May 29, 2025
by Davin Alberson Dan Hampton, a trained Director of Christian Education, is a current seminarian at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He, his wife, Christie, and their two children, William and Abigail, moved to St. Louis in 2023 from Colorado Springs, Colo., so that Dan could attend the Seminary. Christie now serves as a communication specialist for the LCMS Missouri District. You’re a Director of Christian Education (DCE). What’s the difference between a DCE and a pastor? A pastor is one who is responsible for the whole congregation. Paul speaks to this in Eph. 4:11 (ESV): “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelist, the shepherds and teachers.” The ESV uses “shepherds” instead of “pastors,” but the meaning remains the [...]
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