In reply to Klinkenberg.

While this initiative has been widely publicized for a few months now, the purpose of the roundtable was to help set the foundation to get it off the ground. The initiative was also recently presented to the council of district presidents to help them to share this within their districts. Each district will choose to participate differently working with their congregations. After an email was sent in February from the Office of National Mission to every congregation to encourage them to get involved (http://www.lcms.org/emailviewonwebpage.aspx?erid=10462907&trid=ca412b28-4874-4247-9b93-7af7d364757c), some congregations chose to contact their district office to participate, which is how the pilot projects came to be. Great to hear of your desire for missions in urban areas… here’s a picture of what we hope for MissionField:USA in the city, to brighten your day… https://www.facebook.com/LCMSCityMission/photos/a.1408373126082081.1073741828.1408362316083162/1677791282473596/?type=3&theater