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DI6];E8 ,"S"O ON C&IDATE /ATUS IS R1DY & PREP>$ PRAY];LLY 63SID] & A3EPT ANO!R CALL 6S]VE ! *UR*4 ,"S"O ON NON-C&IDATE /ATUS IS ELIGI# =A CALL B = V>I\S R1SONS MAY N N[ 2 9 A POSI;N 63SID] OR A3EPT "O4 ,AT PRES5T C.T1 WE H #F1BIG ACTIVE PA/ORS1 #BAF PA/ORS ON C&IDATE /ATUS & #BDG ON NON-C&IDATE /ATUS4 ,H[ DOES ? HAPP58 ,A PA/OR MAY RESIGN 6TAKE SECUL> EMPLOY;T B / WI% 6HELP \ O3A.N,Y4 ,PA/ORS "S"TS TAKE A /UDY L1VE 6OBTA9 AN ADV.ED DEGREE4 ,MILIT>Y *APLA9S & RETURN+ MIS.N>IES MAY SP5D "T ON C&IDATE /ATUS WAIT+ =A CALL 6A P>I%4 ,A T1*] MAY L1VE ACTIVE S]VICE 6RAISE *N B WI% 6REMA9 ON ! RO/] 2C %E 9T5DS EV5TU,Y 6T1* AG4 ,IF ! 3GREG,N OR S*OOL DW9DLES 6": X C NO L;G] SUPPORT HM OR H]1 A PA/OR OR T1*] MAY RESIGN 6SEEK ANO!R CALL OR TAKE SECUL> EMPLOY;T4 ,3GREG,NAL 3FLICT MAY MAKE 3T9U+ 9 A "PICUL> P>I% SEEM IMPOSSI#1 S ! "W] RESIGNS4 ,! PA/OR MAY 2COME S ILL HE _C S]VE UNTIL HE IS H1L?Y AG4 ,! "W] MAY 2 "U 4CIPL9E = ISSUES ( DOCTR9E1 PRACTICE OR LIFE4 ,SPECIFIC *ANGES W 2 NE$$ 2F ! 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"UGRADUATE 5ROLL;T7 ,AV]AGE ,CO/ 6,ATT5D A ,,CUS ,S*OOL3 4#BD1JJJ 7,? IS ! AV]AGE CO/ ( TUI;N & FEES2 ROOM & BO>D EXP5SES & BOOK EXP5SES >E N 9CLUD$ 9 ? NUMB]47 ,,CUS ,FUND+3 ,! ,,CUS 9/ITU;NS RCV 7& WELCOME67 FUNDS F DONORS & >E /RIV+ 6BUILD 5D[;TS4 ,! ,,LCMS IS PRES5TLY PLANN+ 6ELIM9ATE ! HI/ORIC ,,CUS DEBT1 Z M&AT$ 0! #BJAC ,3V5;N4 ,SU3ESSES3 ,3CORDIA ,UNIV]S;Y ,*ICAGO1 ,3CORDIA ,UNIV]S;Y ,WISCONS9 & ,3CORDIA ,COLLEGE ,NEW ,YORK 7 "ND 6! ,COLLEGES ( ,4T9C;N LI/4 ,,CUS HAS 9TRODUC$ NEW PROGRAMS T MEET "E-*ANG+ LOCAL & GLOBAL NE$S 7PH>MACY1 NURS+1 ONL9E GRADUATE PROGRAMS1 ETC47 :ILE PROMOT+ A /R;G ,LU!RAN ,ID5T;Y4 ,*ALL5GES3 ,MA9TA9+ A /R;G ,LU!RAN ID5T;Y & BOLDLY PROCLAIM+ ,*RI/ IS AN ONGO+ *ALL5GE 9 A PLURALI/IC _W1 B X IS "O T M/ 2 MET4 ,FUND+ 9/ITU;NAL ACTIV;Y REMA9S A 3/ANT *ALL5GE = ,,CUS 9/ITU;NS4 ' ' ' ,,LCMS ;,U #CI ,CAMPUS ,M9I/RIES3 #AHJ ,,LCMS ;,U *APT]S4 ,MILE/"O3 ,9/ALL,N 9 ,JULY #BJAD (! F/ 7S9CE #BJJB7 