Missouri Synod set for fight over who should preach to Lutherans
Candidates for the Office of the Holy Ministry sing during a church service that is part of graduation ceremonies at Concordia Seminary on Friday, May 20, 2016. Photo by David Carson, courtesy of St. Louis Post-Dispatch
HAMEL, Ill. — While the pool of men answering the call to enter seminary has shrunk in recent decades, some want to enforce higher standards on ministers who aren’t ordained.
