LCMS World Mission Blog

“I love the kids that come to Friday Night Bible Study (FNBS). I really get to know them on a deeper level than I would if we were in a regular class. Many students that go to FNBS are from Concordia, so I know them a little bit from seeing them on campus. Stanley has [...]

Rosemary Sternbeck serves on the LAMP U.S. ministry staff in Neah Bay, Wash. She writes, “The Morning Star Girls Club had many plans and goals set to be completed by the end of the school year. One major goal was to put on a mother-daughter tea. A conference room was rented. Invitations were made and [...]

“The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) is made up of almost five million members. Their church is divided into synods, or districts. This was Claude’s first visit to the headquarters of the Central Ethiopian Synod, the largest one. He was also able to see classes in session at Hope of Life Training Center, where [...]

“How do we better train pastors for the African Lutheran churches in the 21st century? A major part of responding to that question involves a serious study of current courses—how they should be changed and improved to produce within the students the theological aptitude of a servant of the Word.
“I [Glenn] had the privilege [...]

“The beginners’ English class on Monday night was packed, with people from our church and people I’d never seen before. There were around 30 faces staring at me when I walked into the classroom. The next day, the two conversation classes had a much higher-than-normal attendance level, and on Wednesday-when I started my first-ever intermediate [...]

“I would like to also share a praise item from an out-of-school fellowship. Two weeks ago, we kicked off another year of OSF (On-Campus Student Fellowship). This is for the students who live at school and it is a chance for them to sing songs, learn about Jesus, and spend some [...]

Part of the 19th century Lutheran movement in the United States entailed a group of German evangelists known as the ‘Sendlinge.’ Under the leadership of Wilhelm Loehe, a pastor from the small Bavarian town of Neuendettelsau, these Germans were sent to North America to help form religious communities among settlers, [...]

“During the last two weeks of September, we held two courses for our Master of Arts in Christian Outreach (MACO) degree program here in Nigeria. One course was ‘Missio Dei’ (The Mission of God). It focused on examining ‘mission’ as God’s great compassion for His creation (people) and His great [...]

“The visit of Ms. Gretel Johnson to our congregation was a big cause for joy. Gretel called and requested the church’s address and promised to be in the service the following day. I [Obot] arranged to pick her at the bus stop when she arrived in Kingston. On Sunday morning, [...]

“In the spring of 2008, the University Lutheran Chapel at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, began to collect bikes to be fixed and given away to international students. We wanted to serve international students in a relevant and practical way and we felt that this was one way we could do [...]