The town hall will share the latest news from Set Apart to Serve, the LCMS church work recruitment initiative.
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July 25, 2023
Church Work as a Second Career
The Rev. Jonathan Manor reflects on his decision to enter the pastoral ministry as a second career.
July 25, 2023
Deliberate, Intentional and Bold
Staff at Sioux Falls Lutheran School in Sioux Falls, S.D., walk alongside parents to encourage students to consider serving the church as a vocation.
July 25, 2023
Becoming a Deaconess
Two LCMS deaconesses share what they love about serving as deaconesses.
July 25, 2023
Becoming a Pastor
Current and future LCMS pastors share why they decided to enter the pastoral ministry.
July 25, 2023
Becoming a Director of Christian Education
DCE students share why they decided to become church workers.
July 24, 2023
Becoming a Lutheran School Teacher
Current and future LCMS school teachers share what they love about teaching.
July 13, 2023
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.
June 15, 2023
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.
May 2, 2023
‘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.
April 5, 2023
‘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.
March 10, 2023
‘The harvest is plentiful’: Set Apart to Serve gains Synodwide support
Many across the LCMS are collaborating on the initiative to form and recruit new church workers.
February 13, 2023
SAS launches second career focus
The initiative will seek to encourage church work as a second career path for adults already in the workforce.
January 4, 2023
Pilot program to test SAS resources
Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is a Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod effort launched in 2019 to raise up future church workers.
December 8, 2022
St. Martin Lutheran School for the Deaf: Teaching the ‘whole person’
St. Martin Lutheran School for the Deaf accepts students from preschool through eighth grade and operates in space provided by Emmanuel Lutheran Church and School in Dearborn, Mich.
September 29, 2022
Celebrate church workers in October
Find ways to show gratitude and support for church workers.