Deaconess Tiffany Manor has accepted a call from the LCMS Office of National Mission to serve as director of LCMS Life Ministry.
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Seminaries hold online-only Call Day services
The two LCMS seminaries held virtual Call Day services on April 28 (CSL) and April 29 (CTSFW) due to COVID-19 restrictions, issuing a total of 189 calls and assignments as thousands of people watched online from around the globe.
National Mission board celebrates effective triennium, hears ministry updates
The board also heard a presentation on the Synod’s new national mission emphasis, ‘Making Disciples For Life.’
Call Day: Seminary students receive calls, learn placements
A total of 201 students received their first calls to pastoral and diaconal ministry and their assignments as vicars and deaconess interns during four services held on the two seminary campuses April 29–30 and May 1.
‘Equipped to Serve’: Concordia Theological Seminary winds up spring fundraiser
The fundraiser, which runs through May 7, aims to assist new graduates in purchasing supplies for their ministry.
KFUO Audio: Deaconesses, students discuss mercy trip to Peru
Deaconesses and deaconess students with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod discussed their recent mercy expedition to Peru with KFUO Radio host Andy Bates.
KFUO Audio: Deaconess Story and Formation
Deaconesses Amanda Van de Kamp and Deaconess Kristin Wassilak talked on Dec. 7 with KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates about becoming and serving as deaconesses in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Infographic: Theological Education Around the World
The Gospel is at the heart of all Lutheran education, and teaching the faith is a hallmark by which the LCMS is known throughout the world. Our international church partners are imploring us to teach God’s saving Word to their pastors and church leaders. They know that well-trained church workers will teach the faith to laypeople, who will tell their families and neighbors about salvation in Christ Jesus.
Deaconess resources now available in Spanish
Spanish speakers can now learn about the deaconess vocation in their own language.
KFUO Audio: Interview about deaconess programs in Nigeria, Lithuania
KFUO Radio host Andy Bates talks with Deaconess Grace Rao, director of LCMS Deaconess Ministry, about the deaconess programs in Nigeria and Lithuania.
10 Questions with Deaconess Sandra Rhein
Sandra Rhein uses her gifts as both a deaconess and church musician in a unique way: She works with Lutheran church bodies in places like Kenya and Ethiopia to create Christ-centered hymnals in the local language.
Grace Place revitalizes, reaffirms deaconesses for ministry of caring
LCMS deaconesses learn about wellness and work-life balance at an Oct. 6-10 retreat in St. Louis.
Deaconess Conference OKs way to support diaconal work
At their annual conference, members of Concordia Deaconess Conference (CDC) adopt a resolution to make offering envelopes available to support CDC’s work.
Conference OKs way to support diaconal work
At its annual conference in Winter Park, Fla., Concordia Deaconess Conference also elects new officers, including Jennifer M. Phillips of Monroeville, Ind., president.
LCMS Eurasia mission team expands by two
This month, two LCMS deaconesses were commissioned in the mission field. Deaconesses Ashley Prothro and Elizabeth Ahlman were inducted into the ranks of the Concordia Deaconess College and are set to fulfill their calls in the Eurasia mission field.
Life Together
The LCMS Office of National Mission (ONM) works to foster healthy Lutheran congregations that bear witness and have mercy in that same life together.