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.
Lutheran Education Under God’s Grace
New safety procedures enable Grace Chapel Lutheran School to continue providing a Christ-centered education to children in Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo.
Q&A with DCE Kristi Bauer
During the pandemic, Bauer’s role has shifted to producing resources and maintaining one-on-one relationships with church members.
We Are All Shut-ins (for) Now
Like pastors across the country, the Rev. John Zimmerman and his flock have adjusted to the realities of the coronavirus pandemic and eagerly await a return to in-person fellowship.
The Church of Today and Tomorrow
For 40 years, Lutheran Youth Fellowship has raised up strong leaders for the church.
Assisting Church Workers Impacted by the Pandemic
Across the Synod, 334 workers had received a Soldiers of the Cross—Amplified grant as of May 31, 2020.
Q&A with Chaplain Steven Hokana
Hokana discusses Christ’s hope and help for those with PTSD.
Standing Before the Throne
Memorial Lutheran Church is located in the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area of the United States, and the congregation’s doors are wide open with the Gospel.
Q&A with Chaplain James Buckman
Chaplain James Buckman talks about his deployment in Antarctica.
Concordia Ignite Sparks Faith and Learning in Nebraska
The mixed-age classroom in Omaha, Neb., provides an alternate way to reach families with the Gospel.
Filling the Gospel Gap
A partnership between the circuit, district and Synod helps St. Andrew Lutheran Church flourish in southwestern Albuquerque, N.M.
Where the People Are
First Trinity Lutheran Church reaches out to everyone — the homeless, the blind, college students and more — to spread the Gospel in Pittsburgh

