Striving to provide called workers
One of the four priorities outlined in the synod’s “Christ through us” long-range strategic plan is “Calling.” For our synod to carry out its mission faithfully, we need an adequate…
My Christian life: A lay member serves as a law enforcement chaplain
A layperson serves gospel comfort to those who serve. A misdialed phone transfer, a post-wedding move, and a desire to serve. These are all factors that led Mark Kleisner to…
My contact list
Every conversation, every act of love, and every moment we share the gospel ripple into eternity. I opened Google Contacts for the first time in ten years, and after more…
An unexpected journey
“It was God’s plan for me.” Wei Nadine Li, a member of the South Asian Lutheran Evangelical Mission, WELS’ sister synod in Hong Kong, graduated in December 2025 from Martin…
Straight talk: Priorities in ministerial education
How do we encourage and train as many men and women for ministry as possible? This is one of the most pressing questions facing WELS at this time. With the…
Organs, education, and the power of music
Benjamin Foster, a senior at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn., has been taking organ lessons since he was ten years old. As a parish music/staff ministry major, he…
The answer is you
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Matthew 9:37,38). Looking for a New…
A family affair in Peru
We knew the question would come up sooner or later. “Can you share why Academia Cristo is LWMS’ 2025–26 kids c.a.r.e. project?” inquired our mission supporters. It is a fair…
Missionaries on the move
Several world missionary families are transitioning to new locations to further the ministry of the gospel. In Latin America, Missionary Matthew Behmer and his family recently relocated from Quito, Ecuador,…