Missouri District Unites Campus Ministry Professionals for Training and Fellowship
Campus Ministry can be a lonely mission field, even though the job often means working with young adults during one of the most exciting times of their lives. This work also comes with some unique challenges and a much smaller population of church workers than other types of ministry.For starters,...
Ascension Lutheran Church Sends Youth Group to Assist in Tornado Aftermath
Chris and Kathy Thies are youth volunteers at Ascension Lutheran Church in St. Louis. With friends who live in the Jefferson City area and experience on the ground cleaning up after tornadoes, they saw an opportunity to give the teenagers a service project. After the recent tornado, they contacted Trinity...
Lessons from the Ballpark
“O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” —Psalm 71:17-18A few weeks ago, I sat with...
Putting the Word into Practice
“Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” —John 13:5The Gospels are a unique genre of literature in the Scriptures. They include both Jesus’ words and actions and ultimately His saving action on...
URGENT: LERT Training Offered 6/8/19 in Jefferson City
In light of recent tornadoes and widespread flooding, there will be a one-day Lutheran Early Response Team training at the fellowship hall of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson City. The training will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes lunch. The course will cover: An introduction to the...
A New Pastor’s Close and Personal Encounter with the Jefferson City Tornado
Rev. Samuel Powell of Trinity Lutheran Church, knew there could be tornadoes the evening of Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Although it was the eighth anniversary of a devastating tornado in Joplin, most people in the community were more concerned about flooding. As a chaplain for the fire department, he had...
Job Opening: Church Worker and Congregational Health Position
Rev. Gene Wyssmann will retire from the Missouri District staff at the end of 2019. A search process has begun to fill his role as Assistant to the President for Church Worker and Congregational Health. Nominations (including self-nominations) are open until August 15, 2019. Nominees must be rostered members of...
MO District Office Shares Theological Essays
The Missouri District has published theological essays. Learn more by clicking here.