is the founder of Jesus Door-2-Door (JD2D) an evangelism program for Lutheran Churches. He is active in Hispanic ministry, serves as a vicarage supervisor, and is currently helping with a church plant in Concordia, KS. Pastor Koch previously served Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD (2018–2022) and a dual point parish: Concordia & Immanuel Lutheran Churches in Cresbard and Wecota, SD (2011–2018). Originally from St. Francis, MN and the son of two Lutheran school teachers, Pastor Koch is married to Emily, and together the Lord has blessed them with five children: Ezra, Evelyn, Levi, Annie, and Jael.

Chaplain


Rev. David C. Fleming is DOXOLOGY’s Executive Director for Spiritual Care. He remains part time Associate Pastor at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids, MI where he served as Senior Pastor from 1993-2019. He previously served in Warrenville, IL, a Chicago suburb, and is a 1986 graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN. Fleming and his wife, Jo Marie, née Wunderlich, have three married children and several grandchildren.

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Please register by April 14, 2026.