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January 29, 2025
Synod boards hold final meetings of 2024
The LCMS Board for International Mission, Council of Presidents, Board for National Mission and Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled fall meetings in November.
January 17, 2025
From the mission field: Church plant in Germany
Updates on LCMS mission work around the world.
January 17, 2025
Winter ‘Engage’: Christ’s light during trials
The issue highlights ways that God comes to His people at their most difficult times.
January 8, 2025
New lay missionaries prepare to deploy
One of the new missionaries will serve in Asia, and the others will serve in Latin America.
January 6, 2025
Willard Burce: A Legacy of Service
The legacy of Burce’s 40 years of service in Papua New Guinea lives on.
December 11, 2024
Celebrating 100 Years of Pastoral Education in India
Concordia Theological Seminary, Nagercoil, India, recognized its 100th anniversary with a three-day celebration in September.
December 11, 2024
Protecting the Religious Liberty of Those Who Serve
LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces helps America’s service members and their chaplains preserve their right to the free exercise of religion.
December 11, 2024
Worship, Study and Brotherly Support in Wittenberg
International church leaders reflect on the importance of attending gatherings organized by LCMS Church Relations.
December 11, 2024
Q&A with John Kissinger Nyang’au
Kissinger is program director of Project 24 in Kenya.
December 11, 2024
A New Home in Christ
As the debate about asylum seekers rages in Europe, Persian migrants are finding forgiveness in Jesus Christ and an eternal home in His Body, the church.
November 27, 2024
KFUO Radio celebrates 100 years of sharing the Gospel
Around 200 people gathered in St. Louis on Oct. 12 to mark the anniversary.
November 7, 2024
Free to worship an extraordinary God
While teaching children in Asia, an LCMS Short-Term Mission team from Roanoke, Va., discovered that God transforms seemingly ordinary activities into extraordinary opportunities to witness His love and worship Him with fellow Christians.
November 1, 2024
International Church Relations Conference: Planting a flower in the gate of hell
The group gathered Oct. 21–25 in Wittenberg, Germany.
November 1, 2024
Planting Lutheran Churches: The Heart of International Mission
The core of international mission is planting local Lutheran congregations that are theologically accountable and organizationally sustainable.