The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.  Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.  Luke 10:2.

Seminary application and entrance: men receiving an internal call to pastoral ministry

• speak and pray with their pastor  
• contact the seminaries
• visit the seminaries
• apply to a seminary
• arrange for a District Interview by contacting the President's Assistant

Colloquy for male pastors coming from another Christian denomination to LCMS

• speak and pray with an LCMS pastor  
• contact the District President for an interview and recommendation
• apply for Colloquy
• arrange for a Colloquy Committee interview
• complete customized Colloquy requirements
• placed into ministry of LCMS

DELTO (Distance Education Leading to Ordination) for extraordinary mission needs where it is difficult to have a full time pastor.  DELTO provides “On-the-Job seminary approved training” for men over 30 years of age with significant experience in the church to become a pastor.

• speak and pray with their pastor  
• identified by a congregation for whom it is difficult to maintain a full-time pastor to be the man to train to become their pastor
• contact the Nebraska District Lay Leadership Program
• arrange for an interview with the District President
• arrange for a District Interview
• apply to one of the seminaries for DELTO admission
• register for first ten courses of Nebraska District Lay Leadership Program
• serve in  the congregation under supervision of mentor pastor throughout training
• approved by Council of Presidents to become DELTO Vicar
• complete 20 seminary DELTO courses and continue serving congregation under supervision