As the SAS team plans for the coming year, it has developed three major areas of emphasis.
Church Workers
District presidents hold first meeting of triennium
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Council of Presidents met in St. Louis Sept. 16–19.
Church Worker Appreciation Month: Thanking those set apart to serve
October is Church Worker Appreciation Month.
Synod convention calls for new Lutheran academic standards
Delegates also adopted resolutions that commend Lutheran schools, address church worker student debt, encourage family devotions and recommend youth ministry resources.
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.
‘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.
‘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.
‘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.
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.
‘A way to serve’: Organist honored for 70 years at same congregation
Eileen Jones began serving at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Britton, Mich., when she was 16 years old.
Bernhard M. Seter scholarship to support church work students in Africa
Recipients of the scholarship must be studying to become Lutheran pastors, deaconesses or Christian evangelists serving in Africa LCMS partner churches.
Concordia Plans restructures to strengthen focus on workers
The new structure more closely connects all organizational units that directly interact with CPS customers.
Celebrate church workers in October
Find ways to show gratitude and support for church workers.
Summer KFUO series highlights ‘Set Apart to Serve’ initiative
The series will air on KFUO’s “The Coffee Hour” on Fridays during June, July and August.
Retreats offer rest for commissioned workers
The retreats, titled “Take Heart! Renewed to Be a Blessing,” are funded by the LCMS Office of National Mission.
DCEs gather to learn, connect and share their faith
The National Association of Directors of Christian Education held its biannual conference Jan. 12–14 in Fort Collins, Colo.
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