There will always be a desire to have more workers in the church: more pastors to fill vacancies, more rostered teachers to serve in Lutheran schools, more missionaries to send around the world. At the same time, we trust that the Lord provides.
The Summer 2026 issue of Lutherans Engage the World highlights a few of the ways that the Lord does just that, as He calls people into His service from secular careers, during times of transition and through formative experiences like time spent at a Lutheran camp. The issue also looks at a couple of the ways God sends partners — including partner churches and alliance missionaries — from other countries to join us in His mission, and it gives a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect at the upcoming LCMS convention in July.
Thanks be to God that He uses all things — even imperfect people like us — to encourage His children and accomplish His purposes.
The summer issue started arriving in mailboxes in late June. Read it online at engage.lcms.org. If you aren’t currently receiving the magazine but would like to, visit engage.lcms.org/subscribe to sign up for a free subscription. Both individual and bulk subscriptions (for congregations) are available.
Posted June 26, 2026
I was pleasantly surprised when I recently received the latest issue of the Lutheran Engage magazine. This issue contained an article about the LCMS mission church in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The article grabbed my attention because my wife and I lived in K-town for 18 months way back in 1964-65. This was my first assignment as a very young officer in the US Army. As we prepared for this new adventure, we wondered whether there was an LCMS church nearby – if not, our alternative was the worship provided by the Army chaplain. God answered out prayers. We learned about about a small LCMS gathering shepherded by Pastor Huchthausen (spelling?), a retired LCMS pastor. Our place of worship was certainly not fancy. We met in an office building in central Kaiserslautern, no organ, no pews, a makeshift altar, but we were thankful that we could worship together.
Reading the article and seeing the pictures, we wish we could visit the KELC and worship once again with the pastor and people. However, we are now in our mid-eighties and can no longer undertake long trips. Please let the folks know that they are in our prayers.