“’Those entering into the SMP Program as vicars will be adding course work and vicarage responsibilities to their already full and busy lives of work and family responsibilities and other life vocations God has given to them,’ said SMP Program Director Dr. W. Mart Thompson. ‘While the program is demanding and requires significant sacrifice and commitment, their hard work will certainly bear fruit for the sake of the Gospel as they are formed for the Office of the Ministry to become pastors.’” – Concordia Seminary St. Louis, February 10, 2023