Sowing seeds in local soil: The shifting nature of finding a pastor
Across the country, but especially in small towns and rural communities, congregations are wrestling with an increasingly urgent question: Where will our next pastor come from? For decades, the answer has been relatively simple. Churches relied on a steady pipeline of seminary graduates ready to take calls, and synod and denominational offices to help match […]
Student Spotlight: Ryan Barlow
For many of you, the work we do here at Luther House of Study (LHOS) is perhaps most visible in outward offerings like our community education classes or our weekly Scripture First podcast. However, our first mission has always been to train pastors, and it’s our distinct honor to work with the students who are […]