From the font to the classroom and beyond, pastoral formation is a lifelong endeavor. It takes all hands on deck, both on and o the seminary campus, to form a pastor.
National News
‘Reporter’ Supplement: It’s Time to Plant
A March 2018 Supplement to the Reporter highlights the Mission Field:USA, an LCMS Office of National Mission initiative to develop partnerships between struggling inner-city and rural congregations and healthy congregations that desire to help these ministries restart.
Photo essay: How a Lutheran school shares Jesus
St. John’s Lutheran School has grown from 200 to 232 students since last year, and 12 of the new students — who weren’t affiliated with a church — are now worshiping at St. John’s congregation.
Share It! – Observing Lent
Church members and workers answer the question, “In what special ways does your congregation or school observe Lent?”
Seminaries to cover tuition for church-work students
The new paid-tuition policies at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., are for residential pastoral ministry and deaconess students, beginning with the 2018–19 year.
Scharr elected to third full term in Southern Illinois
Others elected to leadership positions include the Rev. Mark Nebel of Red Bud, Ill., as first vice-president; the Rev. Benjamin Ball of Hamel, Ill., second vice-president; the Rev. Peter Ill of Millstadt, Ill., secretary; and Julie Johnson of Hamel, treasurer.
FAQs provide ‘Update on Licensed Lay Deacons’
The new online resource is available on the LCMS president’s webpage.
Volunteers needed in Texas
Individuals and groups can spend a day, a week or more helping residents of the Beaumont, Port Arthur, Corpus Christi and Rockport areas whose lives were affected by the storm.
LCMS Youth Ministry offers summer Servant Events
Registration is now open for more than 40 LCMS Servant Events in the categories of construction, human care, environmental, outreach, multicultural and crisis.
Resources available for 2019 LWML convention
Available on the convention website are several free items LWML groups and congregations can use to let their members know about the convention.
‘Relationships, not programs’: Youth Ministry shares research on young adults
Two surveys, one of congregations and one of young adults, focused on the question of retention of LCMS youth following confirmation.
We Raise Foundation announces launch event
The former Wheat Ridge Ministries introduces its new name and new mission March 2 in Oak Brook, Ill.
Student composers invited to submit new works for Richard Hillert award
The deadline for submissions is June 1.
Share It! – Ideas for serving the community
This month’s “Share it!” responses include ideas from pastors and a school principal.
