The first issue of the new e-publication addresses whether there is a distinctly LCMS approach to mission.
International Mission
New missionary-recruitment team begins work
The team opens new office space for their work of recruiting and placing more LCMS missionaries.
ALMA draw: ‘making connections,’ ‘sharing ideas’
Members of the Association of Lutheran Mission Agencies say they gain valuable insights at their annual conference, held earlier this year.
Short-term missionaries needed to teach English
The Synod is seeking to place 20 short-term missionaries who can teach English as a foreign language at schools and churches overseas.
Video: Missionary Service of Sending – 2014
The February 2014 new missionary orientation culminated in a special Service of Sending Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) International Center in St. Louis. During the service, the new missionaries received certificates of completion for LCMS Missionary Orientation, and they, their spouses and families were prayed for.
Synod offers online resource for year-end donors
Interested in making a charitable donation before year’s end? Check out the Synod’s “Make a Gift” website!
Rodewald to lead Lutheran Bible Translators
Dr. Michael K. Rodewald, regional director for Africa with the LCMS Office of International Mission, will begin work June 1, 2014, as executive director of LBT.
La Victoria Mercy House Grand Opening
We’re delighted to share this video from Sunday’s grand opening of the Mercy House in La Victoria, Lima, Peru. The Rev. Mark Eisold, an LCMS career missionary in Peru, said he is thankful for “people like you in the United…
Three joining Synod staff
The Rev. Steve Schave, Deaconess Kim Schave and the Rev. Michael Meyer accept posts with the LCMS national offices.