Updates from LCMS day schools, universities and seminaries.
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Seminary students receive first calls, assignments
The services were held on the two seminary campuses, on April 24–25 and May 18 in Fort Wayne, and on April 26 in St. Louis.
Youth take part in leadership training
YouthLead is a youth leadership training retreat hosted by LCMS Youth Ministry.
Lutherans march for life in Illinois
The Illinois March for Life, formerly the March for Life Chicago, was moved to the Illinois capital this year.
COP supports statement on CTX from Harrison, BOD
The Synod’s statement on CTX’s action to self-govern was released on April 18.
Synod responds to CTX action to self-govern
On Nov. 8, the Board of Regents of Concordia University Texas, Austin, Texas, voted to designate itself the university’s “sole governing body.”
Campus clips: Synod schools add space, staff
Updates from LCMS day schools, universities and seminaries.
Spring ‘Engage’: The Word at work
The Spring 2023 issue of ‘Lutherans Engage the World’ gives a glimpse of how the Word of God is at work in the United States and around the world.
‘Set Apart to Serve’ launches pilot program
In the coming months, each participating site will use SAS resources to discuss full-time church work with their youth and develop long-term plans for nurturing potential church workers in their locations.
Spring break servants: College students help homeowners rebuild from Hurricane Ian
The Synod partnered with the LCMS Florida-Georgia District and Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Myers, Fla., to host three one-week volunteer deployments.
Obituary: Rev. Barrie E. Henke, former president of the LCMS Oklahoma District
The Rev. Barrie E. Henke served as president of the LCMS Oklahoma District from 2009 to 2022.
‘Fundamentally a spiritual issue’: Lutherans attend first post-Roe March for Life
The 50th annual National March for Life took place in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20.
LCMS groups respond to Selma tornado
The Jan. 12 tornado was part of a larger storm system that affected dozens of counties in Alabama and Georgia.
Freeman to direct School Ministry
Dr. Alan Freeman, who previously served as the associate director of School Ministry, replaces Dr. Rebecca Schmidt, who retired in November.
SAS launches second career focus
The initiative will seek to encourage church work as a second career path for adults already in the workforce.
