In October, students from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, gained hands-on experience in church planting by visiting the LCMS South Wisconsin District.
Campus clips: Thank you, ‘Doc’
Updates from LCMS day schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
From the mission field: Theological education in the Philippines
LCMS missionary Rev. Dr. Walter Steele teaches at the Lutheran Theological Seminary and Training Center of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines.
‘True unity’: Lutheran church bodies meet in Germany
The International Church Relations Conference held its annual meeting Oct. 27–31 in Wittenberg, Germany.
Third missionary cohort of 2025 completes orientation
The missionaries are scheduled to deploy in early 2026.
National Offering bears translation fruit
The 2023–2026 National Offering, “We Preach Christ Crucified for All,” has supported efforts to make selected materials and resources available in other languages.
‘Set Apart to Serve’: With thanksgiving for our church workers
St. Paul teaches all of us, both those who serve and those who are being served, to be thankful in all things.
All Nations Council gathers in St. Louis
The gathering brought together 13 representatives from 10 different ethnic mission societies and ministries around the country.
‘Together as Synod’ gifts support areas of greatest opportunity
Every undesignated gift to the LCMS bolsters domestic and international efforts to give a bold witness, show mercy and live life together as children of God.
November ‘LW’: Witnessing to Christ
The November issue of The Lutheran Witness is all about mission.
LEA bids farewell to Laabs, welcomes Wrege
Dr. Thomas Wrege, who succeeds Dr. Jonathan C. Laabs, will begin serving Jan. 1, 2026.
Campus clips: Concordias break ground, announce new partnerships
Updates from LCMS schools, universities, campus ministries and seminaries.
BOD, COP, mission boards hold fall meetings
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Board of Directors, Council of Presidents and Boards for International Mission and National Mission met in St. Louis in August and September.
Pastoral Formation Committee releases SMP document
The document expresses policy requirements aimed at providing clarity for the continuation of the Specific Ministry Pastor program.
Congregational tool assists Synod’s connection with youth
Recently, a new online form was released that makes the annual reporting process simpler, more efficient and more secure.