One district president told me recently, “It’s time for repentance. We haven’t started a mission in a predominantly Anglo neighborhood for over 15 years.”

Texas hasn't started any mission that a confessional Lutheran would attend in over 20 years. In at least one case, where a mission was started by Lutherans, a polo and khaki "vested" pastor was brought in. When the Lutherans asked for one traditional service with the Pastor traditionally dressed, [He knew how; he was a PK] they were asked by a district rep. to leave the congregation, which they did. A little farther down the time line, the mission failed.

We hear a lot of noise about the "entertainment" mission starts, but "crickets" when they go under. Meanwhile under served areas which would support a traditional pastor are not given the option by the district.

Could it be that is why Missouri is shrinking? When you are transferred by business in Texas, confessional Lutheran options are thin on the ground. If ELS or WELS comes in (and hasn't started using "Creative [playthings] for the Parish, yet!) whose fault is it, if that's the best LCMess Lutherans can find?
Many will read sermons/hear services on line before they'll succumb to "5/2" rubbish! But they won't show up in your statistics that way.

From down here in the pew, you haven't "done everything", as far as we can tell. For confessional Lutheranism in Texas, you haven't done anything, while the district is doing its best to wipe it out.

Lord, have mercy on the sheep! Their "shepherds" won't.