Pat Ferry

Register your voters by Sunday, March 19! Does registering and voting really matter?

Yes! Some pastors don’t register to vote because synodical elections seem disconnected from local ministry. But voting for LCMS president does impact our congregations.

The LCMS president is responsible for things like:
- Approving how Synod’s collective resources are mobilized and utilized
- Guiding key personnel decisions, especially regarding district presidents and administrative officers, executives, and agencies of the national office
- Supervising the doctrine taught and practiced in Synod, including all synodwide corporate entities
- Serving as a voting member on Concordia Publishing House’s Board of Directors
- Maintaining relationships with all educational institutions of the Synod and partnering church bodies (Bylaws 3.3.1.3)

https://www.patferry.com/how-to-register

I asked two career missionaries — pastors with extraordinary experience on the front lines of the mission field, and in critical administrative roles — to explore a few questions with me.

Between now and this summer we have a lot to discuss and consider. I am hopeful our dialogue gives us many opportunities and occasions to ask hard questions even if there are not easy answers. These conversations will push us forward.

Missions and Alternate Realities Imagine an alternate reality. Sometimes I find myself musing about how different my life would be had I followed a path other than the one I chose. Of course, I trust that the Lord has guided me along the way, and, in retrospect, there are few regrets. Still, there are those occasional moments when....