The magazine encourages rostered leaders, serving in congregations and other ministry settings, to exchange opinions and viewpoints on matters of interest and concern, especially those involving theology, leadership, mission, and service to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It exists to serve its readers and is not an interpretive piece for national or synodical programs or the Division for Ministry. Circulation is approximately 20,000. Generally, manuscripts accepted for publication are non-fiction and written in prose. Articles in Lutheran Partners, while not as lengthy or as formal as articles published in journals, seek to intersect issues of life and ministry with the doctrines and practices of the church.
Poetry is used.
The editors will consider fiction for publication, though it is published infrequently. The magazine welcomes unsolicited manuscripts, query letters, and phone calls. Editors solicit articles as well. Write to Thelma Megill-Cobbler, book review editor, concerning review of books. Contact Charles Austin, computer review editor, on matters concerning computer technology and paris h work.