Our Mission, Vision, and Initiatives

The LHM Mission:
Bringing Christ to the Nations—and the Nations to the Church.

LHM Overview
Lutheran Hour Ministries is a Christian outreach ministry supporting churches worldwide. LHM produces Christian radio and TV programming for broadcast, as well as Internet and print communications, dramas, music, and outreach materials, to reach unchurched people in the United States and more than 30 other countries. LHM's flagship program, The Lutheran Hour, airs weekly on 1300 stations, as well as XM Satellite Radio and the American Forces Network.

The LHM Identity Statement:

People Of Christ With The Message Of Hope.

The LHM Vision Statement:

All Nations, All Peoples, All in Christ!

The Three Initiatives of LHM:

1. Powerfully proclaim Christ's love in the public arena so the unchurched can come to know and respond to Christ's love.
2. Equip Lutheran Church members worldwide with adequate skills and a passion to share their faith and welcome the unchurched.
3. Engage Lutheran Church congregations worldwide in a commitment to reach all nations, all peoples, all in Christ.

A Statement of Core Values

As an auxiliary of both The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church-Canada, we, the Board, Staff, Volunteers and the other Constituency of the International Lutheran Layman's League and its Lutheran Hour Ministries, will align ourselves and seek collaboration with these church bodies and their affiliated church bodies worldwide, to fulfill our mission of Bringing Christ to the Nations-and the Nations to the Church. We will also hold to the true and changeless word of Scripture and to the faithful interpretation of that Scripture as expounded upon in the Lutheran Confessions and presented in the Book of Concord. Further, we will guide and limit our activities as an organization in accordance with the following longstanding Christian culture of traditional and aspirational beliefs and values.

We are guided by:

Christian Love:
In that we practice and support Servanthood, Inclusiveness, Mutual Respect and Reconciliation.

Christian Leadership:
In that we practice and encourage Integrity, Honesty, Excellence and Teamwork.

Christian Faith:
In that we are Mission-Focused, Bible-Based, Prayerful and Courageous.

Christian Stewardship:
In that we practice and promote Transparency, Accountability and Innovation.

Click here to view the entire Core Values document as approved by the Board of Governors of the International Lutheran Laymen's League.