We want to thank our For Life Ministry Collaborators for all their faithful work. Find out more about each of our collaborators below.
Christian Life Resources
Christian Life Resources counsels clergy, teachers, doctors, lawyers, moms, and dads on a wide range of life- and family-related topics. It is a resource center of materials and services on these issues. Most importantly, the national office educates others on the perspective of God’s Word as it relates to these issues. Through its official publication, Clearly Caring, email services, annual national convention, presentations, and articles, we seek to answer the question, “What would God have me to do?” based on the direction found in God’s Word.Coalition Life
Coalition Life’s heroic sidewalk counselors, client care specialists, and volunteers have helped over 3,800 women leave abortion facilities with their children alive. Coalition Life St. Louis is now a rapidly growing 501(c)(3) non-profit with a mission of Ending Abortion peacefully and prayerfully. Directed by Brian Westbrook, Coalition Life counselors and prayer volunteers have helped save hundreds of children from abortion since 2009 and have impacted thousands of men and women. Beginning in 2011, the Coalition Life staff and volunteers began turning away mothers from certain abortions outside on the streets in front of the last active abortion facility in Missouri. Coalition Life’s efforts then expanded to Southern and Cook County, Illinois. When Roe v. Wade ended, Missouri banned abortion, but other states welcomed it, so the fight to save lives has moved to new fronts. In the fall of 2023, Coalition Life announced its expansion to Kansas City, excited to join hands with that community to save babies’ lives.
Concordia University Chicago
Steadfast in Jesus Christ as revealed in the Holy Scriptures, Concordia University Chicago promotes academic rigor in its liberal arts and professional programs; grounds students in objective truth, integrity, and excellence; and practices faithfulness to the Confessional teachings of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, as it forms students for vocations in church, family, and the world. Concordia University Chicago is a Christ-centered Lutheran university where truth, freedom, and vocation form students for lives of influence and service for the common good.
Doxology
DOXOLOGY, a charitable nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation and Recognized Service Organization of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, is comprised of pastors, counselors and laity from various walks of life who are committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, especially as God gives it through the Holy Ministry. DOXOLOGY offers an innovative program of advanced study retreats to strengthen pastors for the task of faithfully shepherding the souls entrusted to their care. DOXOLOGY provides pastors with a unique study and renewal experience, rooted in the classic art of the care of souls (cura animarum) and informed by the insights of contemporary Christian psychology.
Helping Hands Eastern European Ministries
Helping Hands Eastern European Ministries is a Christian mission that was created in response to the great physical, emotional and spiritual losses the many Eastern Europeans experienced as a result of years of living under Communism or conflict. Through our work we aim to assist the most vulnerable in Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Moldovia, and Greece, as well as immigrants from those countries, by providing compassionate support and resources that address their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. As Lutherans, we are aware of God’s great grace to us through Jesus. We long to share His love with the Eastern European people.
Higher Things
The mission of Higher Things is to make the Gifts of Christ Jesus known to youth and young adults. Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, was crucified for your sins and raised for your forgiveness, and the forgiveness, life, and salvation He won for you on Good Friday and Easter are delivered right to you in His Holy Spirit-filled Word and Sacraments. This is the heart and soul of our preaching, teaching, and worship because this is the full substance of the entire Christian faith. Jesus died, Jesus rose, Jesus delivers FOR YOU. Jesus’ salvation, won and delivered, is for all people of all nations, and Higher Things believes that this is regardless of age group. For over 20 years, we have been blessed by God to assist in delivering Jesus’ cross-won, empty-tomb-certain salvation to thousands of youth and young adults through our summer conferences, regional retreats, and digital resources. We are humbled to assist the local congregations, their pastors, parents, and youth leaders as we do the same thing they do: delivering Jesus through His Word and Gifts.Institute of Lutheran Theology
Providing an education through online technology gives the Institute of Lutheran Theology (ILT) the freedom to have a diverse Lutheran faculty and student body from around the world, while keeping tuition rates and overhead costs low. Work towards your degree at your pace and still have the ability to work a full-time job and stay active in your own congregation. Our Mission: ILT, as an institution of higher education, shall preserve, promote and propagate the classical Christian tradition from a Lutheran perspective. Our Vision: Centered in the Word of God and the Cross of Christ, ILT students will be grounded in the Bible, rooted in the classical Christian tradition, understand the contemporary cultural horizon, and think critically in the proclamation and advancement of the Gospel.
KFUO Radio
KFUO Radio, the broadcast voice of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, shares Christ for you anytime, anywhere on KFUO.org via worship services, Bible and theology studies, practical talk programs, and sacred music. Find programs on demand at kfuo.org and wherever you get your podcasts! Find us on social: @KFUOradio on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
LCMS Life Ministry
Through LCMS Life Ministry, the Body of Christ comes together to value all human life — from conception to natural death. LCMS Life Ministry speaks up for life, cares for people in body and soul and teaches about the sanctity of human life. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Life Ministry network is comprised of thousands of people throughout the LCMS who are passionate about and engaged in sanctity of human life efforts, both in our church body and the culture at large. We speak for human life by witnessing to our Lord’s creation of life and His design for marriage and the family, and by advocating for the God-given value of all human life in the public square. We care for human life by sharing Christ’s love and mercy, caring for people in body and soul by sponsoring human care efforts in local communities through congregations, and internationally through our missionaries and partner church bodies. We educate by providing resources and events for people of all ages.LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces
LCMS Office of International Mission
The LCMS Office of International Mission recruits, trains, sends and cares for our missionaries, human care workers and international educators.
