Do not forget about DCEs. DCEs are a resource that has not been fully realized and utilized by the LCMS church. I have just 3 classes to go before I become a DCE and enter the ministry. I am excited and eager for my ministry to begin. DCEs are trained in many different aspects of the ministry and male DCEs have been known to fill in for pastor vacancies. Let us pray that God continues the LCMS church and the Concordia Universities to His glory here on earth.