Synod Launches ‘Set Apart to Serve’ Initiative
The LCMS Office of Pastoral Education seeks to encourage the formation of future church workers across the Synod, in every congregation, school and home.
Huddled in Houston
Youth workers and youth gathered in Houston in July for a joint National21 and YouthLead conference.
Called Up to Serve
In a Wisconsin congregation, a pastor and his people prepare for a year of separation due to a military deployment.
Pandemics Don’t Stop Disasters — or the Church’s Response
Natural disasters were not slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and neither was the work of LCMS World Relief and Human Care Disaster Response.
Q&A with the Rev. Scot Kerns, Montana State Representative
Pastor, Air Force chaplain and now member of the Montana House of Representatives. The Rev. Scot Kerns has worn many hats since graduating from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, in 2013.
Christ’s Gifts Freely Given
A Lutheran congregation in Texas continues to minister to members on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
In the Good Shepherd’s Fold
At The Shepherd’s Hand Community Outreach Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., Lutherans reach out to the community with human care and the Gospel.
Whenever and Wherever
God is sending workers into His harvest fields through the Livonian Lutheran Project, an online program based in Latvia that provides theological education in English.
Preach It
Two pastors are honing their preaching skills through PALS, Preach the Word and their growing friendship.
Sinners Who Need the Word of God
Campus ministries in Champaign, Ill., and Ypsilanti, Mich., provide what is most essential for college students and those in their community: the Word and Sacraments.
Mercy After Disaster
For 15 years, Lutheran Early Response Teams have brought care for body and soul to those devastated by natural disasters.
From Skeptic to Seminary
After a career in theoretical physics, Dr. Samuel Lee is studying to become a pastor to reach out to the Chinese population in Milwaukee.
The One Thing Still Standing
After a devastating windstorm in eastern Iowa, Lutherans hold onto the thing that cannot be moved.
