LCMS World Mission Blog

EIIT graduating class of 2008. 

Left to right: Bottom row: Rev. John Loum, Gemedo Adema, Haro Galgalo, Lang Yang, Asaph James, Elijah Ndon, Elamin Baggor. Top Row: Bafel Deng, Simon Dup, Ebenezer Mallepalle, Lumembo Tshiswaka, George Jock, Matthew Both

The Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology (EIIT) is a distance-education pastoral and deaconess training program for immigrants sponsored by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and LCMS World Mission. Many students work full-time secular jobs and serve in their individual pastoral and deaconal ministries while enrolled in the program. They are mentored by their local pastor and were recommended for the program through their districts. Students spend one week together each year on the seminary campus in intensive classes and seminars.

• For more information, visit the Concordia Seminary’s Web site.
• Support The Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology