Updates from LCMS schools, universities, campus ministries and seminaries.
Concordia Theological Seminary
Pastoral Formation Committee releases SMP document
The document expresses policy requirements aimed at providing clarity for the continuation of the Specific Ministry Pastor program.
First FORO held in South Africa
Watch for more in an upcoming issue of Lutherans Engage the World.
Campus clips: Milestones and more
Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
Official notice: LCMS seminaries (Oct. 2025)
An official notice about the nondiscrimination policy at LCMS seminaries.
Cundiff installed as Church Planting director
The Rev. Dr. Quintin Cundiff formerly served as a theological educator and missionary for the LCMS Office of International Mission’s Eurasia region.
Campus clips: Synod schools celebrate blessings
Updates from LCMS schools, universities and seminaries.
New missionaries prepare to deploy
This is the second of three cycles of missionary orientation scheduled to take place this year.
Campus clips: God’s gifts of art, music, science
Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
Campus clips: Building for the future
Updates from LCMS day schools, campus ministries, universities and/or seminaries.
Campus clips: Service and leadership
Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and/or seminaries.
‘The Gospel must be preached’: Call Day 2025
Over a three-day period, April 28–30, both LCMS seminaries held their call and placement services.
Campus clips: Lutheran schools serve, collaborate with communities
Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.
Church planting: ‘Not an optional activity’
The seminaries of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) are collaborating with the LCMS Office of National Mission to help seminarians learn about church planting.
LCMS addresses unauthorized, non-LCMS pastoral formation programs
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Council of Presidents affirms a statement directing potential pastoral students only to LCMS-approved programs and confirming that it will not ordain graduates from unauthorized institutions.
Connection points: Forming youth in the faith
There are several organizations that walk beside LCMS congregations, families and schools to to help form youth in the Christian faith.