FULL-"T ,,LCMS DIRECTOR = ,CAMPUS ,M9I/RY 7,REV4 ,M>CUS ,ZILL74 #BJAE ,PROJECTS3 _4 8,/UD5T ,UNION0 WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAM 9 3JUNC;N ) ,,KFUO-AM4 _4 ,DEVELOP;T ( 8_WVIEW BOOT CAMPS0 & RES\RCES DESIGN$ 6PREP>E HI< S*OOL /UD5TS =! TRANSI;N 6COLLEGE _4 ,TEMPLATES = \TR1* AT -MUN;Y COLLEGES & URBAN CAMPUS M9I/RY SETT+S ,TOP ,SU3ESS3 ,! #BJAC ,,UNWRAPP$ ,N,NAL ,CAMPUS ,M9I/RY ,3F];E 0 ! F/ ,,LCMS COLLEGE /UD5T GA!R+ 9 OV] A DECADE &! L>GE/ 9 "S #DJ YE>S 7#DJJ ATT5DEES74 ,TOP ,*ALL5GE3 ,DEVELOP+ -PREH5SIVE /RATEGIC PLANS 6FO/] CAMPUS M9I/RY "W 9 PLACES ": X HAS N PREVI\SLY TAK5 PLACE & ": X MAY REQUIRE LIMIT$ RES\RCES & VOLUNTE] /A6+4 ' ' ' ,,LCMS ,S*OOLS 7#BJAC-BJAD ,ACADEMIC ,YE>7 ,S*OOLS3 #B1BEE 7E>LY *ILDHOOD3 #A1BHE2 ELE;T>Y3 #HHJ2 HI< S*OOLS3 #IJ7 ,/UD5TS3 #BBA1CJB 7E>LY *ILDHOOD3 #HG1GBH2 GRADES ;,K-#H3 #AAC1IAI2 GRADES #I-AB3 #AI1FEE7 ,T1*]S3 #BA1BEF 7RO/]$3 #AJ1FEH2 NON-RO/]$3 #AJ1EIH7 ,4TRICT )! MO/ ,,LCMS S*OOLS3 ,MI*IGAN ,9T]N,NAL S*OOLS3 #C 7,H;G ,K;G1 ,%ANGHAI1 ,HANOI7 ,SU3ESSES3 ,N,NAL ,LU!RAN ,S*OOL ,A3R$IT,N A3R$IT$ #ADG S*OOLS AT XS ANNUAL -MIS.N MEET+ ,JULY #CJ4 ,? IS ! GRTE/ S+LE NUMB] ( ,LU!RAN S*OOLS A3R$IT$ 9 A "O-YE> P]IOD4 ,,LCMS ,S*OOL ,M9I/RY IS AL REVITALIZ+ ! ,/R5G!N+ ,S*OOLS & ,3GREG,N 7,,SSAC7 PROJECT4 ,Z S*OOLS >E /R5G!N$1 S >E 3GREG,NS & _! #DA M9I/RIES6 ,*ALL5GES3 ,0! #BJAG-BJAH S*OOL YE>1 Z _M Z #DJ P]C5T (! CURR5T GR\P ( S*OOL ADM9I/RATORS W RETIRE4 ,ID5TIFY+1 RECRUIT+ & EQUIPP+ ! NEXT G5],N ( ,LU!RAN S*OOL L1D]S IS ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT *ALL5GE 9 SU/A9+ ,LU!RAN S*OOLS4 ,FOOTNOTE3 ,? REPORT IS A SUMM>Y ( DATA SUBMITT$ 0,,LCMS S*OOLS AL;G ) 9=M,N OBTA9$ F ,,LCMS ,4TRICTS & ,,LCMS ,RO/]S & ,/ATI/ICS4 ,^! FIGURES REFLECT A #FJ P]C5T RESPONSE RATE4 ,,LCMS ,SEM9>IES 777777777777777777777777777777777777 ,-P>ISONS ,/4 ,L\IS ,=T ,WAYNE "3333333333333 "3333333 "33333333 5ROLL;T 7ALL B PROGRAMS7 #FAG #CBB OP]AT+ BUDGET 4#BB.CE;M 4#AJ.DD;M DIRECT SUBSIDY F ,SYNOD 4#CFH1DEB 4#BFG1BBC ,AV]AGE /UD5T LOAN DEBT 4#CD1IGH 