The Rev. Dr. Gary Zieroth, left, interim director of the Synod’s Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support (PALS) program, moderates a panel discussion during the Aug. 4-5 PALS Facilitator Training Conference in St. Louis. Zieroth also is senior pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Chaska, Minn. (LCMS/Erik M. Lunsford)
