Deaconesses and deaconess interns eagerly desire to work for the Lord by serving the poor and suffering. Could your congregation or institution train the next charity workers by offering a one-year paid deaconess internship? 
 
Could your ministry be strengthened by a full-time deaconess? 
 
For more information 
Contact Dcs. Grace Rao 
1-800-248-1930, ext. 1387 
grace.rao@lcms.org 
 
District and Congregational Services serves with districts in assisting congregations to develop and foster vibrant ministries to bring the saving, life-giving Gospel of Jesus Christ to the sinful, dying world through its six ministry areas. 
 
To learn more about a Ministry Area, click on one of the links.   
 
 
 
http://www.lcms.org/pages/default.asp?NavID=5247  
 
 
"Let Our Hearts Burn Within Us.....  " 
The logos are everywhere. The Church is wildly chattering about it. So what is this Ablaze! thing all about? 
Ablaze! is a new initiative of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through LCMS World Mission. The mission of this program is to “share the Good News of Jesus Christ with 100 million unreached or uncommitted people by the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017.” 
Dr. Gerald Kieschnick, President of the LCMS, explains “This is not a mission we invented; it is a mission we inherited.” However, the Ablaze! program was developed to ignite a profound movement of believers witnessing their faith in their Lord and Savior. 
 
 
"Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it." (Hebrews 13:1-2 NIV)