Every summer in July, the mission partners and staff of Mission of Christ Network together with Lutheran Bible Translators gather from across the world on the campus of Saint Paul Lutheran High School in Concordia, Missouri, for a week of renewal and training which we call the Concordia Mission Institute (CMI) Summer Conference. Individuals considering future mission service are invited to join us for the week-long training as guests of MCN, called Mission Explorers.
Mission Explorers
As a Mission Explorer, you have the opportunity to:
Learn from experts about missiology, culture, cross-cultural work, spiritual warfare, and more. Past speakers have included chief curatorial officer of the museum of the Bible, Dr. Jeff Kloha; president of the Mekane Yesus seminary in Ethiopia, Dr. Bruk Ayele Asale (pictured right); former district president and former missionaries, Rev. Dr. Bob and Priscilla Newton; and more!
Spend time with current missionaries who are back on furlough while serving with MCN all over the world. Sit down over lunch and hear their stories. Learn what year one – and year ten – are really like, and hear firsthand about MCN’s many different mission fields.
Pray, praise, and reflect. Grow in faith and, together with a like-minded cohort, explore where God is leading you to steward your next steps. Take time away from work, school, and the busyness of life to consider what it might look like for you to serve in overseas missions.
JOIN US | 2027
Experience MCN. Get to know missionaries. Grow through missional community.
July 11-17, 2027
Concordia, MO
FREE lodging, food, and training. Travel scholarship available.
Applications for 2027 will open in the spring.
