Deaconess Clarion Fritsche serves as manager of mobilization and training, and the Rev. James Baumgartner serves as manager of pastoral missionary recruitment.
The event, scheduled for Aug. 7–8 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is open to all LCMS missionaries who have served in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.
Missionaries who have concluded their service were recognized on July 19, and missionaries who recently completed orientation were recognized on Aug. 2.
“Chevanurch,” a shortening of “China Evangelical Lutheran Church,” comprises about 70 people from 19 families who formerly served as missionaries to Taiwan.
Both boards reviewed the proposed budgets and provided feedback for their respective mission units, the Office of National Mission and Office of International Mission.
If a year from now we discovered that all our supposed best practices were completely wrong, it would not change the number of God’s elect by a single one.
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