The theme of the Black Clergy Caucus Fall Conference was “Empowering and Advancing the Next Generation.”
Set Apart To Serve
Set Apart to Serve hosts deaconess program leaders
The gathering included leaders from LCMS institutions that certify LCMS deaconesses.
Town hall highlights resource hub
The Set Apart to Serve resource hub is a collection of materials curated for parents, church workers and laity to use when speaking to youth about a vocation in the church.
‘To the ends of the earth’: Pastors needed in Asia
The Rev. Dr. James A. Baneck, executive director of the LCMS Office of Pastoral Education, recently visited Singapore, Vietnam and Taiwan.
District presidents hold first meeting of triennium
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Council of Presidents met in St. Louis Sept. 16–19.
Concordia universities to host church work days
Set Apart to Serve is partnering with the Concordia University System on a series of campus church work days in 2024.
Fall ‘Engage’: Doing good to everyone
The Fall 2023 issue of Lutherans Engage the World shows how Lutherans are doing good — for residents of retirement communities, for children in Kenya, for homeowners in need of a little extra help, and in many other ways.
Church Worker Appreciation Month: Thanking those set apart to serve
October is Church Worker Appreciation Month.
Plan to attend SAS virtual town hall
The town hall will share the latest news from Set Apart to Serve, the LCMS church work recruitment initiative.
Floor Committee 6 affirms seminary education and need for pastors
The Synod in convention adopted eight wide-ranging resolutions related to pastoral ministry and formation.
Learn about church work programs at LCMS universities
Set Apart to Serve has prepared webpages with information about how the church is meeting the need for church workers through its educational institutions.
Connect with ‘Set Apart to Serve’ at convention
Set Apart to Serve, the LCMS church work recruitment initiative, will have a significant and visible presence at this summer’s Synod convention in Milwaukee.
‘Too joyous not to share’: News from ‘Set Apart to Serve’
The Rev. Dr. James Baneck, executive director of the LCMS Office of Pastoral Education, provides an update on the church work recruitment initiative.
‘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.