Dr. Steven L. Witte was formally added to the Asia Lutheran Seminary faculty in an installation service on November 1.  Earlier this year Dr. Witte accepted a call to serve as professor and vice-president at ALS.  Steven and his wife Mary arrived in Hong Kong in early October.  Dr. Witte had served the past eight [...]

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” Colossians 3:23, 24b
What do you want to be when you grow up? We’ve all heard this question since we were young enough to dream about the [...]

Asia Lutheran Seminary (ALS) – Asia Lutheran Seminary has entered its fifth year and will grant degrees for the first time on November 2.  Student body size that had ebbed slightly during the last two years has stabilized this fall.  The current human resources within our support and auxiliary staff are extraordinary in talent, experience, [...]

Cynthia told me that she had just been at the hospital with her sister, who had cancer. Now, was that her sister in her family or her sister in her congregation? In this case she was referring to a fellow church member. In Hong Kong those who share your faith are called your brothers and [...]

Another workshop to train Christian leaders was held last month in Nepal. This was the seventh trip to Nepal for my husband, Paul Hartman, who coordinates Multi-Language Publications and directs theological education for the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church in Nepal. But it was a new experience for both Prof. Allen Sorum from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary [...]