Western Mission Cluster

PLTS, together with Luther Seminary, has appointed Rev. Jose Antonio Machado as the new Coordinator for Vocational Formation in the Western Mission Cluster, a partnership between Luther and PLTS. Machado, a graduate of Luther Seminary, has served parishes in Puerto Rico, Miami, Florida and most recently Minneapolis-St. Paul. The Coordinator for Vocational Formation is a three-year call. Having accepted this call, Pr. Machado will collaborate with the admission staffs of both Luther and PLTS to expand existing recruitment efforts to young women and men who discern that they are called by God for public leadership in Christ’s church, and to position the seminaries of the Western Mission Cluster as their first tier choices for theological education. Special attention will be given to work in faith communities and institutions that have significant ministries with persons of color, languages other than English and new immigrants. Read about this and other news at http://www.plts.edu/admissions/eletter/eletter200610.html#coordvoc.