The Rev. Dr. Lawrence R. Rast Jr., president of Concordia Theological Seminary (CTSFW), Fort Wayne, Ind., greets pastoral candidates before the April 25 “Call Day” service there. CTSFW and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, presented graduating pastoral and deaconess students with their first “calls” to ministries and second-year students with vicarage or internship assignments on April 24-25 and April 26, respectively. (Concordia Theological Seminary/Jayne Sheafer)
