LCMS World Mission Blog

Good news from Winchell MacNeill in St. Louis, Mo.

Winchell MacNeill, of St. Louis, Mo., turned a wrong number situation into a faith-sharing opportunity as he shared Jesus with an atheist woman on the other end of the line. He writes, “I called a New York telephone number that was supposed to be for an LCMS pastor I was trying to reach. The lady [...]

Ablaze! award recipients honored

LCMS World Mission was pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Ablaze! awards at the Mission Partners’ Conference in Tampa Bay, Fla., on  Nov. 18. Executive Director Rev. Dr. Thomas Zehnder announced the winners and presented them each with their awards.
The 2009 Executive Director’s Ablaze! Award 2009 recipient is Rev. Jim Keurulainen and the [...]

Good news from Rev. Claude and Rhoda Houge

“We are so thankful for the people we work with, such as our co-worker Catherine Wangari. She shared a story about an encounter with a doctor recently. She was meeting with him to talk about medicines needed for upcoming short-term mission teams who are coming to work with eye clinics.
“Here’s a bit of the conversation:
Doctor: [...]

Audio Interview with Kristen Strom

Listen to an audio interview with Concordia University Chicago student, Kristen Strom, who is co-planning the 2009 Beautiful Feet Mission Conference with fellow student, Kyrie Hook. The conference this year is Nov. 12-14 on the campus of Concordia Chicago. Its theme is “His Passion, Your Passion.” Learn more at www.cuchicago.edu/beautifulfeet.
Audio Interview courtesy of KFUO Radio [...]

Audio Interview with Rev. Scott Snow

Rev. Scott Snow serves the Lord as the national director of outreach for LCMS World Mission. In this role, Scott develops strategies for equipping members of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod to share the Good News of the Gospel.

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Tell your faith-sharing story

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Celebrate LCMS World Mission Month

LCMS World Mission invites individuals, congregations, districts, and other organizations to join in celebrating LCMS World Mission Month throughout October. God is working in the United States and around the world through missionaries, congregations, and partners to bring the Good News to uncommitted or unbelieving people.
Visit www.lcmsworldmission.org/light to learn more about LCMS missionaries and resources [...]

From St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tracy, Calif.

Women from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Tracy, Calif., used the annual “Share the Scoop” event to witness to their community about the many ‘flavors’ of God’s love.
“In support of the Ablaze! movement to reach 100 million people worldwide with the Gospel by 2017, more than 300 women attended an outreach event in Tracy, Calif., on [...]

From Vicar Shauen and Krista Trump in Uganda

“The first weekend in July, we set out for the Runyankole-speaking area of western Uganda with 500 copies of Martin Luther’s Small Catechism in the local language which had recently been made available to fellow missionary Rev. Jacob Gillard. In each of the 10 congregations we visited on that trip, we encouraged use of the [...]

Share your best mission practices and resources!

The Ablaze! Partners Network (www.ablazepartners.net) is now live and ready for you! This online community of practice for Lutherans seeking to share the Good News of Jesus is self-described as: “Lutheran congregational leaders and church body staff promoting and discussing best practices to improve mission in these five basic areas of congregational life: worship, discipleship, [...]

From The 72-Partners on the Road and Ablaze! Covenant Congregations

“The 72-Partners on the Road continues to advance its ministry by forming partnerships with other ministries within LCMS World Mission. Led by Rev. Yohannes Mengsteab, director of New Mission Field Development, Ablaze! Covenant Congregations are being recruited and prepared through districts to produce new church plants in a healthy manner. Rev. Mengsteab has spoken of [...]