“The congregation I serve, Somerset Hills Lutheran Church, Basking Ridge NJ, certainly sounds like it’s a country club. We’re not, but the people in this very suburban region certainly have a country club mentality. Yet when we open our eyes, we see people among us and all around us that we would not expect. One
The Ethnic Immigrant Institute of Theology is a program of Concordia Seminary St. Louis, whose foundation and focus is to train and equip ethnic pastors’ of all nationalities for our church body. Thus far, since 2003 we have trained over 60 pastors’ and missionaries who are now planting new congregations and reaching out to diverse
When was the last time you saw someone who was in need? What did they look like? What did they need? Where were they? What was the circumstance? Take a few minutes to capture the detail of what happened and your reaction… Now read the story in Matthew 25:31-40closeMatthew 25:31-40 The Final Judgment 31 “When the
Right about now, according to demographers, the majority of the world’s population is living in the great urban areas on our planet. Cities likeMexico City,Tokyo,Sao Paulo, and Mumbai continue to grow as people pour in from the countryside in search of more opportunities. Sometimes we may think most of these people would have been better
Reflections on the Relationship Between Doctrine and Mission, Confession and Outreach By Herbert Mueller Doctrine or Mission? Which is more important? Doctrine or mission? For Lutherans, that’s like asking whether a coin can have a “heads” without a “tails.” Yet there are common caricatures among us that would separate doctrine (or our Lutheran confessions)
Friend “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything I have learned from my Father I have made known to you.” John 15:15closeJohn 15:15 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master
“Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.” Romans 10:1closeRomans 10:1 10:1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. (ESV) closeRomans 10:1closeRomans 10:1 10:1 Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
