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MISSION STATEMENT

The central purpose and role of the LHMI is expressed by the following mission statement:

The mission of the LHMI is preparing workers to multiply healthy Hispanic Ministries.

WE COMMIT TO:

  • TRAIN……..…men and women as missionaries, lay leaders, and leaders who will go on to serve as called church workers – with a spirit of humble obedience (Philippians 2:5-8), sowing the seed of the Gospel among Hispanics.
  • PARTNER.…with individuals, congregations and other organizations to extend Christian outreach among Hispanics
  • MULTIPLY…Hispanic missions throughout the US and beyond to fulfill the Lord’s Great Commission (Mt. 28:18-20).
  • NURTURE…new and existing workers and ministries in response to His Great Commandment (Mt. 22:37-40)
  • HONOR AND SUPPORT…Hispanic ministry efforts in either English or Spanish or both.

C. VISION STATEMENT

The LHMI has adopted the following vision for shaping and managing its future for the three-year period covered by this plan:

“Mi casa es tu casa.” The Lord Jesus says this with great generosity of Spirit to all sinners (John 14:3) and certainly to those who would enjoy His hospitality in a Hispanic/Latino setting. In the years ahead, driven by a strong desire to reach an increasing Hispanic population with the gospel of Jesus Christ, the LHMI will invite, prepare and encourage lay and prospective called men and women church workers that are theologically competent, intentionally missional, of a strong Lutheran mindset, and able to teach and preach the amazing grace of Christ’s hospitality among Hispanics, here and abroad, with the cultural sensitivity that exudes the loving and humble generosity of His Spirit,

The LHMI will join with all mission partners who share this passion and will, with an innovative spirit, use social media, internet and other resources to reach the broadest spectrum of students and partners who can further empower the laity to multiply Hispanic ministries.

D. CORE VALUES

The core values governing the LHMI are predicated on an abiding belief in and commitment to the Great Commission of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the sure knowledge that we serve Him with humble obedience above all others. The LHMI accepts, without reservation, all the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as God’s verbally inspired Word, and as the only rule and norm of faith and of practice. The LHMI also accepts all the confessional writings of the Lutheran Church, contained in the volumes known as the Book of Concord of 1580, as a true explanation and adequate exposition of the teachings of God’s Word. With this understanding, our core values are the following:

  • PARTNERSHIP………….. The LHMI will maintain active and productive relationships with congregations and other supporters and stakeholders in an effort to work collaboratively to fill the need for church workers in Hispanic ministry.
  • MISSION PLANTING…..The LHMI will be passionate about planting missions among Hispanics with a commitment to nurture the growth of biblically faithful, confessional Lutheran flocks.
  • PRE-SEMINARY EDUCATION…….The LHMI will educate workers through pre-seminary courses based on Lutheran theological doctrine and missiological principles in association with Concordia Seminary, St. Louis through the Center for Hispanic Studies (CHS), Concordia Seminary, Ft. Wayne through the Spanish Language Church Worker Formation Program (SLCWSP) and other Lutheran educational institutions.
  • FORMATION………..The LHMI will equip workers to start and maintain ministries among Hispanics of any language or any generation.
  • SERVICE……………..The LHMI, motivated by love, will be an institution in service to our Savior by creatively using all the gifts, talents and tools God has made available to us as His people, in order to carry out His mission.
  • INNOVATION…………The LHMI will explore new paradigms for church worker preparation, balancing new ideas with our need to keep walking together with the LCMS.