The 2026 Concordia Deaconess Conference was held this summer in Dublin, Ohio.
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July 31, 2026
Set Apart to Serve: Listening to our young men
Hear what some young LCMS men are saying about the church, vocation, sacrifice and service.
June 26, 2026
Begging God for church workers
There is nothing more important than the Word of Christ preached into our ears that we may have eternal life.
June 17, 2026
Discerning God’s Call to Serve
Teachers and pastors have left secular careers to serve in Lutheran settings, where they can share God’s Word and care for His people.
May 28, 2026
‘Christ at the center’: Raising up the next generation of Lutheran school teachers
Vaughn Hendrickson and Eden Dehne represent hundreds of young people preparing to be Lutheran teachers at the five LCMS universities.
April 30, 2026
Forming and calling pastors: A sacred work
Tomorrow’s pastors are in your congregation and in your family right now.
April 6, 2026
Our preaching is not in vain
Our risen Lord established the Office of the Holy Ministry to proclaim the crucified and risen Christ into the ears of the hearer.
March 9, 2026
‘Set Apart to Serve’: The blessing of grandparents
Grandparents have a major role in forming and recruiting future pastors, teachers, DCEs, deaconesses and other full-time church workers.
February 17, 2026
‘Dear Mom and Dad’: Considering the pastoral ministry
A letter that a young man considering the pastoral ministry might write to his parents.
December 15, 2025
Merry Christmas from ‘Set Apart to Serve’
A Christmas poem by the Rev. Dr. James Baneck.
December 5, 2025
‘Set Apart to Serve’: With thanksgiving for our church workers
St. Paul teaches all of us, both those who serve and those who are being served, to be thankful in all things.
October 9, 2025
LCMS districts are building an SAS culture
Sixteen LCMS districts have adopted a resolution specific to Set Apart to Serve.
September 18, 2025
Young adults share church work journey at Higher Things
Set Apart to Serve was represented at this summer’s Higher Things conferences by young adults who are either pursuing church work studies or currently serving as LCMS church workers.
August 20, 2025
‘Set Apart to Serve’ offers new resources
The resources are the outcomes of SAS pilot groups and have been reviewed and/or tested by circuit visitors, district presidents and others.
July 14, 2025
‘Faithfully and diligently’: Forming the next generation of church workers
Forming the next generation of church workers means forming them in the Lutheran Confessions.
June 11, 2025
Honoring our church worker spouses
This month, as the church remembers the 500th anniversary of the marriage of Martin and Katie Luther, the LCMS also honors church worker spouses.