Church outdoors in the beautiful hill country of Texas

Lutheran Seminary Program of the Southwest (LSPS) is a program of Wartburg Seminary and the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. LSPS prepares leaders for Hispanic ministry contexts in the borderland of the Southwest and other cross-cultural ministries. The following interview took place in Dripping Springs, TX outside of Austin. Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Stein interviews Rev. Carmen Retzlaff, a former student…

Meeting the Hispanic Ministry Needs of the Church

Adriana Maria Johnson-Rivas volunteered as a catechism teacher at Principe de Paz for eight years, before she had the opportunity to study in the Institute of Evangelism of Prince of Peace “La Escuelita” and accepted the position of SALM (Synodically Authorized Lay Minister). In 2009, due to the health problems of the current pastor, Johnson- Rivas was asked to lead the Principe de…