Church planting might feel like a calling for a prestigious few, but it is what we are all called to, and it is what we are all already doing. This isn’t a matter of spiritual fortitude, but of perspective. I am a church planter, I just didn’t realize it.

"I am so glad to be in this mission together with you,” President Paul Larson greeted the congregation of delegates Saturday morning, June 9. The theme verse for Church of the Lutheran Brethren Biennial Convention 2024 resonated in his words: “I thank my God every time I remember you… because of your partnership in the gospel” (Phil 1:1-2).