Although there are other ways to pursue ordination as a pastor in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (http://www.lcms.org/) (e.g. Specific Ministry Pastor program, DELTO, colloquy, etc.), the most common path is to relocate to one of our synodical seminaries and undergo a period of practical and theological formation.Unfortunately (at least for those of us who live in Virginia), there are only two LCMS seminaries: Concordia Seminary - St. Louis (http://www.csl.edu/) in St. Louis, MO and Concordia Theological
Seminary - Fort Wayne (http://www.ctsfw.edu/) in Fort Wayne, IN. So Heather, David John, Emily and I are preparing to move to St. Louis next month. As you would guess, that means our house has become a disaster area due to pre-move packing! The pictures at right should give you a feel for the state of our house!
It helps to know this is only temporary ...
