CALL Objectives

The Center for Applied Lutheran Leadership has the following ministry objectives:
  • Advance the shared mission of the Northwest District and Concordia University to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ effectively so that disciples are made and people come into a life-giving, life-transforming relationship with Jesus
  • Inspire and advance existing and future leaders within the priesthood of believers as they advance their ministries within a contextually authentic Lutheran identity
  • Provide the discourse, resources, and models for Lutheran institutions and agencies to continue exploring and expressing a uniquely and contextually appropriate Lutheran identity
  • Create opportunities to bring Lutheran perspectives, traditions, doctrine and apologetics to bear on religious and social issues of interest and import to the Pacific Northwest (e.g. war, homelessness, poverty, the environment, etc.)
  • Create a place to house staff who will focus, energize, and convey effective programming
  • Provide an active and accessible collection of theological and best practice resources and archives of the Northwest District and Concordia University to document and support applied scholarship and research in support of the mission of the Church