4#CE1EIG ,AV]AGE GRANT-IN- AID PROVID$ 4#AH1FEB 4#AI1DHC GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ,!OLOGICAL ,/ATE;T = ,MIS.N 9 ! #BA/ ,C5TURY _4 8,BE>+ ,WIT;S 6! ,GD ,NEWS ( ,GOD = U 9 ,JESUS IS ! FUNDA;TAL TASK (! ,*UR* 7,MATT4 #BH3AI740 _4 8,FAI? IS N CR1T$ 0HUMAN 5?USIASM1 CRUSADES = SOCIAL JU/ICE OR /RATEGIC PLANN+4 ,FAI? -ES "? ! ^W (! CROSS40 _4 8,! 3T5T ( \R WIT;S IS ALW ,*RI/1 CRUCIFI$ & RAIS$ F D1? = ALL4 ,9 S DO+1 WE >E 9VIT+ O!RS 96! SAME LIFE WE H RCVD F ,"F1 ,SON1 & ,HOLY ,_S1 ! ONLY R1L LIFE "! IS3 T GIV5 9 ,^W & ,SACRA;T40 ' ' ' ,SYNOD3 ,3GREG,NS #BJAD ) #DC ,SPECIALIZ$ ,WOR%IP ,S]VICES 777777777777777777777777777777777777 ,SPECIAL ,NUMB] ( ,NUMB] ( ,S]VICES ,3GREG,NS ,S]VICES "3333333333333 "33333333 "3333333 ,HE>+ ,IMPAIR$ #BHH #EDE ,VI.N ,IMPAIR$ #HB #AFA ,ASIAN ,9DIAN #D #D ,*9ESE #AG #BG ,E?IOPIAN #H #H ,FR5* #B #B ,G]MAN #B #B ,HISPANIC #IA #AEJ ,HM;G #AE #BE ,JAPANESE #A #A ,JEWI% #B #F ,KOR1N #AB #CA ,MUSLIM #D #D ,O!R ,AFRICAN #CB #CG ,O!R ,ASIAN #AG #BD ,O!R ,C>I21N #A #C ,O!R ,EUROP1N #D #I ,TAIWANESE #A #D ,VIETNAMESE #E #AB GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ,D\BL+ MIS.N>IES ,DUR+ ! #BJAC ,SYNOD 3V5;N1 ! ,,LCMS VOT$ 6D\# ! NUMB] ( C>E] MIS.N>IES F #FH 6#ACF 9 "T =! #BJAF 3V5;N4 ,Z ( ,SEPT4 #A1 ! ,,LCMS HAS 9CR1S$ H] C>E] MIS.N>IES 6#IJ1 A #CB P]C5T 9CR1SE6 ,DUR+ 3V5;N1 ! *UR* REQUE/$ T E MEMB] (! ,,LCMS PRAY 6\R M]CI;L ,GOD = ,8 ,^W 6H FREE C\RSE "?\T ! P ( ? _W1 & AL T X MINE/LY 6! ,"L (! H>VE/ 6S5D \ LABOR]S 96,HIS H>VE/0 7,MATT4 #I3CH74 ,LU!RAN MIS.N L1DS 6,LU!RAN 3GREG,NS ,*RI/'S ,GOSPEL IS P[];L4 ,& :5 WE SP1K X FAI?;LLY 6^? >.D U1 ! ,HOLY ,_S CALLS1 GA!RS1 5LIE ,GOD'S ,^W ) O!RS4 ,:5 ,LU!RAN MIS.N>IES G \ & TELL P AB ,JESUS & TWO OR ?REE P GA!R #DE >.D T ,^W1 A *UR* IS =M$ 2C ,JESUS IS 9 ! MID/ ( !M4 ,WIT;S+ & 3FESS+ ! FAI? G H& 9 H&4 ,:5 ! ,GOSPEL ( ,JESUS ,*RI/ IS PROCLAIM$1 A 3FES.N ( FAI? IS AL MADE4 ,E6ECTIVE1 5DUR+ & G5],NAL MIS.N "W 5TAILS ! PROCLAM,N (! ,GOSPEL )A CLE> 3FES.N ( FAI? T PLANTS 3GREG,NS :O W 3T9UE ! "W UNTO ! NEXT G5],N4 777777777777777777777777777777777777 ,CO/ ,6,PUT ,A ,MIS.N>Y ,9 ,! ,FIELD ,GLOB,Y ,5GAG$ 9 ,\TR1* 7,,GEO7 MIS.N>Y3 4#BJ1JJJ P] YE> ,C>E] MIS.N>Y3 4#ACI1JJJ AV]AGE ,:AT DOES T 9CLUDE8 ,! 