As the Lord calls workers for the harvest, the whole church has a role in identifying, encouraging, and assisting men as the consider and pursue pastoral ministry.

Our seminaries in Fort Wayne and St. Louis continue to prepare messengers to proclaim God’s Word faithfully worldwide. Read the inspiring stories of four “messengers.”

I read with interest President Kieschnick’s article, Pastors Wanted, projecting the synod’s need for pastors in the next 10 years and appealing to congregations and pastors “to think of men to whom the Lord has given such gifts (for the pastoral ministry)” … and to “encourage these men to consider the ministry.”  This past April,

I must express my profound disappointment and sorrow that you chose to print such a mean-spirited letter from a reader (who I will leave nameless) in your April issue directed towards Paine Proffitt’s illustrations (appearing in the December issue).  It was a serious lapse in judgement.  As Christians, we are called to encourage one another,

I enjoyed your article about St. Paul’s Lutheran High School; however, you made no mention of their wonderful choir.  This group puts on an extended tour every year.  This year, they were here in Roswell and gave us a wonderful concert. Two of the young women stayed in our home over night–they were the best

I disagree with Rev. Gleason’s April Witness letter (Be reconciled) that recommends ‘commune now, reconcile later.’ He stated, “They know it [reconciling] is what God wants and calls us to do. But that person cannot yet do it.” Communing in such rebellion will not make a person stronger as Rev. Gleason suggests, but weaker. We

Pastor Borst’s article about stumbling into the wrong movie was intersting enough, but did he have to tell everyone the ending to a movie a lot of us have NOT seen? Respectfully, C. Richard   Read More Letters to the Editor Send letters to “Letters,” c/o The Lutheran Witness, 1333 S. Kirkwood Road, St. Louis,

The idea of the rural community as a mission field is right on!  For more than 30 years, Dr. Hunter, a rostered LCMS pastor, has been helping churches big and small work toward the effective transformation of the Lord’s Great Commission to make disciple of all peoples.  I have heard him say time and time

Dr. Knippa suggests [in the April 2008 Family Counselor] the questioner look at www.lcms.org for a “historical and scriptural perspective” regarding cremation.  He then refers to this with no scriptural references. I would suggest that LCMS add the Bible reference of Joshua 7:15, 25, where we are told that an accursed criminal had to be purged

Mom had long ago lost touch with reality…but a beloved hymn cut through the fog.