LCMS Northwest District to Consider Multiple Overtures Seeking Expansion, Greater Variety of Pastoral Formation Paths to Help Fill 100s of Empty Pulpits Across Synod & Plant New Churches

Prior Approval Process Clarity Demands Become a Tidal Wave; LCMS Northwest District Adds Its Voice

Texas District joins Northern Illinois in Rebuking, Calling for Loving Discipline of LCMS Pastors Who Meddle in Congregations Where They Are Not Called

LCMS CNH District Overture Joins in Calls for Prior Approval Process Transparency

LCMS Church Fathers Walther, Wyneken, Pfotenhauer Encouraged Collaborative, Not Hierarchical Synod Structure

C.F.W. Walther: Local LCMS Congregations Have “the right and the power to call pastors and shepherds”

Minnesota South Overture Encourages LCMS Seminaries to Offer Non-Residential Master of Divinity Degrees to Address Acute & Growing Pastoral Shortage

LCMS Rev. Dr. Jeff Kloha Discusses New Lutheran M Div Degree Program

LCMS Minnesota South Joins Other Districts in Calling for Clarification of the Prior Approval Process

LCMS Michigan District Overture Supports Prior Approval Process; Calls for Clarification, Transparency

Retired Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor Presidents Pat Ferry & Bill Cario Express Need for Prior Approval Process Transparency & Trust in the LCMS