The Mission Phoenix

NEW:

• Life in New Guinea - Rev. Alfred and Nancy Ebel tell a story (see sidebar)
• "The Squirm Test" (see sidebar)
• Many interesting Discussion forum posts (see sidebar)

The first-ever The Mission Phoenix opinion poll is here!  It's fun!

I hope that you are visiting this site because you share a passion for evangelistic Lutheran mission work: the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ leading to the conversion of souls and the formation of Lutheran churches.

The purpose of this website is to strengthen the global mission work of the LCMS.

The approach is to inform and educate LCMS members of our Synod's global mission program by providing a platform for LCMS World Mission stakeholders to tell their story.

The criteria is integrity.  We welcome honest dialogue, factual accounts, and verifiable statements.  We do not welcome political gamesmanship, kingmaking, and rumors.

THANKS to all who have emailed their comments, corrections and suggestions for improvement!!  Keep them coming!

 During most of my years overseas, the focus of LCMS World Mission was defined as "church planting and leadership training".  Now here's a little-known fact:  In about the year 1999, more or less, a word in that statement was changed, and the focus of LCMS World Mission became: "church planting through leadership training".  That one little change has led to the present situation, in which woefully few missionaries are sent to plant churches.

But, is that a good thing?  What do you thinK?  Vote below - results are immediate!