Church Work Vocation

Through His church, Christ calls servants for His church. The church, therefore, seeks to ensure that the youths of our congregations are encouraged to consider church work, that we prepare and equip our students to serve the church, and that we support our church workers as they serve.

Church Work Vocation

LCMS Online Learning

Interactive video courses designed for church workers, laypersons and volunteers.

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Set Apart to Serve Articles

Articles exploring the pastoral office and seven auxiliary church work vocations of the LCMS.

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Support Church Workers

Ideas for showing gratitude and support for church workers.

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Set Apart to Serve

Find out how you can encourage your fellow Lutherans of all ages to consider serving — whether as a first or second career — as a pastor, teacher or other church worker.

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In the News

November 4, 2026

Set Apart for Church Planting

What was behind Friedrich Pfotenhauer’s missionary zeal and church planting? Faith in Christ and love for his neighbor.

October 19, 2026

With tears and rejoicing: Church work students begin college

Meet a few students who just began studying to become church workers in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

August 24, 2026

Deaconesses gather for learning, renewal

The 2026 Concordia Deaconess Conference was held this summer in Dublin, Ohio.

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Church Worker Wellness

Church Worker Wellness

Find wellness resources designed for both church workers and congregations.

'Set Apart to Serve' Curriculum

The SAS church work recruitment curriculum, published by Concordia Publishing House, is designed for early childhood through adulthood. It is suitable for use in a congregation's Sunday school program or in a Lutheran school setting.

Teacher Colloquy Webinar

This Set Apart to Serve Teacher Colloquy Webinar goes over the process and the benefits of becoming an LCMS Minister of Religion—Commissioned

'Set Apart to Serve' Quarterly Highlights for Educators

This newsletter is design to equip and inform district education leaders as they collaborate with SAS to nurture a Synod-wide culture of church-work formation and recruitment.