LCMS Youth Ministry
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Youth Ministry faithfully leads, serves, resources and networks youth and adults — working through LCMS districts and congregations — with Christ and His gifts at the heart and center of everything.
Lutheran Church Extension Fund
Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) has served as the financial extension of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) since 1978, offering funding and resources in support of the church. Our investors make it possible for us to provide customized loans and support services to new and growing ministries as well as loans for Rostered Church Workers who dedicate their lives to sharing the Gospel.
For more than a century, Lutheran Family Service has been there for people in their time of need providing a variety of services including unplanned pregnancy support, marriage counseling, mental health counseling, adoption services, church worker wellness, and youth and elderly outreach. Lutheran Family Services also offers a number of congregational outreach programs designed to equip people with what they need to successfully manage life challenges before they become a crisis. Our mission is simple: We walk with people who are experiencing hard times and are there for them just as God has been there for us. Our values are clear: Grace, Life, Family, Compassion, Accountability and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who came into this world to redeem us. Jesus is the cornerstone of our ministry and the focus of all that we do in serving people. Our impact is profound: Every day, the men and women of Lutheran Family Service bring the good news of the Savior and His love to the world, one hurting or needful person at a time. Lutheran Family Service exists to serve those who need it—to help the pregnant young woman without a plan, the frustrated teen who struggles to understand himself and the couple in need of competent help to repair their broken marriage relationship. That’s why Lutheran Family Service is here and we will be here for you.Lutheran Senior Services
Lutheran Senior Services touches tens of thousands of lives across the Greater St. Louis area, central Missouri, and Illinois—from all walks of life, regardless of religious background. In step with today’s innovations, we offer research-based successful aging initiatives along with relevant technologies and strategies that put older adults and their families first. Our Life Plan Communities and senior living services rank among the country’s best, providing excellence for every older adult we serve.
NALC Life Ministries
The NALC is a fast-growing, Christian church in the Lutheran tradition, uniting Lutherans in congregations across North America. The NALC embodies the theological center of Lutheranism in North America and stands firmly within the global Lutheran mainstream.
We are a church family committed to the authority of the Bible as the inspired Word of God. In keeping with the Lutheran Confessions, we believe all doctrines should and must be judged by the teaching of Scripture. The NALC has embraced four core values which shape our common life: Christ Centered, Mission Driven, Traditionally Grounded, and Congregationally Focused. We are a church centered on the unique Gospel of Jesus Christ, animated by missions and evangelism, grounded in the 2,000-year tradition of Christian faith, and organized chiefly to serve our congregations. A renewed Lutheran community moving forward in faith, the NALC is focused on living out Christ’s Great Commission to go and make disciples in North America and around the globe. We invite you to learn more about our church family.
North American Lutheran Seminary
Bolstered by an interdependent network of five campuses, the North American Lutheran Seminary (NALS) is part of God’s movement in this culture, time and place. Over the next decade, hundreds will be raised and formed in the Great Tradition of confessional and evangelical Lutheran Faith. The NALS is singularly focused on forming pastors and church leaders with an education that is shaped by Christian tradition and bound by the Holy Scriptures. Upheld by world-class faculty, students have time and opportunity to reflect on the depth and beauty of their faith and be properly formed. The NALS has a commitment to truly cultivate the foundation and the deep roots necessary for tomorrow’s pastors and church leaders to be the stewards of classic, orthodox, biblical theology in preparation for Word and Sacrament ministry in the North American Lutheran Church (NALC).
The Abortion Survivors Network
The Abortion Survivors Network is like an oasis. A safe place for survivors to finally share their story, be themselves, be vulnerable, to finally heal. Where there is LIFE, there is HOPE. Facing the aftermath of a failed, stopped or even a successfully reversed abortion can be overwhelming, uncertain, and a lifetime journey. We understand. Led by an abortion survivor and supported by a an experienced team we’re uniquely qualified to lead and serve. Our mission is clear: to end the generational trauma of abortion by saving the lives of abortion survivors at the first chance of intervention—offering answers, hope, supportive relationships and healing for women, survivors and families. Here’s how we make a difference: Providing Truth and Hope: We offer a beacon of light for women navigating failed, stopped, or reversed abortions. You’re not alone. We’re here to guide you. Bridging the Research Gap: We’re dedicated to filling the gaps in knowledge about short and long-term outcomes for abortion survivors and women. Their experiences matter. Evidence-Based Support: Our programs are rooted in best practices, ensuring women, survivors and families receive the highest standard of care and information and that we share this with other professionals across disciplines.
Them Before Us
There’s nothing exceptional about the people behind Them Before Us. We aren’t professional writers or pedigreed activists. We are just people who think that children deserve to be the primary consideration when considering what is best for, well, children. We are ordinary people willing to state the cost that children, as well as society, pay when children are deprived of their fundamental needs. Our Mission: Them Before Us is a global movement defending children’s right to their mother and father. Our Vision: Them Before Us strives to put children before adults in every conversation about marriage and family. We seek to prioritize the rights of children in the culture and courtroom, the personal and the public. Our Goals: Educate the public on a child-centric perspective of marriage and family. Represent the rights of children on policy matters. Translate core TBU messages into every language.