4#ACI1JJJ AV]AGE COV]S H1L?C>E1 WAGES1 B5EFITS1 TRAVEL EXP5SES1 R5T1 UTILITIES1 EVACU,N 9SUR.E & LANGUAGE /UDY4 ,V>IA#S3 ,T NUMB] DEP5DS ON SAL>Y1 NUMB] ( *N1 ! LOC,N ": ! MIS.N>Y IS S]V+1 &! L4 ,X AL V>IES DEP5D+ ON ! YE>4 ,DUR+ ! F/ YE>1 MIS.N>IES W NE$ "S 4#AJ1JJJ = %IPP+ _! 2L;G+S4 ,TWO YE>S 96S]VICES1 !Y W NE$ 4#AE1JJJ 6TRAVEL 6! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES = ?+S L HOME S]VICE & SUPPORT RAIS+4 GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG ,(FICE ( ,9T]N,NAL ,MIS.N 7,,OIM7 ,UPDATE ,,SU3ESSES .4 ,9CR1S$ NUMB] ( C>E] MIS.N>IES & AN 5H.ED RECRUIT;T PROCESS4 .4 ,IMPROV$ REL,NS ) N,NAL_/"PN] *UR*ES 0CLOSELY 3NECT+ MIS.N>Y OP],NS ) *UR* REL,NS4 ,? SUPPORTS & ASSI/S ! N,NAL *UR* 9 EVANGELIZ+ ^? 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DESIRES ( "PN]S4 33333333333 ,WIT;S3 ,(FICE ( ,N,NAL ,MIS.N 7,,ONM7 ,UPDATE ,,SU3ESSES .4 ,"W+ ON ,,ONM-,'RELAT$ 3V5;N RESOLU;NS1 "NLY REVITALIZ,N4 .4 ,FILL+ KEY /AFF POSI;NS3 ,BLACK ,M9I/RY1 ,URBAN & ,9N]-,C;Y ,MIS.N1 ,WIT;S & ,\TR1*1 & ,CAMPUS ,M9I/RY4 .4 ,/>T+ 4TRICT MEET+S 6SUPPORT ! 4TRICTS 9 REVITALIZ+ 3GREG,NS1 S*OOLS & "W]S4 .4 ,HOLD+ NE$$ 3F];ES3 ,WOR%IP1 ,RURAL & ,SMALL ,T[N ,MIS.N1 ,LIFE ,M9I/RIES1 ,BLACK ,FAMILY ,3VOC,N4 ,,*ALL5GES .4 ,! ,,LCMS IS TRANSI;N+ F A TRADI;NAL M9I/RY MODEL 6T ( MIS.NS4 ,Z ! CULTURE PRESSES ! ,*UR*1 ! ,,LCMS M/ 2 BOLD 9 H] 3FES.N Z WELL Z -MITT$ 6MAK+ 4CIPLES "H AT HOME4 ,! MIS.N FIELD IS NO L;G] 8OV] "!02 X IS AT \R DOOR4 .4 ,FUND+ ! DOME/IC MIS.N IS ALW A *ALL5GE4 ,OPPORTUNITIES = TREM5D\S GR[? EXI/ 9 SUPPORT+ 4TRICTS1 & A4I;NAL DOLL>S C MAKE !M HAPP54 7,DID Y "K8 ,MO/ ( ^? DOLL>S G \ F ! ,,ONM (FICE 9 ! =M ( GRANTS 6SUPPORT ! "W 9 ! FIELD47 333333333333 ,GLOBAL ,SEM9>Y ,9ITIATIVE #DI ,H[ _M /UD5TS H BE5 ASSI/$ 0,,GSI S*OL>%IPS OR FUNDS 9 ! 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