
Set Apart to Serve (SAS) is a Synodwide effort to build an intentional culture of church work formation and recruitment in every LCMS congregation, family, school, district and entity. Together, we pray that the Lord of the harvest will supply His church with pastors who preach and teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and commissioned church workers who will teach and share God’s Word in their full-time church work vocations.
The resources from The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) are intended for you, the influential adult, to use as you encourage our youth — and adults — to consider becoming a pastor, deaconess, Lutheran school teacher, director of Christian education, director of parish music, director of family life ministries, director of church ministries or director of outreach.
The resources, which include conversation guides, Bible studies, and journey maps, will help you talk about church work and guide young people on their journey to a church work vocation.
God works through influential adults like pastors, parents, church workers and other laity (people like you!) to call people to church work vocations — all it takes is a few moments to begin the conversation.
- Helping Parents Prepare Youth for Church Work Vocations
- Talking to young people about vocation
- Encouraging future church workers
- Messaging templates for influential adults
- The 8 LCMS Church Work Vocations One-Sheet
- The 8 LCMS Church Work Vocations *
Family Resources
Birth to 12 Years Old
- Conversation Guide for Parents
- Essential Experiences Workbook & Individual Tracker Presentation
- Journey Map
12-14 Years Old
- Conversation Guide for Parents
- Conversation Guide for Ages 12-14
- Essential Experiences Workbook & Individual Tracker Presentation
- Your Guide to Mentoring Future Church Workers
- Your Guide to Job Shadowing for Future Church Workers
- Journey Map
- Bible Study — Leading Lives That Matter
- Bible Study — Seeing Yourself in a Church Work Vocation
- Bible Study — I AM the Alpha and the Omega
14-18+ Years Old
- Conversation Guide for Parents
- Conversation Guide for Ages 14-18+
- Essential Experiences Workbook & Individual Tracker Presentation
- Your Guide to Mentoring Future Church Workers
- Your Guide to Job Shadowing for Future Church Workers
- Journey Map
- Bible Study — Prayerfully Considering Full-Time Church Work: Set Apart to Serve at Camp
- Bible Study — Leading Lives That Matter
- Bible Study — Seeing Yourself in a Church Work Vocation
- Bible Study — I AM the Alpha and the Omega