Supporting future called workers
“There always seems to be enough,” says John Eich, pastor at Good Shepherd, Alma, Mich. “And that’s just the wonderful encouragement our Lord gives us.” Eich and the congregation of…
The Lord calls: Article 4
A congregation needs to prepare to meet its new called worker. “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” The recent college graduate hoping to be hired…
The Lord calls: Article 3
While a vacancy may be difficult, the Lord will bless a congregation through it. He had spent nearly three weeks carefully considering the call the Lord of the church had…
The Lord calls: Article 2
The Lord guides his people to select public servants of the gospel. After 24 years of faithful service, Pastor Smithson decided to retire. The members of the congregation knew that…
The Lord calls: Article 1
The Lord uses his church to place public ministers of the gospel where he wants them to serve. There is no use denying it. The language of the church is…
Here we still stand
We train public ministers who boldly confess with their lips what fills their hearts. Picture a pastor at a coffee shop. He’s with an unchurched prospect who visited worship and…
Encouraging and supporting future called workers
By definition, an auxiliary is a group that provides supplementary help or support. Since 1960 and 1973, the Martin Luther College (MLC) Ladies’ Auxiliary and the Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary (WLS)…