Stacey Eising (Egger)

By Stacey Eising The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) Board for National Mission (BNM) and Board for International Mission (BIM) held their first meetings of the triennium in September. The boards issued missionary and chaplaincy calls, welcomed new board members and discussed strategic plans for the coming triennium.

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) will observe National Lutheran Schools Week (NLSW) Jan. 21–27, 2024, under the theme “Connected.” The theme comes from John 15:1–5, where Jesus speaks of Himself as the true vine: “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing” (5).

As The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) prepared for convention earlier this year, the LCMS Board for International Mission (BIM) and Board for National Mission (BNM) met in St. Louis for their final meetings of the 2019–2023 quadrennium. During this meeting, the board approved calls and solemn appointments for several missionaries: Deborah J. Dyjak, appointed career missionary, Africa region; Rev.